Alcohol Dependence
"I don&#039;t see a lot of posts on this but if I can reach 1 person then it&#039;s well worth it.  I was a heavy drinking alcoholic for 10 years.  Went to detox and was on 250mg for 102 days.  Had to stop taking as a precaution for knee surgery.  5 days later I figured why not see what happens.  Passed the ethyl alcohol on skin test.  Passed the use regular mouthwash for 3 days test.  At the end of day 5 I cracked a beer on empty stomach and sipped slowly.  After 1/3 the beer in 10 minutes I could feel my face flushing and could see the itchy red hives on my forearms.  That was enough for me.  Poured the test down the sink and will start taking again after the surgery.  Alcohol destroyed my life once.  No way I was going to let it happen again."