Posted on Jul 8, 2018
Blame It On The Alcohol | On The Media | WNYC Studios
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This week, we devote an entire hour to what one important scholar deemed “the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.” From its earliest role as a source of nourishment to its depictions in ancient literature, we examine the roots of mankind’s everlasting drinking problems. Plus, how a bizarre 60 Minutes piece spread the idea that red wine has medicinal effects. Then, a look at how popular culture has incorrectly framed Alcoholics Anonymous as the best and only option for addiction recovery. And, a scientist cooks up a synthetic substitute for booze.
Blame It On The Alcohol | On The Media | WNYC Studios
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Substance Use
Alcohol
Ancient History
World History
Wine and Spirits
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Yes, prohibition didn't work from 1919 to 1933.
Some people like me can have a six pack of beer sit in the refrigerator for a month and maybe I'll think about it and drink one or two. Others I see walking from the liquor store or walking with two 12-packs I know they will consume probably in the next day or two. Other bad addicts, have to have alcohol every few hours or they start to have the shakes.
Marijuana smoking at a young age and alcohol abuse is what has caused both of my teenage stepdaughters is to be dropouts and living on welfare today in Canada. Both are in their early 20s. They are depressed, they stay up all night and sleep all day. They smoke and they don't seek help. Both are lost drunk/druggie and non-motivated millenials .
One of them can't stop drinking even though she knows that my sister committed suicide in part from taking alcohol along with painkillers almost daily. My Sister couldn't handle the fact that she was going to get her third divorce so she killed herself by hanging on July 4, 2015.
Alcoholism is a pestilence. It seems to be someone in your family or could even be your close family and I'm sure there aren't any here on Rallypoint who know of soldiers who committed suicide due to alcohol abuse combined with post-traumatic stress disorder. Seek sobriety! If you find out that others have the same Affliction as you do, you won't feel so depressed and actually feel strong knowing that others have the same weakness as you do.
We have too many suicides each and every day by both civilians and Military alike due to issues such as depression, age depression and drug abuse which can country with alcohol abuse to cause someone to commit suicide or to die an early death due to cirrhosis of the liver or kidney failure and someone that is way too young to have this under normal circumstances.
Contact Military One Source if you feel depressed, have substance abuse or drink too much. Also contact your local Alcoholics Anonymous chapter.
It doesn't matter if you're prior service or if you're not from the US Army. They really want to help you no matter what! Give it a shot. The only real victims are the family and friends survivors of suicide.
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Some people like me can have a six pack of beer sit in the refrigerator for a month and maybe I'll think about it and drink one or two. Others I see walking from the liquor store or walking with two 12-packs I know they will consume probably in the next day or two. Other bad addicts, have to have alcohol every few hours or they start to have the shakes.
Marijuana smoking at a young age and alcohol abuse is what has caused both of my teenage stepdaughters is to be dropouts and living on welfare today in Canada. Both are in their early 20s. They are depressed, they stay up all night and sleep all day. They smoke and they don't seek help. Both are lost drunk/druggie and non-motivated millenials .
One of them can't stop drinking even though she knows that my sister committed suicide in part from taking alcohol along with painkillers almost daily. My Sister couldn't handle the fact that she was going to get her third divorce so she killed herself by hanging on July 4, 2015.
Alcoholism is a pestilence. It seems to be someone in your family or could even be your close family and I'm sure there aren't any here on Rallypoint who know of soldiers who committed suicide due to alcohol abuse combined with post-traumatic stress disorder. Seek sobriety! If you find out that others have the same Affliction as you do, you won't feel so depressed and actually feel strong knowing that others have the same weakness as you do.
We have too many suicides each and every day by both civilians and Military alike due to issues such as depression, age depression and drug abuse which can country with alcohol abuse to cause someone to commit suicide or to die an early death due to cirrhosis of the liver or kidney failure and someone that is way too young to have this under normal circumstances.
Contact Military One Source if you feel depressed, have substance abuse or drink too much. Also contact your local Alcoholics Anonymous chapter.
It doesn't matter if you're prior service or if you're not from the US Army. They really want to help you no matter what! Give it a shot. The only real victims are the family and friends survivors of suicide.
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/army
Www.aa.org
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth No Denying that Alcohol is a Big Part of My Culture, Heritage, German, English, Scottish, French. Grandpa ran a Bier Garten. Grandfather and Father taught me to make wine when I was 12.Grandpa used to make wine in 5 gallon batches several going at the same time. I don't if He exceeded the 250 gallons for Personal Consumption allowed by MO Law but I wouldn't be surprised if He did. I've been Known to Abuse Alcohol Too but I've also been known to go without for several months.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
My great grandmother's first husband, and his father, and his father's father were brau miesters in the old country, her first husband died, and she married a farmer.
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