Comments on: Tipping The Sacred Cows Of Addiction http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/tipping-the-sacred-cows-of-addiction/ Jay R. Brooks on Beer Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:42:43 +0000 http://beerzine.com/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brad http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/tipping-the-sacred-cows-of-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-2913 Brad Sat, 30 May 2009 23:16:50 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/tipping-the-sacred-cows-of-addiction/#comment-2913 Great read. I'm generally fascinated by things pertaining to drugs, alcohol and the usage thereof. Plenty often I find myself at odds with how alcohol consumption is dealt with by the mainstream, even the so-called "experts." Yours is a well-reasoned, fair introduction to what I believe could be a very valuable dialog should we ever become mature enough to have it. Great read. I’m generally fascinated by things pertaining to drugs, alcohol and the usage thereof. Plenty often I find myself at odds with how alcohol consumption is dealt with by the mainstream, even the so-called “experts.”

Yours is a well-reasoned, fair introduction to what I believe could be a very valuable dialog should we ever become mature enough to have it.

]]> By: Matt http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/tipping-the-sacred-cows-of-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Matt Fri, 29 May 2009 23:39:14 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/tipping-the-sacred-cows-of-addiction/#comment-2914 As per usual, Mr. Brooks, very insightful and well-written. I'm glad to see this topic coming up for discussion, as it's something I've always taken issue with. Until about a year ago, my brother-in-law (who had been and on-and-off alcoholic for a good two-thirds of his life) was living with my wife and me. I hadn't had an experience like this before, so I was shocked when his misbehavior (like going through a good third of my beer cellar) was rationalized by his extended family as a product of his "disease." Then my father died of heart disease. It frustrates me that people, especially the loved ones of alcoholics, will equate alcoholism and other diseases. My brother-in-law had to choose to put the bottle to his mouth; my father couldn't choose to have his valve fail. Something is very wrong with that. Forgive the rant, this is just a subject that has been very prevalent in my life recently. As per usual, Mr. Brooks, very insightful and well-written. I’m glad to see this topic coming up for discussion, as it’s something I’ve always taken issue with. Until about a year ago, my brother-in-law (who had been and on-and-off alcoholic for a good two-thirds of his life) was living with my wife and me. I hadn’t had an experience like this before, so I was shocked when his misbehavior (like going through a good third of my beer cellar) was rationalized by his extended family as a product of his “disease.” Then my father died of heart disease. It frustrates me that people, especially the loved ones of alcoholics, will equate alcoholism and other diseases. My brother-in-law had to choose to put the bottle to his mouth; my father couldn’t choose to have his valve fail. Something is very wrong with that.

Forgive the rant, this is just a subject that has been very prevalent in my life recently.

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