i mod to memphis, tennessee, d took a jobhere, and that was a really bleak period. it was probably a year of basic blackouts. don't remember a whole lot of living there. because the liver is the major detoxification site for alcohol, it's particularly at risk from chronic drinking. years of drinking can result in cirrhosis of thliver as alcohol begins to. 40% of chronic abusers develop alcoholic hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver. heavy drinking is also associated with cdiovasladisease anceain cancers. you know, most alcoholics get to a point where they want to stop, and... for non-alcoholics, their willpower can-- they can stop. "okay, well i'm just not gonna have this second drink." i could never understand how anybody could leave half a glass on the table. i'd finish yours, too, because that just was not in my nature. i really believe i was born with this disease, and it's not a matter of willpower. and the whole disease concept, i myself struggled with that for a long time. my upbringing was such that, you know, you pick yourself up by your bootstraps and y