How long do the blood-thinning effects of alcohol last? I'm asking so I can know how far in advance to stop consuming alcohol before my next tattoo session.
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posted by rhiannonstone
on Dec 17, 2012 -
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Please help me find some alternative activities to drugs and booze - stuff to keep me diverted and entertained during the long nights of insomnia and loneliness I'm looking forward to over the next few months. I'm looking for both general and specific recommendations - books to read, films to watch, games to play, things to cook and activities outside the house I could get involved in.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 15, 2012 -
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My brother-in-law may be back on drugs, or possibly beginning to show symptoms of mental illness. He's recently become verbally abusive to my mother-in-law. He's also been invited up for Christmas with the rest of the in-laws. Of course, things are complicated.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 7, 2011 -
23 answers
Help me find a good US-based alcohol and/or drug treatment charity that's not affiliated with any religion.
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posted by Thin Lizzy
on Nov 20, 2011 -
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I know someone who enjoys sniffing isopropyl alcohol straight from the bottle, not huffing but sniffing like perfume. They say they love the smell, that they don't get a high but it's like smelling a favorite perfume. Is this bad for them? I've never heard of this, have any of you? I'm interested in any information anyone may have on this.
posted by gypseefire
on Jun 4, 2010 -
18 answers
My sister has an alcohol and/or prescription and/or depression problem. What can I do to help her, and in what order?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 20, 2009 -
7 answers
You live at Versailles in 1658. You're nobility of the blood. You know the King. What drugs, drinks, or other ways of getting totally fucked up are available to you? How often could you partake before people started to Have A Problem with it?
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posted by The Whelk
on Sep 20, 2009 -
21 answers
What is the characteristic regeneration time for the stomach lining, after daily NSAIDs or alcohol?
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posted by gensubuser
on May 21, 2009 -
6 answers
My ex is a drunk, so I threw him out. However, we have a young child, and I'm having a hard time figuring out where to go from here.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 23, 2009 -
14 answers
Assuming a woman has given up alcohol, to which she was strongly attached for 15 years, and has also given up cocaine and ecstasy (MDMA), which she used regularly, and she is now drink and drug free: could this past of substance-abuse affect her pregnancy in any way? And if so, what could she do to minimise the effects? For clarity: she's not pregnant at the moment, but would like to have a baby.
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posted by londongeezer
on Jun 4, 2008 -
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My niece's mom is an alcohol/drug addict. My niece has consistent contact with her mom over the phone. Did I do the right thing in letting her know about her mom's problem? If not, can I mitigate the damage I've done?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 25, 2008 -
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My girlfriend says that she's going to leave me at the end of the week if I don't attempt to seek help for my drinking problem. Now what?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 3, 2007 -
120 answers
What healthier alternatives have people swapped into their lives that, to them, adequately (or mostly) fulfilled the deeper-level relaxation/decompression/whatever that food, drink, cigarettes, or drugs had formerly fulfilled?
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posted by WCityMike
on Aug 14, 2006 -
31 answers
Selfabuse filter. I used to smoke 2 cigarettes every night before bed and I quit recently. I did fine for the first week, but looking back at the past 2 weeks, I've started drinking more at night, popping Vicodin, or taking the odd Benadryl before bed. So clearly I have some strong need to abuse myself in some way before the day's out - has anyone else done this, and if so, how did you deal with it?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 24, 2006 -
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I'm trying to write an essay on the current nostalgia for guilt-free (and information-free!) smoking, boozing and drug-taking and desperately need sources, whether web-based or bibliographical. [
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posted by MiguelCardoso
on May 5, 2004 -
15 answers
when Prohibition ended in the USA, did crime (both organised crime and general crime) increase or decrease? Did levels of alcholism increase? Did alcohol become cheaper? Are there lessons to be learned about the potential effects of legalising drugs? [MI]
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posted by Pericles
on Feb 22, 2004 -
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