Posts Tagged ‘drug addict’

Question by Not My Real Name or Face: Isn’t this misuse of language?
A person addicted to alcohol is called an alcoholic. So why is a person addicted to work called a “workaholic”? That would be a person addicted to drinking alcohol while working! Shouldn’t they just be called a “workic”? Or how about a “chocoholic” just being called a “chocolatic”? And as long as we are on this subject, why is it a “drug addict” and not a “drugoholic” or more correctly a “drugic”? I find this whole matter quite troubling.

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Answer by Jibril
Quite troubling indeed. I might add I have been unable to find Cheeseburg on a map and it’s driving me crazy.

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PAULO COELHO: The power of prayer
Filed under: alcoholics signs

Question by Clarity: How to tell if someone is truly remorseful?
If someone makes the same mistakes over and over, could they truly be remorseful? Are some people just stuck in a certain behavior and can’t dictate themselves out? Is forgiving them automatically putting myself as the victim again? When do I know the person will never change and they have no remorse for the pain they have caused?

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Answer by Robert
A great question that I have given much thought to over the last couple years.

“If someone makes the same mistakes over and over, could they truly be remorseful?”

I believe so. For example an alcoholic who cannot stop drinking will feel great remorse upon each relapse.

“Are some people just stuck in a certain behavior and can’t dictate themselves out?”

Sure, in some cases… like the practicing alcoholic.

Alcoholism Rehabilitation in the News

For popular rapper, an unusual calling card: sobriety
Filed under: alcoholism rehabilitation

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, over 23 million Americans, or 8.9 percent, needed treatment for a drug- or alcohol-related problem in 2012. In particular, alcoholism, which Macklemore addresses in his music, is involved in 2.5 …
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Cazenovia Recovery sets up in Canandaigua
Filed under: alcoholism rehabilitation

… for veterans in need,” said Suzanne Bissonette, executive director at Cazenovia Recovery. Founded in 1982, Cazenovia Recovery provides rehabilitation services and housing to individuals facing alcoholism, substance abuse, homelessness and poverty.
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Let's start from school and home
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In addition, drug abuse problems among youths are also linked to alcoholism and sex obsession. It has complicated the problem, bringing new challenges to the process of treatment and rehabilitation. The personnel are required to further improve their …
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Help For Families Of Alcoholics in the News

Luce new director of Clem House
Filed under: help for families of alcoholics

The Clem House is a non-profit, residential facility that provides a structured, safe environment (including food and shelter) and an introduction to the 12-step way of life to male alcoholics and drug addicts. Residents come from throughout Ohio …
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Should Heavy Alcohol Consumption While Pregnant be a Crime?
Filed under: help for families of alcoholics

“Women can't be prosecuted for something they don't know about, and, to be fair, women who are alcoholics, who have an issue with drinking, should be given support and should be given information so they know there's a chance they could harm another …
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For those with orthorexia, diet can never be good enough
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Question by 100% ?Creole?: Are alot of people that are in AA “just alcoholics” because that was BC (before CRACK!)?
I wonder sometimes if these people who say they have 30+ years of sobriety would have also had been DRUG ADDICTS too ~~ if all these drugs were around in “their” days?

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Answer by ashj_1218
In all honesty, most people who are in AA are actually recovering mainly from alcohol…because it was their DOC (drug of choice). They probably did some other stuff too, but this is the one they keep heading back to. If they were harder drug users, they would be in NA meetings, which tend to focus more on the cocaine and heroin and other drugs. Either way, an addict is an addict.

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Bill Clears Way for Four-Time DUI Offenders to Drive
Filed under: recovering alcoholic

What Is Alcoholism Addiction in the News

Future: Ominous prospects
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… of Appalachia, among other blasted landscapes, suggests that it's very easy for the absence of work to intertwine with social pathologies" and produce "a society with more alcoholism, more drug addiction, more obesity, lower lifespans, more social …
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Jam session: How will The Edge impact local underage drinking and substance …
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Plymouth is initiating a new program, called The Edge, which is designed to promote healthy alternatives to underage alcohol use. The program, funded by the state, brings together several groups to bring a new perspective on underage drinking and …
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Many support groups are readily available for assistance in the area
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