Posts Tagged ‘Alcoholics Anonymous’

Divorcing An Alcoholic in the News

Vancouver Island Crime Spree Charges
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An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting isn't the right venue for show and tell. … target="_hplink"> LB Williams</a>, the husband, eventually admitted to setting the fire and posting the notes, so his wife of almost seven years would drop her divorce filings.
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Ex-cop found guilty of child molestation
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While they all claimed not to know each other, the four men all testified Monday about how Scharfschwerdt gave them alcohol, told them lurid stories about sexual acts or feelings and got them alone and molested them.Although all the men testified that …
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Murder victim was in child abuse gang that used daggers and gowns to frighten …
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Online Help For Alcoholics in the News

Alcoholics Anonymous Helps Men and Women Recover, but in Different Ways
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Researchers found that AA helped men and women gain confidence in their ability to stay sober in social gathering and also increase the number of social contacts that help them remain sober. However, women benefitted most by avoiding alcohol when they …
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Office Alcoholics: Should Bosses Fire Or Help Drunk Employees?
Filed under: online help for alcoholics

Business owner Barry Weinstein came on HuffPost Live Wednesday to tell his story of firing an employee for having a drinking problem. Weinstein told host Janet Varney, "If I was this mans friend, I would feel a responsibility. If I was this guy's …
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Too Much Holiday 'Cheer'
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Entertainment’s Underworld/Tiffany Apan Interviews Robert Z’Dar Part 1

Tiffany Apan interviews film actor, Robert Z’Dar at the Indie Gathering International Film Festival. Z’Dar talks about his career, his recovery from alcoholism and cancer (through help of alternative medicine) and about getting inducted into the Indie Hall of Fame.

Death Panels, Revisited
Filed under: recovery from alcoholism

The story revolved around an insurance company's refusal to pay for a liver transplant for one of its clients, on the argument that she had concealed one of those famous “pre-existing conditions,” namely alcoholism. The scene was Thanksgiving Day at …
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Fallen Presbyterian leader finds path to renewal
Filed under: recovery from alcoholism

His recovery was immersed in 12-step spirituality, which was pioneered in part by Bill Wilson — the Alcoholics Anonymous founder whose conversion story appears in Mulder's book. It's grounded in participants' admission of their need to receive help …
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Alcoholics Support in the News

Health calendar for Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2012
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Alcoholics Anonymous Rule 62 Group — 5:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays and 10 a.m. Saturdays at Historic Providence Christian Church, 819 N. Main St., Graham. … Open to anyone who serves as a support person for a cancer patient.
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Seabrook House's VP Of Treatment Services Named Chairwoman Of The …
Filed under: alcoholics support

"Seabrook House has fully supported my involvement with NACoA over the last 2 years," said Loebs. "They understand the importance of the organization's mission to eliminate the adverse impact of alcohol and drug use on children and families.
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Symptoms Of Alcoholics in the News

Bernalillo County Halts Methadone Drug Treatment Program
Filed under: symptoms of alcoholics

Jailers at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center are defending their decision to cancel the state's only inmate methadone treatment program by the end of the year. They say the … Johnson said alcoholics are not given beer in jail …
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Treatment program takes comprehensive approach to help
Filed under: symptoms of alcoholics

During phase one, which usually lasts 30 days, the client has to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meeting every day, see a counselor once per week, see a probation officer once per week and go before the judge once per week.
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Students told how opiates wreck lives
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Alcoholism Support in the News

Coming Events: Dec. 5-13
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An ACA/Alanon support group is for people who have been affected by Alcoholism or other family dysfunction. More information contact (920) 737-3365. • DIVORCECARE, 6:30 p.m., St. Peters Lutheran Church and School, 108 W. Maple St., Sturgeon Bay.
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If public servants drink less alcohol, services will improve
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Remarks by Rift Valley PC Osman Warsa that alcohol abuse is to blame for poor performance in the public service (Nation, November 20) deserves support. Alcohol and drug abuse has adversely affected the country's social, economic and health goals.
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Woman had blackouts due to drink
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A WOMAN has told how the support of a local Alcoholics Anonymous group saved her life as it spiralled out of control. The mum – who we have chosen to call Samantha to protect her real identity – admits to drinking so much that she would black out while …
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