Parenting Under The Influence
Children raised in such families are more likely to be exposed to violence, to initiate their own substance use at an earlier age, and to have mental health problems in childhood.
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Living with a Label
“When you put a name to something, you gain a certain degree of power over it,” a psychologist told me, during a workshop on addictions.
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The Quality of Sobriety
Once the patient gained insight, the theory went, the drive to abuse drugs or alcohol gradually disappears.
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A World of Recovery Podcasting
He came to see it in terms of needing to give up one thing– alcohol– so he could have everything else.
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First Person – Ambivalence
“Now, whether I have one drink or 10,” she admits, “I know I’ll still be where I started, in the nook of my sofa with the TV on at half-volume, anxiously biting hangnails.”
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Another Research Roundup
Wherever addiction is present, unintended overdose is the consequence, not the disease.
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A Controlled(?) Drinking Story
Every time I run into a case like this, the drinker winds up his presentation by asking if he needs professional help. So far, I’ve yet to say no.
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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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Heavy Drinking vs Alcoholism
It isn’t nature vs. nurture. It’s both.
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First Person: A Change Has Come
Eventually their iron control failed and problems re-emerged, usually far worse than before.
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First Person: Crash and Burn
I remember one expert’s claim that it wasn’t unusual for someone to require seven treatment episodes to establish a stable recovery.
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The Defiant Ones
Daily life becomes a battle zone; the more folks press for change, the more the drinker retreats into isolation, aided by the bottle.
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Glamour Grotesque
It’s always been fun for the public to speculate on what drove someone to literally disappear inside the bottle.
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