Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol Addiction

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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 or even drink water. My son, who was 8-years-old at the time, started to recognize that something was seriously wrong with ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 21 2020

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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 — a gift I was determined to live up to although I was terrified of what my life would be like without alc... Read More...

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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 yourself of both. The first is to go online to al-anon.org to find the nearest location for meetings (you will ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 14 2020

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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 jail on suspicion of attempted robbery but was released Saturday after posting $30,0... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 14 2020

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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 the bottle as a coping mechanism too often, it can be cause for concern, especially considering the current... Read More...

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Betty Ford

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

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Sobriety a 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 from there.” When she regained consciousness, she was in the driver’s seat of her car, parked in the garage of her condom... Read More...

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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 meetings choppy and unreliable. It’s bad enough that these people have to look ... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionApril 7 2020

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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 — and lots of them. US sales of alcoholic beverages have risen 55 percent in the week ending March 21, a... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionApril 7 2020Coronavirus

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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 millions of people in recovery for substance use issues, as well as on friends and family who are trying to ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol Addictioncell phoneMarch 31 2020

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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 phase of the drug crisis. Overdoses from psychostimulants like cocaine and methamphe... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 31 2020

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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 the answer to most problems. Want to drink? Go to a meeting. Lost your job? Go to a meeting. Getting a divorce? G... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMarch 31 2020

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

Tearjerker – March 26, 2020 - Paulette, who’s 47, appeared on Channel 5’s 10 Years Younger in 10 D... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 31 2020

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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 poverty or a privileged teenager, suffering from isolation, alcoholism can find its... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 24 2020

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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 were free of dementia. Each participant underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological battery of 10 tests, du... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionMarch 17 2020

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Looks Like I Picked the Right Year to Stop Drinking

So Is Every Year – March 13, 2020 - Despite the headline on this piece (a reference to the meme from the 1980 disaster-comedy ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 17 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 Gamblers Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous to help people recover from various addictions, and the term “12... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMarch 17 2020

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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 haven’t done what I sent you there to do yet.” Slack was among several recovering addicts to speak during a F... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 17 2020Rehabsuicide

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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 running down a steep river bank to greet her soused father (Kiyohiko Shibukawa) who is partying with his baseball... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 17 2020

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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 check-ins and small pot-luck gatherings with her fellow group members if face-to-face meetings ended, but that it ... Read More...

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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, those who received cognitive behavioral treatments had about twice as many outpatient visits — as... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMarch 17 2020Recovery

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Drinking Alcohol Weakens Bones of People Living With HIV

WARNING – MARCH 2, 2020 - Low bone density is common among people living with HIV, even those who have successfully supp... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionMarch 10 2020

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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 of yore, Affleck’s careworn Jack Cunningham gets a second shot at glory when he is asked to coach his alma mater’s hopele... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 10 2020

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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 aversion therapy in a “homelike setting” — the same year Bill Wilson started Alcoholics... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 10 2020

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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 both universal and specific, the film never allows that trauma to excuse or justify his behavior. Jack is surrou... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyMarch 3 2020Recovery

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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 by the body, were accumulating in her bladder when she ingested sugar. The yeast is simil... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionMarch 3 2020

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Becoming a “mindful drinker” changed my life

Our hats are off to you... – Feb. 27, 2020 - This is spawning both a philosophical movement whose adherents have holidays (Dry January and Sober October) and is creating an industry through sober influencers; n... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 3 2020

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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 her head, said she didn’t know she had a drinking problem until the accident. She said she was ha... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 3 2020

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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, though hospitals,” Dr. Bernie Pauly, scientist with the Canadian Institute for S... Read More...

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

Sober Victory – Feb. 28, 2020 - Bobby Ryan. Hockey player. Takes... Read More...

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