Posts Tagged ‘Alcoholics Anonymous’

Government reservists plan ‘will create surge of PTSD’
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ptsd news – Bing News Government reservists plan ‘will create surge of PTSD’ The Ministry of Defence has admitted it expects to see a rise in veterans suffering from PTSD after a decade of intense operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Armed Forces’ surgeon general has brought in routine mental hea …
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The spilled coffee.
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So I wrote before about my mother suffering a subdural hematoma from falling head first down the stairs about a month ago after coming home from BRMC a day before. Well, the two weeks post that she ended up back in BRMC and was released with a 101.3 fever, which prompted me to bring her to Holy Name …
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Alcoholics Recovery in the News

Prince William County health calendar
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Mental health and substance abuse Dual Diagnosis group promotes recovery through peer support. 6-7:30 p.m., Trillium Drop-In … Alcoholics Anonymous 8:30 p.m., Concordia Lutheran Church, 3637 Graham Park Rd., Triangle. 703-293-9753. Saturday, Oct.
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Phoenix Program Inc. helps the addicted
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Phoenix Programs Inc. began about 40 years ago as a refuge for homeless adult alcoholic men. In the past the organization has moved, … But the primary aspect of recovery involves the individual's sessions with a counselor. “This is the backbone where …
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Community calendar beginning October 1
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The meeting is for anyone experiencing behavioral problems with a loved one, has a family member of any age with drug or alcohol problems, needs help coping with a loved one's drug or alcohol problems or needs help making decision on how to help a …
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Clancy I. AA Speaker Alcoholics Anonymous, Classic talk from 1988 at an AA Meeting

Classic tape from 1988, Clancy shares his experience strength and hope at an AA speaker meeting! Enjoy! :) From the book Alcoholics Anonymous: “In spite of t…

Older Adults Can be Addicts Too!
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Hamilton, NJ –September 4, 2013 – In observance of the month of September being “Recovery Month,” Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County is partnering with the Mercer County Office on Aging and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug …
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Addicts find support in area programs
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At age 18, she got drunk for the first time. The experiences sparked what later became a 20-year dance with alcoholism. Now, at age 43 and with nearly three years of sobriety, Welsh enjoys sharing her story. Since September is National Recovery Month …
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Support Groups For Alcoholics in the News

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AA and the support groups around it saved my life and opened my mind to a way of life that is better than anything I ever got out of a bottle. Go to an AA meeting, get a big book (AA Big Book), and do what it says and listen to what other people have …
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Community calendar
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Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step support group, each Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hill Air Force Base Chapel Annex, Room 18-19. 801-603-8047. Beehive Rock and Gem Club, 7 p.m., Roy Municipal Center, 5051 S. 1900 West, behind Roy Fire Station in …
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Redemption of Althalus–chapter 33-34
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Chapter thirty three opens with Althalus staring at Dweia. “You’re staring again, Althie,” she said, not even looking up. “I know. I’ve got a permit, though. You’ve got very pretty arms, did you know that?”This is not fan fiction. A grown man wrote that. Expecting it to be romantic. Admittedly, it’s …
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The Flight and Plight of Thomas Builds-a-Fire
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Our switch to short stories proved to be an interesting endeavor this week. While I expected the shorter pieces to be of a slightly more uplifting nature, I was proven wrong as these stories tackled equally as disturbing subjects as we observed in McCarthy’s novel. Despite the primarily depressing n …
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The Twelve-Steps Reverse-Engineered 2
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Question by : I went to an alcoholics anonymous meeting and the guy there said that I was allergic to alcohol?
I think, if I were allergic to alcohol, I would be dead by now, because I drink so much of it. How can I be allergic to alcohol?

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Answer by wtfcats
You are not allergic to alcohol. You might have whats called “Asian Blush” which basically means your capillaries(like veins and arteries) in your face are close to the surface and this causes your face to turn red when you drink. But you are not allergic to alcohol, that guy is wrong. He might have been trying to metaphorize though.

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AUDIO: Diageo says "Alcohol consumption is down"
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