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The Functioning Alcoholic and Memory Loss

Posted by Dr. Neill Neill

Anyone who abuses alcohol long enough or heavily enough eventually will have problems with memory. The functioning alcoholic will have memory problems. His memory problems are simply less severe than those of the skid-row alcoholic.

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The Myth of the Functioning Alcoholic

Posted by Dr. Neill Neill

Is the “functioning alcoholic” some sort of mythical figure, or does he actually exist and move among us?
Mark comments in his short article entitled “A Functional Alcoholic?” on the fact people often say at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, “I was a functioning alcoholic.” http://www.adozensteps.com/a-functional-alcoholic/
He argues from the perspective of a twelve-step program that there is no [...]

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