Originally Posted by
August252015 
Star, you asked about my use of a word like irresponsible for posting this kind of info on SR. This question strikes me as a part of what I was getting at by that comment. The alcoholic mind can convince itself of pretty much every insane thing one can imagine. Like that a pill, and a pill alone, can cure alcoholism. It would be a shame, all the way up to being a possibly fatal tragedy, for someone to jump to that "solution," say, instead of things like working a recovery plan and making good lifestyle choices, etc.
There are people in all stages of sobriety and recovery in here, with all kinds of ways they are doing it. And levels of comfort and trust with what they are doing. The alcoholic brain can be particularly susceptible to looking for an easier, softer way to stay sober (that's an AA reference) and it could be so easy to run from with any new bright idea.
Just my thoughts when I see these articles.
Thank you for replying and sharing your thoughts!
I guess I like to give people more credit than that, I have a hard time understanding how anyone can really not know, even somewhere deep inside that the way they’re living when addicted is not good for them. That something needs to change.
Isn’t that why people search for sites like this? Because they’re questioning their ability to continue on with drinking and realize they might have an alcohol problem?
I see nothing wrong with an easier, softer way to stay sober. Once sober they can move on and take action to address things with a clearer mind. Isn’t doing whatever it takes to get sober the priority when actively addicted?