Defining the Stages of Alcoholism The stages of alcoholism are not as predictable as blood alcohol concentration. It is not a steady 0.02 for each beer (minus what the liver metabolizes). It is far less predictable. Generally each stage of alcoholism takes a few years, but they do not have to. They can escalate rapidly, […]
EM Jellinek did the initial research that gave us the disease concept of alcholism. He used very flimsy research and came up with the foundations of how we view and treat alcoholism today. Introduction below courtesy of Wikipedia. Elvin Morton “Bunky” Jellinek (1890–1963), E. Morton Jellinek, or most often, E. M. Jellinek, was a biostatistician, […]
Stages of Addiction A: Quick Overview Addiction forms gradually and usually starts with misuse, moving toward abuse and leading to addiction. Misuse To minimize emotional or physical pain; someone might experiment with drugs or alcohol. One may use drugs or alcohol to be comfortable in a social setting, and choose to try the substance another […]
Stages The 7 Phases Alcoholism’s stages of change has seven parts. Usually a person will progress through them in order when they are going forward. When they are going backward, however, they may go from stage six to three or any other place. It’s hard to tell where they might wind up. Here are alcoholism’s […]
Below are the stages of alcoholism recovery. The first stage of alcoholism recovery is Admission. The fact that the drunk is in a treatment center means they admit they have a medical problem. It’s a hospital setting, it must be a medical problem. Also, they aren’t there for their high blood pressure, they are there […]