Boozy Holidays
Consensus within the mental health field is that this year's holiday season can't help but be more stressful than in the past – due to the pandemic and the restrictions that accompany it.
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Russian Revival
But Russians (again like Americans) tend to view the liquor store as an essential business.
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First Person: The Moderate
That’s the real dilemma: Not ‘can I quit for a while?’ because most can.
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Different Disorders?
Many of the differences in the experience of alcohol and heroin addiction are due to their respective status in the eyes of the law.
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Movies About Alcoholism
There’s a lot of laughter in the recovery world, mostly at oneself. Believe me, it helps.
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Genetics of Heavy Drinking and Alcoholism
Many so-called “heavy drinkers” do in fact meet criteria for an AUD, but quite a few do not.
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Children of the Epidemic
…there’s general agreement that the experience of being raised in a home with a troubled parent can and does have adverse impact on adult behavior
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Professionals and Addiction
Money is a tool that allows some to delay the inevitable. They construct a protective bubble that minimizes the risk of getting caught and the other consequences that follow addiction.
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Pharmaceutical “Cures”
From a patient’s viewpoint, physicians can be somewhat blase’ about risks associated with a medication.
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Profound Influence
Willing not only to think outside the box, but to stomp the box flat if need be.
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Attorneys, Physicians, and Alcohol
I never saw much difference between a lawyer or a doctor bitching about his job in group, and the same behavior from a CPA or a techie or a long-distance trucker.
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Requisition for an Alcoholism Cure
Please get back to us as soon as you’ve perfected this cure. We can promise you massive profits, guaranteed.
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Why They Quit
By the time the family gets around to taking action, conditions in the addict’s life have already reached the point where there’s a certain incentive to change.
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