Show 1 — - - — --- 5- - I - 5g451551551IZaak - 5 ' "15545t- 'L s - HEADUNERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR ' - words sometimes walk unsteadily and otherwise show the toxic affect of too much alcohol As I do with all my patients I asked the man to keep a diary of his eating and drinking habits I soon discovered that because he commuted a great distance to his job in the city he freq2 14 ate a very small breakfast This is what made him so vulnerable to the impact of a martini I suggested that he take the time to eat a really good breakfast each day Thereafter he was able to have his martini at lunch without any noticeable impairment of his efficiency" 1 1 1 GIORGIO LOW 0 A ' I --- b-- 4 1 - ail 5 (1) '01 30 00 Alcoholics 1 That's how many there are in the US Q acowior ken-ager- s? are the people who need to learn safe more than anyone else They habits drinking must understand that for them there are special dangers in the use of alcohol For example a boy age 18 and a girl 17 have a drink in an automobile For two adults say age 40 or even 30 this would be relatively harmless But for an boy it is like pouring gasoline on an fire It can lead to several kinds of tragedy open or at least great unhappiness" A "These An expert tells several ways to keep alcohol from becoming your master Q What else do you tell young people about the dangers of alcohol? A "I try to make them aware that they do not Q Dr Lolli how would you define alcoholism? A "The only realistic way to evaluate a holic problems is in relation to efficiency If your drinking impairs your ability to work and otherwise live an adequate life you have an alcoholic problem We need to learn to view intoxication as a relative thing If you have two stiff drinks you should not drive But two drinks before dinner at the end of a hard day may relax you and help you digest your food better From the point of view that relaxation helps you rest better and build up your energy for the next day we can say that this kind of drinking actually increases your efficiency" need alcohol to have a good time or to be efficient I point out the emotional similarity between misuses of alcohol reckless driving and premature sexual experiences These three facets of misbehavior should be understood by youngsters as indications of lingering infantilism — a and not of state they would like to forget — a adulthood state to reach" want budding they Is there a dfference between men and women when it comes to hanCO dling liquor? "No physical difference But a great psychological difference A Women have more than men and are therefore better able to discipline their drinking It is easier for a woman to stop at the borderline of intoxication than it is for a man" self-contr-ol O But the alcoholic must know he is destroying his Why can't he stop drinking? A "Because the alcoholic drinks to reach a very special state which I describe as blended pleasure of body and mind He is retreating from the adult world into infancy — mentally physically and psychologically Like the infant his mental perceptions and his bodily sensations become Like the infant he becomes indistinguishable helpless and requires the kind of care a baby might get from a mother All our preventive efforts should be aimed at stopping a person before he reaches this state" efficiency Q Is there any one thing that is especially important in preventing the progressing to alcoholism? A "I have made extensive studies of drinking patterns in America and other countries There are three basic patterns Some societies such as Italy Spain and in part France integrate food and alcohol Others such as England Sweden and America tend to drink alcohol alone without necessarily adding any food Finally there are What about Q Does this mean that all uses of alcohol by youngsters should be forbidden? A "Not necessarily Teen-ageshould have a choice between abstinence— a l bit which should not be ridiculed and very ti oderate uses of alcohol These uses should occur within the family or at parties carefully supervised by adults whose drinking habits are safe I insist on safe" rs Q Are we the only country in the world with alcohol problems? mixed societies where people drink alcohol alone — cocktails — but then will have wine or beer with dinner The societies that integrate alcohol and food have the lowest alcoholism rate This has led me to conclude that if you drink and eat there is very little chance of your reaching the blended pleasure state of alcoholism I believe the mixed society— toward which America is evolving — is most desirable" A "By no means England Sweden France Russia to name just a few all have similar prob kms I am currently working on the formation of an international committee on safe drinking habits Its goal will be to educate people all over the world on just how alcohol affects the system and where when and why it can be used to increase rather than lower the sum of human happiness" Q What about a man who gets drunk on one drink? A "This type of person almost always has more of an eating problem than a drinking problem Safe drinking habits require a knowledge of sound eating habits For example: An executive once came to me complaining one and never more than two martinis at lunch made him slur his (THE END) Dr Giorgio Loth probably the worlits foremost expert oft dace elects of alcohol studied physiolece and pathology at the thrivers10 of Rome later became Medical Director of the Tale Platt aisle for Alcoholks and of the Connecticut Coausekrion an Aketo:ism Ha is the author of "Social Drinking The Elects of Alcohol" published by Collier Books New Tor ' At tAoy IS 1966 The Noikbael kotwiey tAgestios Per A Softer Americo :' 1 p 2 BIN G WILIORT Midi Chairman W :woad I Nicsoui Pabdia let ad 14ilsorial Doestior Pretikes Join J Mamma Lbw I CILIALS5 Romanis Lunaiste Eliier Gaurro Art Dictate STANLEY Hanamana Managing NELson Eller Mil Useed Nevneepers 114e9oelee ComoreSao OS lealmosee Ave New YOrk N Y 10317 INk Week Al tigpets emperved heeler beetneeceel died Pee MafiaIS Comely I Coevea loe keprockweee le whole or le port without perodesko it emeabbsdi i |