Veteran musician Phil Collins says he was forced to quit drinking after he was diagnosed with a severe case of pancreatitis. The 63-year-old says he began drinking heavily after stepping away from the music industry in 2010. Collins’ boozing became so bad, he began attending Alcoholics Anonymous (Aa) meetings and spent a week in rehab, but he did not take his problems seriously until he was diagnosed with pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas, which causes internal bleeding and extreme pain.
Collins insists his problems began after his ex-wife remarried and moved from Switzerland to Miami, Florida with their two youngest children, reports contactmusic.com. He said: ‘I nearly died. I had pancreatitis… I’d retired to be with the kids… And really, retiring – well not working – and not having the kids, I guess left a big void… I was supposed to be an alcoholic… I went to meetings and I did try rehab – for a week.
‘But I couldn’t stand it. It was like being at boarding school. So I said to myself, ‘I know what I need to do, I’m not a f*****g alcoholic… I was taking medication for this (tendon problems) and for all kinds of different little things. (The prescription pills) were not mixing with the drink, basically… ‘The kids were getting a little worried and that’s what made me worried… I found myself a great doctor here in America, and I went to a couple of specialists. And I don’t drink any more. And I’ve never fallen off the wagon. I’ve just been lucky.’
Here are some ill-effects of alcohol
The effects of alcoholism are far-reaching. Because of alcoholism, the alcoholic can suffer lot of health issues. It includes:
- poor nutrition,
- memory disorders,
- difficulty with balance and walking,
- liver disease (including cirrhosis and hepatitis),
- high blood pressure,
- muscle weakness (including the heart),
- heart rhythm disturbances,
Social effects
Alcoholics have problems in their personal lives as well. They often have difficulties in marital and other relationships. Alcoholics can have anger issues which lead to domestic violence. There are also chances of child abuse or neglect. Alcoholics also have difficulty finding or keeping a job, show impaired school or work performance and are involved in legal problems such as driving while intoxicated causing destruction of life and property. An impaired sense of judgment can lead to breaking the law or stealing to support the habit. They lose the ability to judge between right and wrong. This affects the society at large. Read more about Alcohol abuse – what you need to know
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