Posts Tagged ‘alcohol addiction’

Helping Alcoholics: Do You Believe That Alcoholism Is a Disease or a Personal Weakness/failure?

Question by Mongo: Do you believe that alcoholism is a disease or a personal weakness/failure?
I ask this in “Politics” because one poster referred to ailing Sen. Ted Kennedy as a “typical alcoholic”. Geez!

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Answer by Dick Tater
Personal weakness.

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Where Can I Find Help For Alcohol Addiction?


There comes a time when an alcoholic finally reaches the limit and realizes that he or she is in need of help. Unfortunately, most of the time, the individua…

 

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Alcoholism: Gazza Back From the Brink in His Battle to Beat Alcoholism – ITV News

Gazza back from the brink in his battle to beat alcoholism – ITV News
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Gazza back from the brink in his battle to beat alcoholism
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Footballing star Paul Gascoigne thought he was going to die during his latest stretch in rehab to beat alcohol addiction, it has been reported. The ex-England and Newcastle player returned to Britain yesterday after more than a month at the clinic in
Gazza 'Tied To Bed' As Doctors Saved His LifeSky News
Gazza's coming home! Former England star out of rehabDaily Mail

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Banker Who Earned £750000 a Year Was Only Hired for Her Body, Tribunal Hears

Alcoholism And Treatment in the News

Banker who earned £750000 a year was only hired for her body, tribunal hears
Filed under: alcoholism and treatment

She said: “I believe this comment is indicative of the bank's chauvinistic culture generally, and discriminatory treatment of me. “The references to me being mentally unstable and a drug user were particularly hurtful for me because my mother suffers …
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Way Down and Out in Ulan Bator
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Gantulga shaved at a shelter that the religious organization Betel International runs for alcoholic men in the northwest part of Ulan Bator. … Batbold, under treatment, took pills to manage his alcohol addiction at the Mental Health and Narcology Center.
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Armstrong Reveals 17-Year Alcoholism Struggle

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Armstrong reveals 17-year alcoholism struggle
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Armstrong reveals 17-year alcoholism struggle. Comments. Email; Print; Font Size. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Broadimage / Rex Features (1842598f) Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt of Green Day 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Arrivals, Los …
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Pat O'Brien to Talk About His Recovery from Alcoholism at Dinner for The
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The former host of the TV entertainment programs Access Hollywood and The Insider will talk about his recovery from alcoholism and the events that led him to seek treatment. They included a highly public scandal involving graphic voice mail messages he …
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"He's still in intensive care": But Gazza can win battle with booze, says
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Alcohol Abuse: A Safe Bet: Treat Pathologic Gambling Like Alcohol Addiction – Medscape

A Safe Bet: Treat Pathologic Gambling Like Alcohol Addiction – Medscape
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A Safe Bet: Treat Pathologic Gambling Like Alcohol Addiction
Medscape
In the report, experts from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPysch) in Wales and the charity Alcohol Concern call for routine screening for gambling problems in substance abuse services, creation of a national database to record problems

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Alcohol Abuse Screening Test: HEALTH CALENDAR

Alcohol Abuse Screening Test in the News

HEALTH CALENDAR
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LUPUS SCREENINGS: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lupus Foundation of PA, 615 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Call (888) 995-8787 or visit ….. MONDAY. ADDICTION HELP: confidential one-on-one discussion about drug and alcohol addiction and referrals, 7:30 p.m., the …
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Bill would require drug test for new teen drivers
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Delegate Dr. Joe Ellington, R-Mercer, is the lead sponsor of House Bill 2528, which would require any person under the age of 18 to pass a drug test in order to earn their driver's license. Delegates Marty Gearheart … Gearheart said the bill is …
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