After a person stops consuming alcohol, not a daily drunk, but still stopping, what can be be expected ?
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you might crave it sometimes, but thats about it
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Well, according to the information I have :\n\n"If you stop taking this medication suddenly, you may experience some withdrawal effects."\n\nWhich to me means that it IS possibly addictive.  You can only have WITHDRAWAL from something that you are addicted to i.e. alcohol, nicotine, heroine, etc.
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It's not a matter of how many drinks a day, it's a matter of whether that person's life is being negatively affected by their drinking.\n\nThat being said, one can only suggest that the person's drinking is hurting them.  In the long run, the person has to make the decision for themselves.  Fortunately, there's help for people who are friends and family of people whose drinking is affecting them.  I would suggest an Al-Anon meeting before you tell someone they "need" AA.
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Heavy drinkers can have harmful reactions if they stop cold turkey, which is why there are detox centers that will provide medical supervision and medication to alleviate tremors and other side effects.  These side effects are not just psychological; they are physical.  The benefit of stopping drinking far outweighs these issues, but there needs to be medical supervision.  It is not simply an issue of them being in a bad mood because they don't have booze.\n\nAlcohol addiction is not simply something that someone overcomes; it is a life threatening illness that remains throughout the rest of a person's life.  The alcoholic can learn to live with the disease and remain sober.  There is not a cure but there is treatment.\n\nFolks, please be cautious when tossing out advice that can jeapordize someone's life!
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CAGE QUESTIONS\n\n1.  C Have you ever felt that you should Cut down on your drinking?\n2.  A Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?\n3.  G Have you ever felt bad or Guilty about your drinking?\n4.  E Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady\n  your nerves or get rid of a hangover?  (Eye-opener)\n\n\nInterpretation\nAnswering yes to two questions strong indication for alcoholism\nAnswering yes to three questions confirms alcoholism
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Drinking ruins two days.  The day you drink and the day after.  I used to tend bar.
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Firstly, I do not buy into the doctrine of either none or lots.  Now then with that said, let me share some data with you.  When I was 23 I got seriously drunk and I went to the toilet and hung my head over the edge of the bowl and I puked and puked then dry heaved until I went to sleep.  When I awoke and noticed all those different pubie/pubic hairs all so variously adhered to its rim with that foul mix of dried yellow dots, I told myself, "I'll never get drunk again."  Now, I know some folk are full of fecal matter and such a self=promise wouldn't amount to a hill of digested beans.  I'm now 62 and that was 39 years ago and I have not been drunk!  I will not drive if I have drank more than two beers and if I come to visit whoever, if a snack included I will drink another if time is in my favor; like no tanking.  They say if three beers a day, then that person is acoholic; I am therefore an alcoholic.  I generally slow-sip about five or six beers per day.  Text-books of medicine proclaim a shot of whyskey per day is beneficial for longivity since it does some beneficial things within your body.  So, when say stop all, I realise they are coming from ignorance and know not what they are saying and I correspondingly bid them a nice day.  I have a bunch of long-term associates and my drinking has never alarmed any of them because they know I will not drink into a stupor and my mind remains entirely sensible.  I suggest to all, if you prefer a beer to a soda, have at it; but by all means, do drink responsibly.  So now you know why I do not listen to a smacked idiot.
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You do not necessarily have to Drink daily, however when you drink do usually end up Drunk...do you consciously have to limit yourself when drinking; or do others suggest you cut down on your drinking.  \n\nMost social drinkers will have one or two and stop.  Is this hard for you to do?\n\nIf you were out and drinking Cokes/Coffee do you drink 5 or six at a time...probably not.  However if you are out drinking alcohol..do you tend to drink 5 or 6?\n\nIf you think you have a problem, try looking up Alcoholics Anonymous on the Web under local search.  It's not as scary as you think and it's not just Skid row 'Alcoholics".  It's for everyone!  Good Luck
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Umm, that depends on how they die, alcoholism doesnt kill, if it is an overdose they go to sleep, if it is complications, death may be long, drawn out, and painful, it all just depends
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AA has some reasonable guidelines and advice.\n\n"Not all alcoholics have the same symptoms, but many — at different stages in the illness — show these signs: They find that only alcohol can make them feel self-confident and at ease with other people; often want “just one more” at the end of a party; look forward to drinking occasions and think about them a lot; get drunk when they had not planned to; try to control their drinking by changing types of liquor, going on the wagon, or taking pledges; sneak drinks; lie about their drinking; hide bottles; drink at work (or in school); drink alone; have blackouts (that is, can- not remember the next day what they said or did the night before); drink in the morning, to relieve severe hangovers, guilty feelings and fears; fail to eat and become malnourished; get cirrhosis of the liver; shake violently, hallucinate, or have convulsions when withdrawn from liquor. "
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That person could definitely be an alcoholic.  One of the most likely predictors of alcoholism is a family history of alcoholism.  And anyone who needs to drink daily is an alcoholic, whether they are able to admit it or not. Emotional unavailability is one of the characteristics of alcoholism.  \n\nHere are some links that may help you.
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The most simple answer is when you start depending on alcohol as if it were a need. \n\nHowever, there are several more professional tools that may be used to detect the habitual abuse of alcohol. The CAGE questionnaire, developed by Dr. John Ewing and named for its four questions, is one such example that may be used to screen patients quickly in a doctor's office.\n\nTwo "yes" responses indicate that the respondent should be investigated further.\n\nThe questionnaire asks the following questions:\n\nHave you ever felt you needed to Cut down on your drinking? \nHave people Annoyed you by criticising your drinking? \nHave you ever felt Guilty about drinking? \nHave you ever felt you needed a drink first thing in the morning (Eye-opener) to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover? \nAnother screening questionnaire is the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), developed by the World Health Organization.\n\nThe Alcohol Dependence Data Questionnaire is a more sensitive diagnostic test than the CAGE test. The Alcohol Dependence Data Questionnaire serves to distinguish a diagnosis of alcohol dependence from one of alcohol abuse.\n\nRead more at:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism
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actually alcohol withdrawal is second only to heroine withdrawal(because it can kill you) in how sever the affects can be. heavy heavy alcoholism for long periods can result in delusions, paranoia, hallucinations etc. sounds like you went on a serious binge. I ve experienced all the symptoms you've listed but worse sometimes i go on 4-5-6 day drinking binges and paranoia definitely is not fun. i usually feel the psychological affects from a heavy bout of drinking up to 4 days after the fact. lack of sleeping is defiantly one\n\nif you've been drinking HEAVILY for 20 some years like some alcoholics actually get heart attacks and die from trying to quit \nthere bodies just cant handel it\n\nyou definitely seem to have the personality of the alcoholic(not joking) because as for the other people who answer they have no clue about what you or i am talking about. the paranoia and such are signs of this\n\nyou need to go to AA (not joking) \n\nyou dont have to quit drinking, I sure as hell wont but you should at least be knowledgeable of the affect of alcohol physically and mentally. In MY OPINION alcohol is a much worse drug than cocain or weed but is much more socially acceptable.\n\ntake this into perspective ;\n     \n     An Alcoholic doesn't have to have a drink for 25 YEARS, \n                 BUT THEY WILL  STILL BE AN ALCOHOLIC
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Give him a chance to change (one chance) and if he didn't, say "It's me or the alcohol. I can't be with someone that loves to drink more than he loves me." \n\nThen, if he didn't stop immediately, I'd leave him.
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If the person is dependable on it and must have it everyday, then yes.  If they obsess because they are out and must run to the store to get more, then yes.  If they can willingly skip it and do without, then no.  From my understanding of alcoholism it's a dependency and the person cannot go without it.
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Just be happy that he isn't drinking. Marijuanna isn't all that bad if done in moderation. You shouldn't have much to worry about. Pot smoking is more common that you think.  People just don't talk about it
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Unfortunately, it is a difficult matter to help somebody stop doing something they want to do. Your advice and support are pretty much all you can give. Coming from a long line of over indulgers in alcohol I can relate to the tragedy you endure. A positive spin on his lifestyle is all you can really expect to provide. The decision to stop drinking must be his unless he is a minor. The only effective treatment aside from 'quitting cold turkey'  is professional intervention. This is predicated on the notion that one wishes to become sober. Without that, all is lost.