A Non-Judgmental Assessment

By Dorraine Fisher

I have gone through periods in my life in which I have drunk a fair amount of alcohol. I was never a heavy drinker (at least I didn’t think so) and it was never a problem that I couldn’t stop, but I did drink on weekends and special occasions. And I would have been one of the last people to tell others that they should stop drinking. And I won’t try and convince anyone to stop now either. But if you’re someone who’s looking for more reasons to quit drinking for good, you might want to keep reading. But if you do, I would ask you to keep an open mind. Because this is very real.

The word “alcohol” is said to come from the Arabic word “al-kuhl” which means body-eating spirit. This is also curiously where the word “ghoul” came from, which is a demon that is said to eat human flesh.