The fact that you have the desire to stop, just the want, the wish to get help is a huge step in the right direction! Detoxing *****, I know! But simple things like keeping yourself hydrated (I've been drinking lots of water and Chinese herbal detox tea, caffeineCaffeine
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Sleep, taking hot baths, reading and watching inspirational and educational subjects on the topics of addictionDrug abuse and dependence, detoxing, etc. writing and talking to people on sites like this will all definitely help. Check out an AA meeting. I said I never would but I've been to 2 so far and I'm looking forward to more. You may get a lot out of hearingAge-related hearing loss
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ib boogie......handsome dog there...boxer?boxer mix? and 7709- i started drinking at 14....drugsChemical dependence - resources
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Drug-induced hypertension and just lost control all over again and again and again.......then at age 28 i got tired of the blackouts loss of control and my way wasn't gonna work......so i entered inpatient got out went to AA/NA....i made myself do what i HAD to do not want i wanted to do....and it was a helluva mentalMental retardation
Mental status tests wrestling match as all of u well know......and i changed who i hung out with no bars no parties.....and 25 years later i have such a peaceful life.....it is work but well worth it....i know there are a ton of AA meetings in Vegas..and most likely a union of sober musicians and entertainers i have read about these....u just haven't found them yet......u can get sober.....it is a committment...a pact one makes with themself!

hi!
i'm not an alcoholic (i take prescribtion drugsChemical dependence - resources
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best of luck to you

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ibizan You made a good point about finding some kind of group or union of sober musicians/entertainers. That was one of the reasons I was happy to get away from the music scene after 3 years, because it really did facsilitate a lifestyle of staying wasted! I live in St. Louis, home of Anheuser-Busch, tons of alcoholics and plenty of meth headsHead and face reconstruction
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I'm livingAdvanced care directives with an alcoholic, and my naturalNatural tears father, my stepfather, and my mother were all alcoholics.  My mother said she quit drinking in 1974 (at times, I don't know if I believe what she told me).  Anyway, it's a rough road, but you can do it, if you want it badly enough.  Is there something that you can use to motivate yourself?  Attend meetings, and definitely keep coming to this site!  it's a great place--lots of support and encouragement to keep you on the right track.  I wish you all the luck!

wow that appears to be a BIG boston there!a hilarious mind picture with him being gangleader for crew of littler guys!I have two retired greyhounds and 3 cats...been in2 them since 1993....my room and soulmates!U r so right on with sobriety being the litmus test for who really is a friend...many times ppl find out all they really had were a load of partying buds!I have read of sober musicians groups....for those who choose to stay in the industry....Aerosmith,Metallica leadLead poisoning singer James Hetfield,Bonnie Raitt to name a few got sober and stayed with their art...but for others it may be a impossiblity.And for all of us  YES it is a choice.....one of the best lifetime ones I made and comitted myself too!

hey.
i just turned 18 and i live with both my parents and they both are alcoholics.
all my life i have grown up around them drinking from the time they come home from work until they passed out in their bed.
it really hard to live everyday through this. so i know its hard for my parents to try and quit drinking but i dont understand why or how its so hard i mean i just fund out that im pregnant and im not married and still livingAdvanced care directives at home and this would be my parents firstFirst progesterone mc10
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