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My 24 year old son is drinking listerine mouthwash. I'm worried about him.


Posted by EileenPowers

What are the dangers?
 
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You should be. Mouthwash often contains alcohol, and when a person is drinking it, they likely have a drinking problem - whether that be alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence, aka alcoholism. I encourage you to browse through the following three websites to help you identify your son's drinking patterns. The important thing about alcohol abuse and/or alcoholism is the sooner you intervene in a healthy (not nagging, blaming, shaming) manner, the better it is for your son's brain recovery. Alcoholism is a brain disease, and alcohol abuse causes chemical and structural changes in the brain.

www.hbo.com/addiction

www.breakingthecycles.com

www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov

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