what is wrong with drinking as an escape?

smurfgirl
Tue, 01 May 2007 19:03:12 +0000

Smurf - one sign does not make a diagnosis. If you’d like, I could run the OP through the Audit-C and the CAGE questionnaires and give you a more definitive answer through validated means of alcoholism screening. But of course, you don’t seem to believe that I’m in medical school judging by your snide alterations of my screen name.

Alcoholism is a severe disease, one with very defined criteria and is not a term to be thrown around lightly. People here, especially those with no formal education on identifying alcoholism, shouldn’t be so quick to judge.

If you don’t like these alcohol threads, don’t read them.



Bigredmed, I know that one sign does not equal a diagnosis. But don’t tell me that there’s nothing wrong if a person drinks in order to escape reality.

When did I deny that alcoholism was a serious disease? I’ve done extensive research on this by the way, so stop making assumptions about me. You have no idea what I know about it or what I’ve been through. Also, I never claimed I was an expert on this, however, again, if someone is trying to justify the fact that there’s nothing wrong with drinking to escape problems to a bunch of college students, that raises a red flag, don’t you think?

Also, I didn’t look back at my post, however, if I altered your screename, it was not intended. (Lack of sleep from studying for finals). You’ve given me good advice about going to med school, so I have no reason to make snide alterations of your screenname. I guess you never paid attention to my screenname when I asked you questions (I do hang around on SDN though). I have nothing to gain from intentionally altering your screenname and since you now know this, I would like an apology for that remark.

Instead of flaunting the fact that you’re in medical school (you have a right to flaunt it but not to the point of acting holier than thou because you possess an M.D.) and attacking those who look up to you, why don’t you tell people such as the OP to consult a physician or a professional about something like this instead of seeking advice from 18-21 year olds?

For the alcohol threads: I don’t need to read them, I just see the thread line and ignore them. But this is the first thread I actually responded to about college students trying to justify drinking as an escape from reality.