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Quote Originally Posted by hattonthehammer View Post
Fuck keeping him in my prayers

there are people out there with cancer... they are ill. Alcoholism is all about will power its non-treatable because it isnt a disease or illness.

Just cut down your drinking for fucks sake....and thats coming from probably the biggest pisshead that posts on here!!

You really are a moron. You really should do a little research before you make stupid statements on a subject you obviously know nothing about.


The Journal of the American Medical Association defines alcoholism as "a primary, chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking." The DSM-IV (the standard for diagnosis in psychiatry and psychology) defines alcohol abuse as repeated use despite recurrent adverse consequences. It further defines alcohol dependence as alcohol abuse combined with tolerance, withdrawal, and an uncontrollable drive to drink.


Take it from someone who's father was a raging alcoholic. The disease had taken control of his life, and as young girl I begged him for years to get help. His help, came in the form of using his service revolver to blow his heart out when I was 15.

It's not an easy thing to kick, it's a battle that you have to face everyday, and I thank God that if Kelly does have a problem, that he is getting help, because I would hate for his 2 kids, to have to go through what I went through.
I was also going to say this.

It's not as simple as will power, addiction is a complex physical, psychological, and possibly biological issue. Saying it's as simple as "cutting down" and "willpower" demonstrates a clear lack of knowledge regarding these kind of issues.