Alcoholic Behaviors in the News

Governing in recovery
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Van Wormer catalogued some of Bush's “dry drunk” behavior: “indications of paranoia”; “rigid, judgmental outlook”; “all-or-nothing thinking. . . commonly found in newly recovering alcoholics/addicts.” (Bush had been dry for 16 years.) “Such a worldview …
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Should drinking alcohol during pregnancy be a crime?
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That's the question posed in a case that's gone to appeal in the UK courts involving the rights of a 6-year-old child, whose health, lawyers claim, was damaged as a result of her mother drinking alcohol to excess during pregnancy. The case could set a …
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stimulating brain cells stops binge drinking
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For that reason, the results have application not only in understanding and treating alcohol-drinking behaviors in humans, but also in many devastating mental illnesses and neurological diseases that have a dopamine component. Bass notes that this …
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Calendar of events
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The Basement Bunch (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting: 7 p.m. every Sunday, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 315 E. Main St., Murfreesboro. For more info, call AA Central office, 615-831-1050. Unity Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meeting: 6 p.m. (two meetings …
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