The important thing is to offer help and to raise if necessary the possibility of
a drinking problem in such a way as to allow the person to reject the statement without rejecting the minister.
«The government has clearly run out of ideas about how to tackle
the drink problem in this country.»
That's because Daniel — who recently admitted to having had
a drinking problem in an -LSB-...]
Drinking problem in German Shepherd How do I get my GSD, Jericho to actually drink his water without dripping throughout my house?
We also thought that a single female traveler story would also be interesting at these times visiting the most popular Gili Trawangan island, especially after some of the negative press, about the local
drinks problem in all parts of Indonesia.
Jessie dropped out of high school, admitting to
a drinking problem in her later teen years, before enrolling in Washington and Lee University.
Not exact matches
A growing body of research has identified sugary
drinks as the biggest contributors to added, empty calories
in the American diet, and as a major culprit
in a range of costly health
problems associated with being overweight.
An
in - depth report
in 2010 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute that looked at the effects of three major oil spills found increased incidences of cancer and digestive
problems in people who had ingested the oil directly (
in drinking water) or indirectly (through eating the meat of livestock exposed to the oil).
Jared Schoepf, founder of SafeSIPP SafeSIPP is a social venture addressing three
problems facing rural communities
in the developing world: transportation, purification and storage of
drinking water.
But if you're at the office puzzling over a
problem late
in the afternoon one day and have the impulse to enjoy a
drink to get the ideas flowing, this research suggests that you should feel free to go ahead.
Why it's hot: Starbucks has been investing
in high - end roasteries to fix its «basic» image
problem, and it's generating tons of buzz with limited - time
drinks like the Unicorn Frappuccino.
(John Gray, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women are from Venus, What You Feel You Can Heal, and Staying Focused
in a Hyper World) «This is a wonderful, thoughtful book that will guide you and inspire you to get complete control over your
drinking problem once and for all.»
The New York Times recently highlighted the long - term impact difficult schedules can have on family wellness,
in an article called: «A growing body of research suggests that a child's language and
problem - solving skills may suffer as a result of their parents» problematic schedules, and that they may be more likely than other children to smoke and
drink when they're older.»
The
drink has run into some
problems, including a recent ban
in Canada, where regulators said it does not meet all the specific requirements for meal - replacement products.
It is, primarily, because we do not combat it strongly enough, because we do not struggle towards salvation with all our might; secondly, because we do not put sufficient trust
in the discoveries of the wise, and do not
drink in their words with open hearts; we approach this great
problem in too trifling a spirit.
For our purposes, the medical and psychiatric therapies may be divided into three categories according to their purpose: (1) those therapies that aid
in the physical rehabilitation of the person suffering from the effects of an acute binge and / or prolonged excessive
drinking over many years; (2) those that help to keep the addictive cycle broken and thus maintain sobriety for sufficient time to allow other therapies to take effect; (3) those that aim at lessening the alcoholic's personality
problems — both those that contributed to the causation of his addiction and those resulting from the interpersonal chaos of progressive alcoholism.
First, take the initiative when it is reasonably clear that the person has a
drinking problem, when the pastor - parishioner relationship bridge is strong enough to survive the threat of such a confrontation and when the person does not open up on his own,
in spite of frequent opportunities.
This report presents a comprehensive approach to the solution of alcohol
problems, including
problem drinking, and makes specific recommendations for meeting the needs
in the areas of treatment, research, prevention, and training personnel.
By successfully interrupting the «runaway symptom» of
drinking to overcome the effects of previous
drinking, A.A. enables the alcoholic's personality resources to become available to him for handling his
problems in living.
In his recent budget speech, the Finance Minister pointed out that 40 per cent of our villages do not have proper roads, that 1.8 lakh villages do not have primary schools, that 4.5 lakh villages have
drinking water and sanitation
problems, that there is a shortage of 140 lakh rural dwellings.
In the culture of The Symposium, morally sensitive and reflective people thought about
drinking differently than we do, especially concerning
problem or heavy
drinking.
Fingarette says that «even if genetic factors play a role
in some social
drinking, it does not necessarily follow that they play a role
in generating the
problem behaviors associated with heavy
drinking.»
Locating
problem drinking in the moral universe neither legitimates simplistic judgmentalism nor authorizes a lack of compassion; rather, it asks that a sober look be taken at a self - destructive behavior so that the desires giving rise to it can be squarely and honestly addressed.
Furthermore, referring to
problem drinking as a moral issue seems to many to fly
in the face of scientific thinking.
Wonderful, I mean who else would expect someone who is capable of thought to start believing
in fairy tales about a nomadic desert - dwelling people one of which bore a male baby who was his own father and died for
problems created by himself and now is magically eaten and
drunk during Holy Cannibali... Communion.
The meaning of
problem drinking must,
in the end, be decided
in the moral and finally the spiritual realm of individual anxieties, hopes, attitudes and beliefs.
In Plato's day,
problem drinking was a behavioral
problem to be understood through the resources of moral thought.
Alcoholism is a common
problem in my extended family, and
in my ex-husband - who chose to divorce because he loved to
drink more than he loved me, something he directly said to me.
Congratulations Marya, you've embraced the fact that you're just «another bozo on the bus» and you've become convinced that an organization that encourages you to view yourself as such has not only been instrumental, but crucial
in overcoming your
drinking problem.
In an effort to deny their own
problem, parents sometimes blame their
drinking on their children.
What I've heard
in the meetings for those who have a
problem with God
in the steps is that it is an acronym for group of
drunks.
as far as using the scriptures
in Proverbs to defend prohibition, the same book of the Bible advocates giving strong
drink to those who are poor or down on their luck
in order to forget their
problems.
I have no moral
problem with
drinking in moderation - a glass of wine with dinner, a beer at a ball game, etc..
I wish the man
in my outer office would go to them for his
drinking problem as you have.»
Instead we perceive a much larger and more diverse assortment of individual heavy drinkers who have little
in common except that (1) they
drink a lot, (2) they tend to have many more
problems in life than nondrinkers or moderate drinkers, and (3) they show a puzzlingly inconsistent ability to manage their
drinking» (p. 99).
It is not a
problem to be left
in the hands of some virtually self - appointed, unaccountable publishing committee
in New York or teams of writers who may not have seen or helped a «wet
drunk»
in years.
The Pioneer AA's
in Akron Number One were looking for a way to end their
drinking problem and the woes that seemed the inevitable result thereof.
«I never had a
problem drinking alcohol socially, but
in the past year or so I have allowed myself to slide into,
in my opinion, the overuse of alcohol.
Binge
drinking hampers academic excellence insofar as heavy drinkers are more likely to skip class, fall behind
in classwork, and have alcohol - related health
problems that hamper academic success.
This tentative model for understanding the causes of
problem drinking is offered
in the report of the Cooperative Commission on the Study of Alcoholism: «An individual who (1) responds to beverage alcohol
in a certain way, perhaps physiologically determined, by experiencing intense relief and relaxation, and who (2) has certain personality characteristics, such as difficulty
in dealing with and overcoming depression, frustration, and anxiety, and who (3) is a member of a culture
in which there is both pressure to
drink and culturally induced guilt and confusion regarding what kinds of
drinking behavior are appropriate, is more likely to develop trouble than will most other people.»
I remember one alcoholic who was
in wretched condition, but who could not admit that his
drinking was a real
problem.
I don't have a
drinking problem, but years ago I attended an AA meeting
in support of a family member.
The alcoholic should be helped to see that although his heavy
drinking may have begun as a symptom of other
problems and may continue to be aggravated by them, the
drinking itself has now become a
problem which must be treated
in its own right if the person is to recover.
In fact, the search for «causes,» while the crisis is whirling, often produces a worsening of the
drinking problem.
One of the mistakes that many churches have made
in the past was to conceive of the prevention of alcohol
problems on one level —
in terms of persuading people not to
drink.
In matters of education and occupational status, the percentage of
problem drinking seems to be greater at each end of the continuum.
It is well to make it clear that a person need not have all or any of these experiences to be headed for trouble with alcohol, but that they are frequently present
in the early stages of what becomes a serious
drinking problem.
Significant empirical evidence concerning the amount of
drinking and of
problem drinking among various social class groups was made available
in 1963 when Harold A. Mulford reported on a scientific survey of a cross section of the non-institutionalized adult population
in the United States.
(5) The pastor can help the wife discover ways
in which she can make real progress
in handling her
problems,
in spite of the husband's continued
drinking.
In Stage 2, the effort will be to hide the
problem from the outside world, coupled with desperate efforts on the part of the family to control the alcoholic's
drinking by any and all means.