Posts Tagged ‘Alcoholics Anonymous’

Real life family crisis

Dealing with alcoholism in my family, my mother and cousin suffering from addiction.

 

A Halfway House Built on Exaggerated Claims
Filed under: dealing with alcoholism

At night, they talk on cellphones, which are supposed to be banned; drink alcohol hidden in water bottles; and smoke synthetic marijuana, called K2, the five inmates said. They also flee. In Community First's first year running the Brooklyn halfway …
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Support groups schedule holiday meetings for Staten Islanders in recovery from …
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Alcoholics Anonymous will hold its annual 12-hour Holiday Marathon on Christmas Day at Olivet Presbyterian Church in West Brighton. Staten Island Advance. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — From the idyllic images of a “White Christmas” to the miserly … For …
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Alcoholic Behavior in the News

Danehy
Filed under: alcoholic behavior

I shrug if an artist is a drug-addict or an alcoholic or a serial cheater, but I don't if he's a beater of women. I can't rip into Chris Brown and then overlook the same behavior by James Brown. When I finished the book, I got Star Time (the James …
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What's happening today in the north valley
Filed under: alcoholic behavior

Alcoholics Anonymous: Chico Central — 6:30 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. 1102 Mangrove Ave., Chico; Mom's Alcoholics Anonymous — Noon, 5:30 and 8 p.m. 2109 Esplanade, Suite 110, Chico. Meet times, locations or to talk to recovering alcoholic, 342 …
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Impaired Teen Driving on the Rise Survey Says
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Question by Hillylill: Should I go to Alcoholics Anonymous?
I would really appreciate some advice about this. I’m weird about drinking, but I don’t know if it’s serious enough for me to try to get some help or something. Both my parents are alcoholics and most of my uncles and siblings are as well. I’ve been drinking for the past four years (I’m 20). I don’t drink often (maybe every three weeks), but when I do I binge drink…a lot…and then feel really guilty about it the next day (no, not because of hangovers). I drink this way because I try really hard to stay sober, but then I just can’t handle it anymore, tell myself I’ll just have one drink, and then I figure “Screw it– I had one drink so I might as well have two!” and then I can’t stop. I drink when I’m alone more often than with other people. I hoard alcohol–the ends of drinks I find around I collect in little bottles and keep. I think about drinking and have cravings all the time. Usually my first reaction to anything that happens (good or bad) is “I really need a drink right now.” I’ve tried not forcing myself to try to stay sober (because I’ve considered that by attempting to restrict myself so much I’ve made myself think even more about alcohol). The result of that strategy is that I’m pretty much drunk most of the time, so I try to stay sober. I know I’m not an alcoholic because I’m not physically addicted (perhaps psychologically…maybe), but I would like some help with trying to stop drinking. Should I go to AA? Is there something else I can do? If you have any suggestions I would really appreciate it. Thanks so much for your time and I hope you have a good 2009.

Are You An "Almost Alcoholic?"
Filed under: Alcoholism

WHAT IS AN ALCOHOLIC?: Although alcohol is used widely throughout the United States the lines between being a social drinker, a problem drinker, or an alcoholic are often unclear. A person can be considered to have alcoholism if they demonstrate a physical addiction to alcohol and continue to drink despite their alcohol use causing problems at work, with their family, or with various other …
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Support Groups
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AL-ANON ALCOHOLISM SUPPORT: For those whose lives are affected by another person's drinking; meets each Fri.
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Alcoholics Anonymous – Chris R. “carrying the message of hope, the 12 steps of AA”

Question by gingersnap704: Can anyone give me info on the lack of sexual desire in a recovering alcoholic man?

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Answer by Scotia Sweetheart
I believe alcohol can make a man impotent… and withdrawls from alcohol may cause loss of libido…. give him some time

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Community Calendar: Week of Dec. 26, 2012-Jan. 1, 2013
Filed under: medical symptoms of alcoholism

Alcoholics Anonymous – Call for locations/times/info: 815-227-4633 or 815-968-0333. Anderson Japanese Gardens – 318 Spring Creek Road. Open May 1-Oct. 31. …. Northern Illinois Medical Group – 5301 E. State St. Qigong classes offered at various times …
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Too much too young? Party-loving mother who suddenly developed rare allergy …
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Torn apart by drug abuse, family now reunited in recovery
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The family reunited in July after nearly two years of struggles to overcome drug addiction and alcoholism. By Scott Hewitt … Family Treatment Court: Superior Court supervises this program to help parents recover from drug use and reunify with children.
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'Smashed' not a watered-down look at alcoholism
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Things look up for a time, but even with the help of her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor (Octavia Spencer), Kate learns sobriety is just the first step in reclaiming her life. She soon realizes that if she wants to remain sober, she can no longer be with …
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