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Cary Quashen: Teens need to say 'no' to alcohol
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April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, and this year's theme is “Help For Today, Hope For Tomorrow.” Alcohol Awareness Month was established in 1987 by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence to help reduce the stigma often …
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Dear Abby: Father of four is selfish to put his health at risk
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Al-Anon is a fellowship of family members and friends of alcoholics, and it was created to help people just like you. Visit Al-AnonFamilyGroups.org, call 888-4AL-ANON or email [email protected]. You may also want to contact your department of mental …
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Just FYI, I'm a Recovering Alcoholic and I Have Friends
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Lindsay Lohan’s OWN Docuseries ‘Lindsay’ To End With A Two-Hour Season Finale (VIDEO)
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Since its premiere in March, the eight-part documentary series “Lindsay” has offered a candid look at Lindsay Lohan’s personal journey through recovery, as well as her efforts to rebuild her career. “It’s a really f——up disease and it’s really scary,” a tearful Lohan says about alcoholism in the …
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‘Teen Mom’ Kailyn Reveals Eating Disorder — Cruel Mother & Cyber Bullies Pushed Her To Dangerous Diet
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Today, Kailyn Lowry is proud of her body, adorning her skin with tattoos and even modeling in her bra for photographer Kate Hedrick’s “Beauty is Sizeless” campaign in 2012. However, in her upcoming tell-all, the Teen Mom 2 star, now 22, confesses she suffered from anorexia and bulimia for many years …
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Doc sober 3 days a historic event

After DTs Doc was frightened into quitting his astronomical daily intake of alcohol and has now been sober 3 days, the longest Gerry has ever seen him go wit…

Research Suggests That Green Tea, Exercise Boost Weight Loss
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A recent analysis of 11 human trials with green tea preparations reported a 1.31 kilogram average body weight loss in intervention groups compared to control groups. Approximately 34 percent of adults in the United States are classified as obese …
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The History of Small-Batch Bourbon
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Beneath the immoderate use of alcohol and narcotics lurked a lust for the Godhead, and for a bass player named Frank Carlton Serafino Ferranna Jr.—better known as Nikki Sixx—giving that Godhead a near-death noogie was simply the stuff of a Saturday …
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Potential New Treatment for Alcoholism: Ezogabine
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Alcoholism treatment breakthrough? A recently approved epilepsy drug may help alcoholics stop drinking.
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Elizabeth Vargas opens up about her alcoholism

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Looking for you – Repost
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So, this is a public blog post hoping to find you, or some trace of you. I have no idea how much to say about what I have going on, and very little desire to expose myself to risks and labels, but really the only way to do this is just to trust a bit and hope that it doesn’t just all bite me on the …
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How to Make Mealtimes on Passover Much More Enjoyable
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This day has turned out to be perfectly awful, capped off with my Internet deciding to go to Italy or something, so I’m posting this from my iPad, which means I’ll have to return later for tags and graphics. On top of that, it’s still Passover. I know that my ancestors did my unborn soul a solid by …
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Checking In
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Hello everyone, I’m just checking in to let anyone who may still be reading any of my blogs that I am doing as well as can be expected, a little over a month has passed since my best friend and wife Sandi Donecker passed away at the young age of 38. Sometimes I really don’t know how I actually get u …
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By Any Means
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Since I read mysteries and action/adventure novels for fun, I was delighted recently to land a free preview copy of Chris Culver’s new book, By Any Means via Net Galley. Chris Culver, a masterful storyteller, did not disappoint. He grabbed my attention by the opening lines and kept me burning the mi …
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Thought Corner: Addiction The Good, Bad and Truth
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