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A change of views changes lives
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In addition, he introduced a local alcohol tax. "This provided us with funds for treatment," he said. "Over time the city had become a much more pleasant place to live, a lot of it due to this plan." After a stint as the state director of the Division …
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'Bill W. and Dr. Bob' an eye-opener on alcoholism
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For instance, two main things in “Bill W. and Dr. Bob” are: alcoholism is a disease and not a choice; the only cure is for an alcoholic to be able to talk to another alcoholic. “Those are two huge things,” said Maxwell, who plays Dr. Bob in the show …
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Treatment for alcoholism 'would save thousands'
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At the moment less than 10% of people dependent on alcohol in the EU are offered treatment with cognitive/behavioural therapy or drugs, but boosting that to 40 per cent would save 11,700 lives each year, according to a paper published in European …
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