|
Some additions:
Dont EVER give aspirin to kids under 10, and i think 15 just to be safe. Aspirin contains salicylate which causes liver and brain problems in kids that could kill them.
Funny you mentioned Livers. I have been having a lot of epiphanies lately, and have been making a lot of change sin my life. one of them is a build up of many things over the years. This past weekend i got a little (12 oz, i think) bottle of jack daniels. Now, for a casual drinker, it was plenty for a glass or tywo a night for a week.
I polished it off in under 24 hours, with 2 foster's cans, a bottle of wine and a 20oz Newcastle.
I got a little drunk. And at 30, that scared the hell out o fme. i dont think i should be able to put away that much liquor that easily, on top of the fact that i ALWAYS have some sort of alchohol in the house.
Now, i dont have any of the typical symptoms associated with alchoholism. I dont get stinking drunk, ever really, but especially not with any regularity. i dont try to hide drinking, i dont "drink" alone (I will have a beer, but i dont get plowed), i dont get violent, angry, etc.
But the sheer volume i pass in a given month, not to mention the fact that if i go a day or two without beer, i get cravings, has been freaking me out. I dont think i have a problem, but then again, i dont want to develope one either.
SO, i have decided not to have a drink fro 28 days, starting today to see how it goes. that doesnt mean i am going to rush right out on day 28 and get drunk, but but I think i need some time off. I did it somewhat unvoluntarily a couple of years ago because i had surgery, but that was more or less forced on me, so i went right back as soon as i could. This is more like when i quit smoking. ijust decided not to do it any more, so id didnt.
Wish me luck. i may get verry cranky soon.
|