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Binge Drinking Curbed By Fear Of Cancer For College Students: The Value In …
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In the U.S. alone, four out of five college students drinking alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Worse, 90 percent of the drinking done under 21 years old is binge drinking, says the Centers for Disease …
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Alcoholics Anonymous has a terrible success rate, addiction expert say
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For alcoholics seeking a safe passage to sobriety, there's a need for something to quiet the siren's song of booze, and for generations two simple letters — "AA" — have been a beacon of hope. Alcoholics Anonymous is synonymous with getting help, the …
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How Your Phone Can Help Keep You Sober
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Question by Ezra: Religious views of A.A.?
I’m writing and English paper on how Alcoholics Anonymous has dramatically changed the 20th Century. I would like a better understanding on the spiritual/religious side of A.A.
Thank you.

Best answer:

Answer by Lha Bho
Well, The second step of the 12 steps of AA requires the belief in a “Higher Power”. So in fact, this is actually most similar to initiation into the Secret Society called Freemasonry. In Freemasonry, initiates are required to have a belief in a Higher Power than themselves, which could be anything, granted it is a Higher Power.

Also, it was Carl Jung that apparently inspired the Creator of AA to…create AA. Carl Jung was asked what could Cure Alcoholism, and he replied something to the effect of a belief in A Higher Power or the influence thereof.

Actually the phrase was: Spiritum contra spiritus = Higher Power opposes alcoholism – Jung

Kids see less conflict at home when dads quit drinking
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By Allison Bond NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men who get treatment for alcoholism don't just improve their own health and wellbeing, they also transform their children's home life for the better, according to a recent study. "Alcohol dependence, as well as its treatment, are complicated," said Daniel Rounsaville, lead author of the study and a psychologist at Meadow's Edge Recovery Center in …
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When dad quits drinking, kids see less conflict home, study says
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Men who get treatment for alcoholism don't just improve their own health and wellbeing, they also transform their children's home life for the better, according to a recent study.
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‘The Big Book’ that gave alcoholics hope in 12 steps turns 75
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Teenage Alcoholism Facts in the News

Here Is Jason Segel in His David Foster Wallace Costume
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Here are the facts: That's Jason Segel dressed as David Foster Wallace. He's dressed like him … The director is James Ponsoldt, who made a surprising film last year called The Spectacular Now that's about teenagers in love and alcoholism. (The …
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Here's How You May Already Be Getting Hacked
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It was as if someone filmed an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and AA was mad because that film competed with its own business of videotaping meetings and selling the tapes. “I felt totally violated,” Bilal said. Even worse, none of it was … Consider …
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Jimmy Dorrell, Board of Contributors: Myths of poverty: Just how lazy are the …
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Lindsay Lohan Alcohol Abuse in the News

10 Thoughts On Part 2 of Lindsay Lohan's New Reality Show
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"She'll get a bunch of attorneys," Lohan explains to the camera matter-of-factly as she's doing her make up, foregoing a glaring opportunity for some self introspection or commentary on the cycle of family substance abuse. 5. Though most of the world …
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LiLo attending AA meetings every day
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Lindsay Lohan reportedly attends the Alcoholics Anonymous meetings on a regular basis, and her pals insist that she has been really good at refraining herself from drinking. A source told E! News that the 'Mean Girls' star has been really good lately.
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Signs Of Alcoholics in the News

How home brewing can curb hand sanitizer consumption (and more from In …
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A Vancouver drug center began teaching homeless alcoholics to brew their own beer and wine to stop them from drinking hand sanitizer and mouthwash. The nonprofit Drug Users Resource Center, which gained media attention for providing Canada's first …
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How Justin Bieber went out of control
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As teenagers, they went to a few Alcoholics Anonymous meetings together. But it didn't stick. Jeremy and Pattie were both … But Braun also had an eye to the future, constantly leveraging Bieber's success to sign other clients. He also used Bieber's …
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