True Tolerance
True Tolerance
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The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. ~ TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any physical, me …
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Should Primary Care Doctors Ask About How Much Alcohol You’re Drinking?
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Primary care doctors should ask adults how much and how often they drink alcohol and counsel those with risky and dangerous drinking habits, a government-backed panel said recently. Based on a review of studies conducted since 1985, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) determined there i …
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Reintegrating Child Soldiers in Burundi
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Mark J. D. Jordans et al., “Reintegration of Child Soldiers in Burundi: a Tracer Study,” BMC Public Health 12, no. 1 (January 2012): 905–916, doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-905. ”Demonstrates promising reintegration trajectories of former child soldiers after participating in a support program.” Filed und …
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Mary Pickford 1892-1979
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The greatest silent film star of all, Mary Pickford, died on this day, May 29, thirty-four years ago. It would be nice to say she lived a long and happy life, but it wouldn’t be true. She did live a long life–at a time when infant mortality rates for white women born in North America predicted a lif …
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