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Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism
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Anchorage treatment center can now commit alcoholics
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Alcohol abuse: Forklifter topples vodka
6 Nov 2009 | 5:24 amA fork-lift driver may need a drink after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into warehouse shelves stocked with thousands of bottles of liquor. -
BOTSWANA: A risky combination of alcohol and sex
5 Nov 2009 | 4:51 pmOn a recent Wednesday evening, Gillian Otsile, a volunteer at a local NGO, Men Sex and AIDS, approached a group of young men drinking cartons of traditional sorghum beer at a tavern in Selebi-Phikwe, a mining town in northeastern Botswana.
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Binge definition varies, is not written in stone - Albany Times Union
7 Nov 2009 | 2:12 amBinge definition varies, is not written in stoneAlbany Times UnionHowever, the Times Union has a responsibility to present an objective report, not to parrot the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Service's -
Somerset County program targets substance abuse among young adults - Scarlet Scuttlebutt
6 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pmSomerset County program targets substance abuse among young adultsScarlet ScuttlebuttAnd that's when young adults often turn to alcohol and other drugs to soothe the anxiety. One of the goals of the Somerset Council on Alcoholism and Drug and more » -
Drug and Alcohol Rehab CT – Mountainside supports the memory of Enrique “Kiki ... - TransWorldNews (press release)
6 Nov 2009 | 3:08 pmDrug and Alcohol Rehab CT – Mountainside supports the memory of Enrique “Kiki TransWorldNews (press release)Drug and Alcohol Rehab – CT - Mountainside hosted a week long addiction education and prevention series at its inpatient drug rehab center in Connecticut. International Drug Rehab Announces Opening of SUPER LUXURY Rehab Center in PanamaPR Web (press release)all 4 news articles » -
Russell Newcomer - Frederick News Post (subscription)
6 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pmRussell NewcomerFrederick News Post (subscription)Alcoholism often runs in families, and Newcomer's own parents were heavy drinkers, he said. But his father “never lost a job because of it. and more » -
COLUMN: Rethink our alcohol culture - Wausau Daily Herald
6 Nov 2009 | 2:40 amCOLUMN: Rethink our alcohol cultureWausau Daily HeraldAfter hearing too many sad stories about the devastating wake left by alcohol abuse in and more »
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Faith Calendar: 11/07/2009 - Traverse City Record Eagle
7 Nov 2009 | 4:04 amFaith Calendar: 11/07/2009Traverse City Record EagleAlcoholics Anonymous, noon daily, Ladies AA meeting, 8 pm Wed.; Sunday AA meetings 8 pm, Kalkaska United Methodist Church, 2525 Beebe Road, Kalkaska. and more » -
Around town for Nov. 8 - SuburbanJournals
7 Nov 2009 | 1:28 amAround town for Nov. 8SuburbanJournalsALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, GROUP 451: 7 pm Tuesday, First Assembly of God Church, 8759 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O'Fallon. Closed/female/non-smoking. Holiday donation/volunteer opportunitiesSt. Louis Post-Dispatchall 2 news articles » -
Daily Planner: November 8 - Enterprise-Record
7 Nov 2009 | 12:27 amDaily Planner: November 8Enterprise-RecordAlcoholics Anonymous: 6:30 am, noon, 5:30 pm 1114 Mangrove, Chico. Also, Mom's AA: Noon, 5:30, 8 pm 2550 Zanella Way Suite F, Chico. Daily PlannerEnterprise-Recordall 2 news articles » -
Support Groups and Classes calendar - York News-Times
6 Nov 2009 | 11:27 pmSupport Groups and Classes calendarYork News-TimesAlcoholics Anonymous New Beginnings meets Monday through Friday at 12 noon at New Heights Assembly of God, 1522 S. Grant Ave. in York. Non-smoking meeting. -
What's Happening - Nov. 7, 2009 - Beckley Register-Herald
6 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pmMonroe Free PressWhat's Happening - Nov. 7, 2009Beckley Register-HeraldAlcoholics Anonymous, Rupert, candlelight meeting, 7 pm, Big Clear Creek Baptist Church, Anjean Road, 0.4 mile off Rt. 60. Call 304-392-5456 or 304-392-6512 Faith & WorshipTidewater Newsall 74 news articles »
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Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
5 Nov 2009 | 4:05 pmAlcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help. Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz Drug Abuse Screening Quiz Could You Be Depressed? Is Your Child Using Drugs or Alcohol? Is Your Child Huffing Inhalants? Questions for Families: Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking? Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict? Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker? Domestic Abuse Screening… -
Healthy Relationships and Sobriety
4 Nov 2009 | 7:12 pmThere is a saying in recovery circles that alcoholics and addicts don't have relationships, they take hostages. The truth is most addicts and alcoholics have lost the ability to recognize a healthy relationship, much less maintain one. But experts say to achieve long-term sobriety, it is essential to build or rebuild supportive, healthy relationships. Read more... Maintaining Sobriety: Getting Healthy to Maintain Sobriety How to Avoid Substituting Addictions Do You Know the Steps Leading to Relapse? Photo: Clipart.com Healthy Relationships and Sobriety originally appeared on About.com… -
What's Going Through the DTs Like?
3 Nov 2009 | 4:08 pmNot everyone who quits drinking experiences severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms like delirium tremens. But for those who do, it can be life threatening. A visitor to our Alcoholism / Substance Abuse Forum recently described in graphic detail his experience going through severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms, then getting professional detoxification help. Read more... More: Range of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms Getting Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawl Symptoms Specific Medical Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms Photo: Clipart.com What's Going Through the DTs Like? originally appeared on… -
Inhalants - Available and Inexpensive
2 Nov 2009 | 4:06 pmInhalants are breathable chemical vapors that produce psychoactive (mind-altering) effects. Younger children and teens tend to abuse inhalants in part because they are readily available and inexpensive. Although unintentional inhalation of household products can occur, inhalant abuse, or huffing, is an intention act. Read more... More About Inhalants: Inhalant FAQs Inhalant Abuse Inhalant Abuse Is Your Child Huffing? Photo: Clipart.comInhalants - Available and Inexpensive originally appeared on About.com Alcoholism on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 00:06:06.Permalink | Comment | Email this -
Alcohol in the News
1 Nov 2009 | 4:05 pmAndre Agassi Admits Using Meth... Hundreds Arrested in Prescription Crackdown... States Forced Into New Role on Marijuana... 'Shake-and-Bake' Meth Harder to Detect... Police Officer Charged in Fatal DUI Shooting... Drug Smugglers Get Creative Along Border... More... Read more... Free Newsletter: Sign Up for Recovery News Join the Discussion: Alcoholism Forum Photo: © Getty ImagesAlcohol in the News originally appeared on About.com Alcoholism on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 00:05:04.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism
7 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pmDrunken fruit flies have helped researchers identify networks of genes -- also present in humans -- that play a key role in alcohol drinking behavior. This discovery provides an indication of why some people seem to tolerate alcohol better than others, and points toward a potential target for drugs aimed at preventing or eliminating alcoholism. -
Stress-induced Changes In Brain Circuitry Linked To Cocaine Relapse
31 Oct 2009 | 8:00 amStress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse of cocaine-seeking, based on mouse studies. -
Polymorphism Of An Opioid Receptor Linked To Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents
29 Oct 2009 | 11:00 amA genetic study has examined the association between a polymorphism of the µ-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene and alcohol misuse among adolescents. Results suggest that teens who carry the G allele (A118G) of the OPRM1 gene are at increased risk for alcohol problems because they experience alcohol as more pleasurable or rewarding than teens without A118G. -
Genes That Drive You To Drink (But Don't Make You An Alcoholic)
29 Oct 2009 | 11:00 amYour genetic make up may predispose you to drink more but may not increase your genetic risk for alcoholism. New research pinpoints genetic pathways and genes associated with levels of alcohol consumption but not with alcohol dependence in rats and humans. -
Taking Medicine For HIV Proves Hard To Swallow For Many People
28 Oct 2009 | 11:00 pmTwo new studies illustrate just how hard it is to make sure people take their HIV medication. One study looked at the effects of drinking alcohol on adherence and showed the risk for non-adherence was double among drinkers compared to abstainers.
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Studies Geared To Improving HIV Care And Prevention Supported By Federal Stimulus Funds
7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 amUCSF HIV researchers have received two NIH grants of $1 million each to study the use of web-based, patient controlled personal health records to improve health and HIV prevention outcomes for HIV positive patients. Both studies are funded through the federal stimulus bill, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. -
FDA Warns Consumers On Sexual Enhancement Products
6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 amThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal. Over the past several years, the FDA has found -
Campaign Launches To Sound Alarm About The Misuse Of Prescription Drugs Among Teens
6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amThe National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse. -
Use Of Cannabinoids (Marijuana) Could Help Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients
5 Nov 2009 | 1:00 amUse of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a recent study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab in the University of Haifa's Department of Psychology. The study, carried out by research student Eti Ganon-Elazar under the supervision of Dr. Irit Akirav, was published in the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience. -
Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism From Drunken Fruit Flies
5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 amA group of drunken fruit flies have helped researchers from North Carolina State and Boston universities identify entire networks of genes - also present in humans - that play a key role in alcohol drinking behavior. This discovery, published in the October 2009 print issue of the journal Genetics, provides a crucial explanation of why some people seem to tolerate alcohol better than others, as well as a potential target for drugs aimed at preventing or eliminating alcoholism.
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Drug Abuse Pictures Slideshow: Commonly Abused Prescription and OTC Drugs
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Mapping the Link Between Alcohol, Cancer
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Truckers Trailed By Risky Behaviors: Study
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Alcoholism May Alter Sleep Long-Term
5 Oct 2009 | 12:00 amTitle: Alcoholism May Alter Sleep Long-TermCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/5/2009 11:06:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/5/2009 11:06:10 AM
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Oral Contraceptives May Help Treat Asthma
6 Nov 2009 | 3:37 pmTreatment with oral contraceptives may benefit premenopausal women with asthma, even if their asthma symptoms are not strongly linked to their monthly menstrual cycles, early research suggests. -
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Expert Panel Rejects Abstinence-Only Sex Ed
6 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pmThere's no evidence that abstinence-only sexual education programs cut teens' risk of sexually transmitted disease, HIV, or pregnancy, a task force of public health experts finds. -
Early Morning Colon Cancer Tests Work Best
6 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pmColon cancer screening exams may be more effective if done very early in the day rather than later, yielding more polyps per patient, says a new study. -
Aspirin May Prevent Prostate Cancer Recurrence
6 Nov 2009 | 11:51 amThe use of anti-clotting drugs, including aspirin, appears to lower the odds that cancer will recur in men undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer, researchers report.
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The Cure for Alcoholism. Drink Your Way Sober without Willpower, Abstinence or Discomfort
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The Influence of Chronic Nicotine Administration on Behavioural and Neurochemical Parameters in Male and Female Rats after Repeated Binge Drinking Exposure
21 Oct 2009 | 7:24 amAims: The possible interaction between nicotine and ‘binge drinking’ in eliciting changes in behavioural patterns of ‘binge drinking’ rats as well as nucleus accumbens (NAc) glutamate levels has been investigated in these present studies. Methods: Adult or adolescent male and female rats received ethanol, 2 g/kg or 3 g/kg, by gavage in a ‘binge drinking’ regimen (3 times/day over a 6 h period, for 2 days followed by 5 days of abstinence) combined with or without nicotine, 0.3 g/kg, for either a 5-week (adult) or a 4-week (adolescent) period. Motor activity… -
Cultural Analysis as a Perspective for Gender-Informed Alcohol Treatment Research in a Swedish Context
21 Oct 2009 | 7:24 amAim: An exploratory study to investigate the role of culture in women's drinking at a clinic for women with alcohol problems in a Swedish treatment context. Methods: A content analysis of the case journal material of 20 consecutive female patients at the EWA clinic (Early treatment of Women with Alcohol addiction) in Stockholm, Sweden, was conducted using an original instrument informed by the field of cultural psychiatry and emerging from recurrent themes in the case journals. Results: The patients perceived themselves as having a sub-group status. A trajectory of ritualized actions around… -
Sex Differences in Ethanol Intake and Sensitivity to Aversive Effects during Adolescence and Adulthood
21 Oct 2009 | 7:24 amAims: The present experiments examined sex differences in ethanol intake and in the influence of a social context on aversive properties of ethanol in adolescent and adult Sprague-Dawley rats. Methods: Experiment 1 examined ethanol intake, with animals receiving daily 2-h access to ethanol and water for 8 days. Experiment 2 assessed the aversive effects of ethanol using a conditioned taste aversion (CTA) paradigm, with animals placed either alone or with a same-sex, same-age peer during the ethanol intoxication phase of conditioning. Results: Ethanol intake varied with both age and sex,… -
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Childhood experiences of adults with alcohol and/or sexual, gambling, or drug difficulties.
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Online Psychological Therapy Proven Effective
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Effects of Alcohol on Sleep
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Group Support for Alcohol Problems
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Dangerous Levels of Drinking
According to figures released today by the NHS: 1 in 4 adults are drinking at hazardous levels, 1 in 10 men are on the verge of alcoholism, 1 in 6 women drink at levels sufficient to damage their... [ This is a summary only. Click the title link to see the full article on the site. ]
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Boosting Medical Students’ Training in Drug Abuse
6 Nov 2009 | 8:55 pmBoosting Medical Students’ Training in Drug Abuse – Health Blog – WSJ Today, the Nationa -
Reason NOT to drink #6: AC/DC concert?
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Cocaine binge takes its toll on UK bankers
5 Nov 2009 | 4:31 pm(CFD.net.au – Contract for Difference, Share, Forex, ETFs, Commodities Traders) – October 9, 2009 The decision to step back from the brink marked the end of a six-year binge of drug and alcohol abuse that by then had cost Junor his marriage and a career that paid him as much as 1 million pounds ($1.9 million) a year. He was out of work, having already walked away from … October 9, 2009 The decision to step back from the brink marked the end of a six-year binge of drug and alcohol abuse that by then had Cost Junor his marriage and a career that paid him as much as 1 million… -
Love You, Hate You, Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
5 Nov 2009 | 11:25 amAmy thinks she murdered her best friend. So does everyone around her, except her parents and councilor. She has a major drinking problem and was forced to go to a “crazy house” after the accident. No one understand Amy, she feels like she is alone in the world and only alcohol is the solution, it makes everything better, it has the power to make her forget everything that has happened around her. She hates her parents because their so in love with each other, which is absolutely not normal and it makes her almost invisible around them. Amy hates her shrink, although she makes Amy realize… -
Recognize the Signs of Alcohol Abuse
3 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pmThis article underscores the fact that effective drug and alcohol preventionis vital for our youth and begs the question of why this administration would cut funding for drug education in our schools. This leaves parents, already overloaded due to a down turning economy, as the sole drug educators in their children’s lives. However hard the task, they must accept the job. Parents must learn the warning signs of alcohol abuse in their kids and when the signs are there, get immediate alcohol treatment. Alcohol abuse does not simply go away and many rehab clients report that they started…
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Flying Drunk – How Alcohol Almost Destroyed an Airline Pilot and 93 Other People
22 Oct 2009 | 10:22 amIf you were searching for proof that your drinking before or during work is not hurting anyone but yourself; the new book Flying Drunk by Joe Balzer is an eye opener to the dangers involved in drinking. As the Flight Engineer on a commercial airline flight, Mr. Balzer, along with the Pilot and Co-Pilot, was [...] -
The First Step Is The Most Important, But The 12 Step Program Is Not Right For Everyone
15 Oct 2009 | 10:21 amAt Freedom From Alcohol®, we encourage anyone that needs help eliminating or controlling their drinking to get the help they need. Whether that is with our proven alternative treatments for alcoholism or a more traditional twelve step approach, we want you to get the treatment that works for you. While there are many twelve step programs [...] -
When It Comes to Your Drinking, Think Like a Manager, Not an Alcoholic
11 Sep 2009 | 10:38 amAs we all have heard, alcoholics are quick to deny that they have a drinking problem and as we’ve discussed in previous posts, functioning alcoholics don’t realize they are in the grasp of alcohol until it is too late. It’s unfortunate because it can mean the destruction of their career, family life, social [...] -
I’m a Banker, Stock Broker, Accountant, CEO; Not an Alcoholic!
19 Aug 2009 | 9:37 amIt takes one to know one. That old expression from our adolescence usually rings true. Experience is a great teacher and is a powerful engine for the human experience. Even small children learn from experience. Whether we are learning a letter or a color, once we know how to identify something we can easily pick [...] -
Am I A functioning Alcoholic? Three Clues to Look for Today.
13 Aug 2009 | 11:09 amHow do you know when you need help? As we covered in previous posts, Alcoholism is a progressive disease that seems to occur unbeknownst to the person with the affliction. The functioning alcoholic does not necessarily realize that their pattern of drinking has become more predictable and that they are slowly increasing their [...]
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What's yours is mine, what's mine's my mine. A maxim occasionally adopted by a selfish husband to enable him to distinguish his own property from that of his wife.
7 Nov 2009 | 2:13 amMany ane kens the gude fellow that disna ken the gude fellow’s wife. The reason being that he is a "gude fellow" only when abroad or in the taproom, and not when he is at home. "The proverbs of Scotland; with explanatory and illustrative notes, and a glossary" foto – home in bilambil 2009 -
Patience is the strongest of strong drinks, for it kills the giant Despair. Douglas Jerrold.
7 Nov 2009 | 12:55 amSo take a look around you and begin to notice how Your culture is dying and not many know it now And before you lift that bottle and press it to your mouth Gaze all around you to the east and west and north and south See what is happening in your communities and in town Ask yourself if you are going to let that bottle keep you down! Cheryl O’Brien The Bottle Ain’t the Answer (an Australian Problem) foto – tyalgum hotel on fathers day 08 -
Boosting Medical Students’ Training in Drug Abuse
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Fear of my father's habits
6 Nov 2009 | 8:39 pmA large part of my life has been defined by my fears of weakness revealed. Growing up with an alcoholic father, I witnessed people at their worst. My dad was a drinker for as long as I knew before he almost died from a binging episode about 3 years ago. Since then, he’s had to stop, but I haven’t forgotten the nights my mother and I went looking for him on the streets when I was less than 10 years old. I won’t forget how scared my mom was of finding him dead or learning that he’d been in a car accident. Pretty early on, I decided that I would never drink to… -
When the first light of sun- Bless you. When the long day is done- Bless you. In your smiles and your tears- Bless you. Through each day of your years- Bless you.
6 Nov 2009 | 8:33 pmThe Meaning Of Existence Les Murray Everything except language knows the meaning of existence. Trees, planets, rivers, time know nothing else. They express it moment by moment as the universe. Even this fool of a body lives it in part, and would have full dignity within it but for the ignorant freedom of my talking mind. foto- gift from colleen and hollie in october 2009
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Recovery Requires Brutal Honesty
6 Nov 2009 | 7:31 pmWhat a cool commercial, sort of Southern trailer park avant garde… now that’s truth in advertising! Initially catching my attention because I pass through Cullman often in my travels, this clip seemed like a good way to highlight the importance of honesty, particularly with oneself, in recovery. According toStephen King addiction is the liar’s disease, “substance abusers lie about everything, and usually do an awesome job of it.” He says about the only way to overcome the affliction is to practice complete honesty, but that this usually requires the occasional audience of our peers… -
Why All Does Not Seem Better When Your Loved One Stops Drinking
5 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pmThank you author and speaker Lisa Frederiksen of Breaking the Cycles for this regular series sharing her decades long experience of dealing with family alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Click here to see the rest of the series. Time and again readers and those I speak with express their concerns that ‘things’ don’t feel better once the drinking stops. They worry that ‘this is it!’? Often this makes them fearful of their loved one’s recovery or question whether their loved one is really in recovery. This is when it helps to recall the neural networks in a… -
Vodka Avalanche Buries Drunk Forklift Driver
4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amA fitting video for a nation that is being crushed by rampant alcoholism, the clip is of a drunk Russian forklift driver that brings down an avalanche of vodka and cognac. The inebriated version of Murphy’s Law, the Luck of the Drunk, was in effect and fortunately no one was seriously injured in the accident. I had intended to relate this accident to Russia’s current public health campaign against alcohol abuse, but it seems the NY Times News Blog has preempted me with Tackling the Russian God. You can however click here to read more of TDA on Russia. -
You Some Think Handcuffs Are Going to Stop This?
3 Nov 2009 | 9:36 pmStacy Goodwin is the Ohio mother shown in the video attacking Lori Osterland who was in court to face charges that she was complicit in the death of Goodwin’s daughter, 20 year-old Carri Goodwin. Alliance, Ohio, police say the Goodwin sisters and Osterland were out drinking. They believe 20-year-old Carri passed out in a car on a cold night and nobody checked her… Carrie died of acute alcohol poisoning and hypothermia. ~ MyFoxDC “You some think handcuffs are going to stop this?” Is what Goodwin yelled as she was restrained and led out of the courtroom. Actually the handcuffs did seem… -
The Oprah Winfrey Show – [BEYOND] The Diane Schuler Story
2 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pmThank you author and speaker Lisa Frederiksen of Breaking the Cycles for this regular series sharing her decades long experience of dealing with family alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Click here to see the rest of the series. I watched the titled Oprah show, yesterday (10/27/09), and was struck on so many, many fronts, but the two I’m going to talk about in this post have nothing to do with the Diane Schuler Story. They relate to the portions of the show that followed that segment. 1. The first segment, “A Mother’s Fatal Decision,” I want to address starts around minute…
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Emotions
6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmIn recovery we suffer from three areas of illness, physical, mental and spiritual. The emotions can be affected by all three. Chaper 5 in the Big Book says that many of us suffer from mental and emotional disorders and that honesty can help us recover. The truth of the matter is, in my case, I had no idea I was as emotionally distraught as much as I was mental. Sure I had been in the asylum for my mental unhealth but I did not realize I was emotionally sick till I tried to stay sober and my emotions were no longer drunk or high. I am sure that this is the case with many of us even though I do… -
Alcoholics Anonymous as I Have Seen It
6 Nov 2009 | 7:46 pmAlcoholics Anonymous as I Have Seen ItA Welcome, Needed, Haven of Love, Service, and General ToleranceBy Dick B.© 2009 Anonymous. All rights reservedWhen I First Entered the Rooms on April 23, 1986When I first entered the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous on April 23, 1986, I was a very sick man—about to get sicker. Years of sleeping pill dependence; a lesser number of years of excessive drinking; and the attendant departures from acceptable behavior had left me a depressed, defeated, ashamed, confused, and frightened person. Here are the folks who greeted me in my first few days of… -
Character Defects
6 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pmI just recently worked my 7th Step with my sponsor, but left out two of my worst defects - co-dependency and blaming others for not doing my will. I have been posting quite a bit about acceptance, but it seems that I lack this trait more than I cared to admit. I have come to know that unless I turn all of my defects over to God, I am living a lie. Does anybody else have a take on this? If so please feel free to share your ideas. Lynda -
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Im a Stay at Home Mom Who May be an Alcoholic? Could I Really Be One?
6 Nov 2009 | 9:28 amIm a stay at home mom with 2 young children. I like to think Im a good mother who does a good job of keeping the house in order and making sure -
Dealing with the Magic Pill Phenomenon When You or Someone You Love is Trying to Overcome Alcoholism or Drug Addiction
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I Sometimes Take Over the Counter and Prescription Meds to get a Buzz. Is That Breaking My Recovery?
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Book on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction: Addiction Uncovered
2 Nov 2009 | 11:18 amAddiction Uncovered: The Book on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction That Could Change Your Life
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Long Time, No Type To!
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Marijuana Legalized in Breckenridge, Colo.
6 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pmIn a largely symbolic move, voters in the Colorado ski town of Breckenridge voted overwhelmingly to approve the legalization of marijuana possession. More... -
Marijuana Legalized in Breckenridge, Colo.
6 Nov 2009 | 5:43 amIn a largely symbolic move, voters in the Colorado ski town of Breckenridge voted overwhelmingly to approve the legalization of marijuana possession and use. More... -
Conscious Choice
6 Nov 2009 | 4:32 amAfter several years of sobriety, last Friday I chose to drink. I went to a friends house, where I would be "safe". I didn't want my kids to see me, and didn't want my husband to know what I was doing. Why did I choose to drink? Because I just don't care anymore. I am beaten down and broken. I am full of anxiety and depression. I fight, I work at it, I struggle, I kept doing the next right thing, until...I just didn't care to do it anymore. I have so much crap in my life that I don't know how to deal with it. No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get past it. I knew drinking… -
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Combine Nicotine Patch, Lozenges to Quit Smoking, Researchers Say
6 Nov 2009 | 5:16 amA study comparing five pharmaceutical approaches to quitting smoking found that mixing nicotine patches and lozenges was the most effective, in part because it seemed to best duplicate the highs and lows of nicotine addiction faced by smokers. -
Marijuana Legalized in Breckenridge, Colo.
5 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pmIn a largely symbolic move, voters in the Colorado ski town of Breckenridge voted overwhelmingly to approve the legalization of marijuana possession. -
Smoking During Pregnancy May Predispose Kids to Behavioral Problems
5 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pmWomen who smoked during pregnancy were more likely to report having children with behavioral problems, and researchers think the reason could be fetal brain damage. -
MADD Launches Program To Help Parents Influence Teen Alcohol Behavior
5 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pmMothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Nationwide Insurance have launched a multi-media program to give parents of high school students the communication tools they need to stop teen alcohol use. -
Maine Voters Expand Medical-Marijuana Availability
5 Nov 2009 | 11:52 amVoters in Maine this week decisively approved a measure that will make medical marijuana more available to residents.

