Posts Tagged ‘Alcoholic’

Alcoholics Anonymous

Lucie struggles with her addiction to Alcohol and shows the world how hard overcoming it truly can be. this is a real life dramatic scene of how troubling the addiction can be.

Is Alcoholics Anonymous Too White?
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She shared a house with her alcoholic mother who, at the august age of 61, improbably added cocaine to her addictions. When Susan went to jail, her mother got custody of Susan's three children. Grandmom partied for days, openly snorting lines of coke …
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The road to recovery from alcoholism
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When I say we rebuilt my dad, I mean all of the real-life engineers came from afar to help with the process: the experts at University Hospital, Alcoholics Anonymous, Mount Airy Shelter, and the Prospect House, to name just a few, as well as my family, …
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Signs Of Becoming An Alcoholic in the News

Alcohol ads must have warnings by February
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The directive, signed by governor Kep Chuktema, mandates that alcohol-related billboards and advertising signs must contain the warnings, “don't drink and drive” and “drink responsibly”. “In case they [beer and wine producers] don't follow the …
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Decapitated Head Found Next To Hollywood Sign: All Celebrities Suspects
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by Mof Gimmers on January 18, 2012 1 Comment Apart from the myriad of famous people, the insane volumes of high quality Class A drugs, the alcoholism, casting couches, gangster dollars, movie productions and deviant sexual tastes, Hollywood is a bit of …
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Christie signs law to allow wine shipment and licensing of new New Jersey wineries
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Children Of Alcoholic in the News

Keeping Film Aspirations Intact While Building a Life of Sobriety
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On the bottom shelf sit well-thumbed paperbacks with titles like “Adult Children of Alcoholics” and “Narcotics Anonymous.” The top shelf is lined with Shakespeare plays and a copy of “Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade.” And on the middle shelf, …
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Alcoholic turns life around, starts nonprofit Kelly House
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By Brandy Swart After battling addiction most of her adult life, Mary Kelly was forced to change her ways or face losing her children. Growing up in a home of violence, Kelly lived in fear as a child. “My dad was an alcoholic. …
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MOH to confront boozing
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Beating Alcoholism in the News

Reviled alcoholic seeks to rebound
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I took this beating for about six months.” Then in June 2007, he got a Father's Day card. He started to weep because she wrote “I love you.” “Through my daughter's letters, she has taught me as much as I could teach her about life. …
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Beating Anger
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Chris participated in more than 2 1/2 years of counselling for both his alcoholism and anger management as well as issues from his past, and his wife has also been involved in his therapy (as well as her own counselling). He says he's learned ways of …
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Homeless Victim of Taped Beating Has Seizure
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How To Help Alcoholic in the News

How the brain can make quitting alcohol harder
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Currently, the main drug available to help addicts stay off alcohol and drugs that is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration is naltrexone. This drug binds to the same receptors in the brain that opioids would bind to, so the opioids don't …
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John McGrath, Keelin McNamara and Tina Leonard sample a tipple. Photo by …
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It is isotonic, vitamin rich, low calorie and has "natural regenerative powers that help athletes recover from a workout." Okay, it's also alcohol-free: well, it contains just 0.5pc alcohol so certainly isn't going to dehydrate you or get you drunk. …
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Booze addiction almost killed me
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What Is An Alcoholic in the News

Leigh Steinberg files for bankruptcy
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I surrendered to the reality that I was an alcoholic and my behavior was impacting family and associates in March 2010. I surrendered to the concept that until I tackled alcoholism, other priorities needed to be put aside. …
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America's Drinking Binge
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New research shows that four times a month, one in six Americans goes on a drinking binge, knocking back an average of eight alcoholic beverages within a few hours. The findings, based on a survey of 457677 Americans around the country, show that while …
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Alcohol Releases the Brain's 'Feel-Good' Chemicals
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