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Progressive Disease of Alcoholism

2-25 years

Increase in Alcohol Tolerance......drinking to relieve tension......5 or more per occasion 2 or more week

Desire to Continue when others stop.........drinking before a drinking function

Relief Drinking Commences.....Unconfortable in situation where there is no alcohol

Preoccupation with alcohol (thinking about next drink) Lying about drinking to every one (rationalization)

LOSS of Control phase Rationalization Begins

Increasing frequency of relief drinking ....sneaking drinks.....urgency of first drink ..

Drinking Bolstered with Excuses ...increasing dependence on alcohol

Increased Memory Blackouts....feeling of guilt about drinking ..unable to discuss problems

Tremors and early morning drinks...promises and resolutions fail repetedly

Complete Dishonesty ...grandiose and aggressive behavior

Efforts to control fail repetedly ....neglect of food

Family and friends avoided..... Drinking alone secretly

LOSS of JOB

Radical deterioration of family relationships ..Now Thinks Activities interfere with my drinking

Physical Deterioration ...unreasonable resentments

Moral deerioration ...water wagon attempts fail

Urgent need for morning drink....onset of lengthy drunks

Sanitarium or hospital..geographical escape attempted

Persistant remorse.....impaired thinking

Loss of family...drinking with inferiors

Decrease in alcoholic tolerance..successive lengthy drunks

Hospital-sanatarium..indefinable fears

Unable to initiate action....unable to work

Obsession with drinking....all alibis exhausted

Complete Abandonment

Continued Deterioration to be continued