Alcohol Addiction

He Spent 20 Years Battling Addiction. Now Fitness Is Helping Him Stay Sober.

How It WorkOuts –  APR 15, 2020 - Back to 2015, when I was withdrawing in bed, unable to eat…

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I’m Struggling to Stay Sober. AA Zoom Meetings Are Keeping Me Afloat

Better Than Nothing! –  April 5, 2020 - The grace of being saved that night was too precious to squander…

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Dear Abby: Friendship with alcoholic causes guilt, sorrow

Ab-alon? –  April 5, 2020 - Dear Enabler: I have two suggestions for you, and I hope you will avail…

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Bank Employees Call 911 While Robbery Suspect Pauses for Alcoholic Drink

Probably for nerves – April 12, 2020 - Officers subsequently arrived and arrested Gutierrez without incident. He was booked into…

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Who’s Drinking While Working From Home

Everyone working from home? –  April 9, 2020 - If you find yourself or anyone in your household reaching for…

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Betty Ford

Tribute to a Pioneer! – Read the history of Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center. @History

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Sobriety struggle in time of isolation for former boxer Mia St. John

Not Down for the Count – April 2, 2020 - “And that was that,” St. John said. “I was gone…

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Bay Area Getting Drunk as Hell During Shelter-in-Place

Day Drinking All Night –  March 31, 2020 -  …with in-person meetings cancelled, and massive server overloads making the online…

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Americans drinking crazy amount of alcohol during coronavirus lockdown

Drinking the Day Away –  March 31 , 2020 - Americans are concocting cocktails to cope with the coronavirus —…

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Online Help to Stay Sober

Let Your Fingers Do the Walking –   March 26, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has put severe stress on…

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During COVID-19, L.A.’s Rehab Centers Are Still Addressing the Drug Crisis

Still Working Hard – March 25, 2020 - More recently, overdose deaths from stimulants have surged, potentially representing the next…

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For those struggling with alcoholism, there are online options

I hope you have a computer! –   MARCH 25, 2020 - For recovering alcoholics, “Go to a meeting,” is…

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RECOVERING alcoholic who hid away in baggy clothes shaved 19 years off her age

Tearjerker –                                  March 26,…

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Using Spirituality to Beat Alcoholism

Through Prayer and Meditation –   March 20, 2020 - Alcoholism hunts without discrimination. Whether it’s an individual stuck in…

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Drinking 14 alcoholic drinks per week associated with lower cognitive scores

And Higher DUI Scores – March 12, 2020 - This study analyzed 3021 participants aged 72 years and older, who…

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Looks Like I Picked the Right Year to Stop Drinking

So Is Every Year –                          March 13, 2020…

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What is Alcoholics Anonymous and what do they do?

They Change Lives. –  March 13, 2020 - The 12 steps have been adapted by other support groups, such as…

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Faces of Addiction: God delivered man from drugs, alcohol and suicide

Grace – March 14, 2020 - He cried, “God, why won’t you let me die?” God whispered back, “Because you…

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‘A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic’

MEDIA: Film Review –   March 12, 2020 - We first meet our heroine, Saki Tadokoro, as a young girl…

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Not Even 9/11 Could Shut Down AA Meetings. Coronavirus is Different.

Sobriety comes first, no matter what – Mar. 13, 2020 - The woman said she would still have phone call…

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Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In

It Works If You Work It –  March 11, 2020 - One study found that compared with Alcoholics Anonymous participants,…

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Drinking Alcohol Weakens Bones of People Living With HIV

WARNING –                           MARCH 2, 2020 - Low bone…

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The Way Back…Time Out says ** stars

Not the worst film of the year –  April 24 2020 - The template is too familiar: a star athlete…

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Can You Drink Your Way Sober?

L’Chaim and L’Chaim again... –  March 1, 2020 - Dr. Charles Shadel founded Shadel Hospital outside Seattle in 1935 offering…

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‘The Way Back’ Review: Ben Affleck Shines as Alcoholic Basketball Coach

Off His Back –  March 4, 2020 - There is an origin story for his current predicament, one that is…

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The woman who urinates alcohol

It's Always Happy Hour –  Feb. 26, 2020 - Further examinations found high levels of Candida glabrata, yeast naturally produced…

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Becoming “mindful drinker” changed my life

Our hats are off to you... –  Feb. 27, 2020 - This is spawning both a philosophical movement whose adherents…

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Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick talks about personal battle with alcoholism

Sharing for the heart –  February 26, 2020 - Kirkpatrick, who suffered a spine fracture, cracked ribs and gash to…

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How ‘managed alcohol programs’ are helping treat alcoholism with moderation

Ultimate Harm Reduction – February 22, 2020  - “It breaks the cycle of people revolving through emergency shelters, through jails,…

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NHL player wipes away tears after hat trick in return from alcohol rehab

Sober Victory –                                  …

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