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When alcohol and physical pain create a circular problem

I drink because my back hurts from work but now I think my back hurts more because I drink and I don't know which came first.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Cause and effect become indistinguishable when substances are used to manage the problems they create.

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“Where Are You with Alcohol and the body?”

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