I have not been trained by any organization or person. I have never seen a "boogyeman". Do you think I am 5 years old? I have seen the various kinds of addictions up close and personal. I knew an addict who was a former Marine who was kicked out because he could not stop drinking. A close relative got him a job with a Defense contractor in Kuwait(a conservative muslim country where alcoholic beverages are strcitly prohibited). This sad 24 year old alcoholic somehow found alcohol in Kuwait and was arrested by the Kuwaiti police for beiing drunk in public. He was quickly fired from his job and deported. He never felt he had a problem. Doubt going to rehab will solve his problem and doubt he can ever be a "social" drinker because he never was. He was the classic binge drinker and his life will probably end sooner than later. This dude never came close to an AA meeting and probably will never stop drinking. Actually finding and buying enough alcohol in Kuwait to get publicly drunk was an amazing feat. Gotta give him give credit for that feat. This is just one example of the various addicts I have encountered in my life.
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