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Movie review: Upbeat 'Smashed' presents sobering look at alcoholism
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One drink is too many, a thousand is never enough for Kate — but who's counting? Certainly not Charlie, her adoring husband and fellow boozer in "Smashed," a compelling cautionary tale of (and primarily for) thirtysomething drinkers. Each generation …
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Why Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard Need Family Counseling
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Whaling captains! Pirates out the ying-yang! Cedar-shingles! Quaint little $ 59-million cottages! Frosty winters! Pop-up shops! Alcoholism! Jobless rates! Rich twits in summer! (Theirs are Republican, ours Democrat.) But in spite of being twins – well …
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Does Creativity Come With A Price? New Insight On Creatives And Mental Illness
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For generations, there's been a cultural assumption that creative people are more mentally unstable than everybody else. In his 1936 essay, The Crack-Up, F. Scott Fitzgerald detailed his own personal battles with depression and alcoholism. Just four …
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Hope: Over 65 years of NCADD Leadership

We are the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and we address the #1 health problem in the United States. This is an organization that can help any person, regardless of race, creed, class, or color that has a problem with drug addiction or alcoholism. So many people do not know that alcoholism is a disease, that drug addiction is a disease. This isn’t a moral problem. This is a health problem. Just like any other devastating disease, you need help to recover. Get Help: www.ncadd.org HOPE LINE 800 NCACALL (24 hour Affiliate referral) Since 1944 NCADD and our national network of Affiliates have been that first call for millions of individuals and family members seeking help to deal with the alcoholism and addiction issues in their family. Follow our social media to learn more: Facebook: on.fb.me Twitter: @NCADDNational bit.ly Make a difference and get involved: Donate: bit.ly Involvement: bit.ly Become Affiliate: bit.ly

 

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