If I come from a family of alcoholics, then in a social setting I need to be more cognizant of my vulnerabilities than other people do.

如果我来自一个有着酗酒背景的家庭，那在社会环境中我就必须比别人更加提防自己的脆弱。

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Other studies have shown that female drinkers experience accelerated damage to the liver, heart and muscles, compared with male alcoholics, the researchers said.

研究人员说，还有一些其他研究表明与男性酗酒者相比，女性酗酒者肝脏、心脏和肌肉的损伤更快。

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Mr Gourlay said some of the other workmen were alcoholics and William Connors had difficulty in stopping them drinking as he wanted them fit for work.

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Activities include the usual get-togethers and seminars, but the secret EO ingredient is off-the-record confessionals modeled along the lines of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups.

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Alcoholics Anonymous, on the other hand, is a self organizing, bottom up, all volunteer organization that is almost completely free of the inefficient friction of bosses and bureaucracy.

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