The very organ that likes alcohol is making the decision on whether to change the behavior. Never Go In There By Yourself. Many women now drink like the guys, not realizing that their bodies are more sensitive to alcohol. And when they become more intoxicated, some naturally blame their smaller size. We forget that alcohol is a toxin that is so harmful that 1 of every 3 addicted people dies of a heart attack .
Half die of either heart disease or cancer.
Many of us have poisoned ourselves striving to have fun. After I'd been sober a year, I promised my support group that if life was not as much fun sober, I would go back to drinking. Through the lives of sober friends, I could see dreams becoming reality. One of my dreams was to stop practicing law, and I could never figure outhow to do that while I was drinking. Twice named one of the Best Lawyers in America while struggling silently with his drinking problem, Pluymen won his first case in the U.S. Supreme Court at age 28 and served as co-counsel in the trial over the legendary Estate of Howard Hughes.