Dr. Jeanette Gallagher welcomes Dustin Dunbar, author of You’re Doing Great! And Other Lies Alcohol Told Me, to discuss what alcohol is and asking why you are drinking it. Ethanol, CH3CH2OH, is flammable, volatile, toxic, and in the gas in your car and you are drinking it? Why? What is the pain you are using alcohol to numb? What is the connection you are trying to get when banding with others to consume alcohol? What is the escape you need from your life and how do you seek it daily? Do you need substances to fill a void in your…
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I have experienced the effects of alcohol through all my days. There are many scenarios playing out with the use of alcohol at any age and I write to share my experiences. Please take a moment to read the article below; perhaps it is someone you may know, a loved one, a relative or perhaps yourself. I speak very frankly because I am on the other side of working with this and I have created a life that does not dance with the bottle. I hope you find the words I share are coming from love and kindness. Be well. Why…