Posts Tagged ‘Alcoholic’

How To Support An Alcoholic in the News

Two drink-free days a week needed, MPs' report says
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"While the committee recognises that public awareness of alcohol units is now high, it supports Drinkaware's evidence that more needs to be done to raise awareness of how many units are in alcoholic drinks." A spokesperson for the Department of Health …
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If alcoholism runs in my family, am I at greater risk?
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While these studies support that there is a strong hereditary influence in the development of alcoholism, we also have to consider external factors that may be involved as we are products not only of our genetic makeup but also of our environment. …
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Charity warning on alcohol policy
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Lighting up Mickey

Mickey Mouse has been having some alcoholic problems, so we put him out of his misery.

 

Figures show drug and alcohol addictions' heavy toll on benefits bill
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Of these, 39710 received the benefits because of their alcohol problems (1.99%) while a further 34940 required them because of drug addiction (1.75%). However, in Scotland there is greater proportion of people require benefits because their drug or …
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Stabbings result in closing of DC lounge
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… were stabbed near the 9th Street club early Friday after a fight broke out inside, according to a report released Wednesday by the District's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Among the problems documented by investigators, a security guard working …
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Reviled alcoholic seeks to rebound – Akron Beacon Journal
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Akron Beacon Journal

Reviled alcoholic seeks to rebound Akron Beacon Journal He agreed to talk with the Akron Beacon Journal about his lifelong battle with alcoholism so that others might learn from his story and, possibly, to change his public reputation. In two interviews at the Grafton Correctional Institution and in dozens … and more »

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Seattle cop’s domestic-violence charges deferred – The Seattle Times
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Seattle cop's domestic-violence charges deferred The Seattle Times The Seattle police detective charged with domestic violence after a Leavenworth Oktoberfest scuffle will avoid prosecution if he carries out a program of alcoholism treatment and probation. By Jefferson Robbins SPD is the most troubled PD in the USA … Cop's domestic violence case deferred for treatmentThe Wenatchee World Online all 2 news articles »

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News Briefs: ‘Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife’ author to speak Jan. 9 in … – Chicago Sun-Times
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News Briefs: 'Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife' author to speak Jan. 9 in … Chicago Sun-Times Libertyville resident Brenda Wilhelmson will read from her new book, “Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife” at the Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville at 7 pm on Monday, Jan. 9. The free event will be open to the public but registration … and more »

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Why Is There So Much Drinking in Steven Spielberg’s Tintin Movie? – Slate Magazine (blog)
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Slate Magazine (blog)

Why Is There So Much Drinking in Steven Spielberg's Tintin Movie? Slate Magazine (blog) If you've been reading about the movie on certain Internet forums and parenting blogs, however, you know that many people are discussing an entirely different topic: how the movie handles alcoholism. Tintin's principal partner in his adventures is one … Readers review 'The Adventures of Tintin'Greenville News Spielberg brings Tintin, Snowy to lifeWorcester Telegram Tintin, human rights and politicsThe Conversation all 105 news articles »

Alcoholic Treatments in the News

Seniors get WISE to drug abuse
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Abuse of alcohol and prescribed and over-the-counter drugs affects up to 17 percent of adults aged 60 or older out of approximately 8 million adults, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. As many as one in six Americans 60 and older …
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MDU measures difficulties of treating alcoholic and drunken patients
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In the two and a half years between January 2009 and June 2011, the MDU opened 189 files in response to requests for help from members concerned about an aspect of treating an alcoholic patient, an average of six such cases each month. …
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Addict Alcoholic in the News

One in five German children have alcoholic or drug-addict parents
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One in five German children have alcoholic or drug-addict parents, according to the latest annual figures on drugs and addiction. That is more than two million children in Germany whose parents are alcoholics and up to 60000 whose parents are drug …
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Alcoholism: A Family Secret – Part 2
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Rose now runs the Burlington-based recovery and support center but she's also a recovering alcoholic and knows first hand about the love-hate relationships many families share with their addict. "I think the family has the absolutely hardest job …
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Before sentenced to death, Home Depot killer shouts: 'I'm innocent'
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