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To: Robert DeLong

What about the severe alcoholic that is drinking themselves to death? Not a word about that. My family has first hand experience with it, with our only brother. If his liver doesn’t give out then the Diabetes he’s developed will kill him.

Or the 33 PSTD Military committing suicide because they can’t be adequately treated. All those shrinks have is book knowledge not combat knowledge. And PSTD effects more than just the Military, it effects victims of rape and the Loved Ones of a innocent Murder Victim especially when the victim is a child. You think I’d admit to it if it put my 2nd A Rights at risk? I’ll just talk to other victims and GOD thank you they at least have experience in dealing with that type PSTD a book learned shrink lacks. And I don’t want your stinking sleeping pills or anti-depression drugs. I just need an compassionate ear to hear the hurt and not tell me to ‘get over it in 2 weeks’.


17 posted on 09/27/2016 5:22:20 AM PDT by GailA (If politicians won't keep their promises to the Military, they won't keep them to you!)
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To: GailA

“”What about the severe alcoholic that is drinking themselves to death? “”

I’ve helped several recover from alcoholism, if I can be of assistance please feel free to PM me.


30 posted on 09/27/2016 5:52:27 AM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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To: GailA
True, and the availability and relatively cheaper costs add significantly to the number of people who become addicts a.k.a. alcoholics.

Most people do not realize that alcohol is the only drug, and it is a drug, that may cause a severe addict to die if denied access to their drug of choice. Because that denial causes such a traumatic shock to the system the body shuts down completely. No other drug will kill the addict if they are denied access and forced to cold turkey from their habit.

Alcohol also is very destructive to internal organs over prolonged usage. They cause the same exact problems as illegal drug usage does. Issues within the family structure, as well as, costs to society as a whole, in terms of medical issues they create and criminal activity that occur from its usage, such as rape, murder and even accidental death.

As with anything we introduce into our body, it is always the excess that creates the problems. In limited usage the negative affects are lessened by the degree of consumption. Limited to a certain level it may even provide a degree of benefit, over indulgence is when the problems start to arise.

33 posted on 09/27/2016 6:03:44 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: GailA

Amen

I deal with it too close to home

I don’t drink hardly at all

I detest what it does to so many yet it’s celebrated


55 posted on 09/27/2016 9:04:59 AM PDT by wardaddy (free republic is an aging demographic)
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To: GailA

Amen

I deal with it too close to home

I don’t drink hardly at all

I detest what it does to so many yet it’s celebrated


56 posted on 09/27/2016 9:05:02 AM PDT by wardaddy (free republic is an aging demographic)
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