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What is an enabler? Interview w/ Meridith Powell & Beth Brand

Taken from their book, The Real Dope on Dealing with an Addict, Meridith & Beth give a concise explanation of what enabling an addict/alcoholic is and the destructive path it creates for both the addict/alcoholic and codependent.

 

November to remember
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It's an unbelievably poignant movie about the trappings of alcoholism and drug addiction. Note: As is in real life, each starring alcoholic has an able-bodied enabler. The holiday season can be an awfully rough time for alcoholics. Family gatherings …
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Event Calendar Events for Thursday, December 20, 2012
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Co-dependents, Enablers, Rescuers – Support Group public meeting how to help addicts, alcoholics, mentally ill; in a healthy relationship of helper and helped. This is not a 12 step group. 7:00 PM Sometimes well-meaning people, trying to help an addict …
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Alcoholism Counseling in the News

What's happening today in the north valley
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Play contains alcoholism, drug addiction, foul language, infidelity, racism, incest. 2145 Park Ave., Suite 13, … Medicare Counseling: Trained, state-registered volunteer counselors assist seniors, adults with disabilities with Medicare matters …
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Underage drinking fines in Pennsylvania will go up on holiday
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“The more obstacles or barriers there are for the use of a substance, generally the less use there will be,” said Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director of Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Moon, which treats people for alcoholism and other substance abuse …
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AA group 'simply helps'
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“It simply helps, because we've all been there; anybody that attends it, they've all been in the same place that an active alcoholic would be in. … There's no one that can understand the mind of an alcoholic better than an alcoholic; you have to have …
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Riley Regan, Pioneer and Advocate in Alcoholism and Drug Treatment
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Mr. Regan was a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and drew his passion and commitment for his work from his own personal experiences with drugs and alcohol. He was an example of recovery to countless others and dedicated his life to helping …
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Why Am I An Alcoholic in the News

Reckless prescribing, lost lives
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For example, in looking into cases of improper prescribing, investigators usually do not search county coroners' files to determine whether — as in Estiandan's case — a doctor's patients are dying of drug overdoses. Dr. Rick Chavez, a pain management …
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Tex'n the City: Item No. 10 — Rounding the corner
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An accent! As long as he's not hiding some secret alcoholic or deep-rooted drug addiction, he's in! He took me … Then he asked what he probably thought was another easy question: “How do you feel at this point with what you've done so far?” Hmmm. I …
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Why I Am No Longer An Alcoholic

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Alcoholic Recovery Symptoms in the News

Psychotherapeutic treatment necessary for treating chronic psychological …
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"It is striking how persistently high depression, anxiety, general psychological symptoms and alcohol problems remained for patients with an interest in psychotherapy – even six months after the surgery", states Privatdozent Dr. Henning Krampe, leader …
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Smoking may make hangovers worse
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People who smoke on a day when they have been drinking alcohol heavily are twice as likely to report hangover symptoms as those who only drank. In the study of college students, heavy drinking was defined as about five or six cans … Patrician Hincken …
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Skateboarding champ killed ex-girlfriend
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Churches Reaching Out
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For more information, call 918-241-2437 or 918-291-3798. Life in Focus … LifeGate Freedom, a Christ-centered, 12-step program for those with with life controlling problems such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and gambling and their families. Meetings …
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Miles City school administrators tackle problem of suicide
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The crisis has many causes: a shortage of mental health professionals and mental health facilities; the state's high rates of alcoholism; a cowboy culture where seeking treatment may be seen as weakness; a largely rural population where support groups …
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