My mom's side of the family is Native American, but my grandparents never drank. My German/English dad on the other hand was an alcoholic. Died of liver cancer at 62. His dad was too. And my brother. I don't drink much anymore; but when I go to France I build up an alcohol tolerance real fast, and I'm drinking a minimum of a bottle of wine a day with friends and family until I get home and dry out, LOL.
I've been to a few AA meetings and they stressed that once you're an alcoholic you're always an alcoholic even if you give up the bottle.
being an alcoholic is a life sentence...stopping is great but he'll always be an alcoholic...just a sober one..glad to hear he has it under control....I have some alcoholic relatives as well and friends..I haven't smoked tobacco in many years but I'm a tobacco addict....slip once and I'm right back in it.
Throw a wedge of lime in that rum and coke and you've got yourself a mighty tasty Cuba Libra.
I think I suggested it before but I highly recommend the book, “The Easy Way To Stop Smoking” by Allen Carr. Quitting by reading a book sounds ridiculous but I quit a 40 plus year habit and it was one of the easiest things I EVER did! It’s basically Cognitive Behavior Modification and uses a whole different mental approach than what smokers are used to. Carr encourages you to smoke along as you read. By the end of the book I didn’t want to smoke but, as encouraged, I had one last cigarette when I finished reading and havent looked back. I havent had a cigarette in over 4 years and haven’t been tempted once. I can’t believe I ever smoked. The book can be bought for around $13 on Amazon or can be found for free in your local library. Do your dad a favor and buy him a copy. I suspect he’ll ditch that last one a day smoke easily.
That's way better than my method...I spent a small fortune eating nicotine lozenges like popcorn.
