Posts Tagged ‘drug addiction’

Recovered alcoholic retires from diocese after helping others find strength in … – Dallas Morning News
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Recovered alcoholic retires from diocese after helping others find strength in … Dallas Morning News Phil Paschke, with wife Marty and dog Jazz, is retiring as the coordinator of alcoholism ministry for the Diocese of Dallas after 28 years. A recovering alcoholic himself, Paschke says, “I made a lot of people sad in my life. I'm trying to make up for …

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Judge Simms opens up about his alcoholism, family, traffic stop – Macon Telegraph (blog)
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Macon Telegraph (blog)

Judge Simms opens up about his alcoholism, family, traffic stop Macon Telegraph (blog) When Howard Simms slips on his black judge's robe Monday, for the first time in six weeks, it will be as a man who has owned up to his flaws. He took his last drink of alcohol Sept. 24. It was a Monday, two days after being stopped at a license … and more »

Addiction Alcoholism in the News

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The definition for alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol and dependency. For many parents, couples and students who have tried or have been drinking …
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New study finds alcoholism twice as fatal for women
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The 14-year study from Germany found that women with alcohol addiction were five times more likely to die during those 14 years than women in the general population—which was about double that of men in the general population. The study also found …
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En Tegucigalpa: El Crematorio (The Dump)

Overcoming Alcohol Abuse in the News

Former Cowboys great to share drug addiction struggles
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Former Dallas Cowboys champion Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson will be the keynote speaker at Tuesday's Power of Prevention Breakfast benefiting The Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse. Henderson will share his struggles to overcome alcohol and drug …
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'This place saves lives'
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For MacDonald, these things not only helped him overcome his addiction to alcohol but will help him as he spends a lifetime helping men “just like me” overcome their addictions as one of the farm's staff members. He returned to the farm four years ago …
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Overcoming a Dominant Thought, Situation, Behavior or Pattern
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Alcoholic Parent in the News

Marcus Whitman parent charged with hosting underage drinking party
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The parent of a Marcus Whitman student has been charged with hosting an underage drinking party attended by about 30 Marcus Whitman students after the high school's homecoming dance Oct. 13, according to Ontario County sheriff's deputies. Jessica R …
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'Kidnapping' letter leads to controversy at Whistler Secondary
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The letter was written in response to a community member's concerns, raised during an Oct. 18 parent information session attended by a local RCMP officer and a representative from Whistler Community Services. … Oakley wrote that the tradition …
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Addiction is a brain disease
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If an individual has one parent with a history of alcoholism that person's risk of developing alcoholism or drug addiction is more than doubled. If both parents were affected the risk is more than tripled. Nonetheless, many addict/alcoholic individuals …
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Facts Alcoholism in the News

'Liar's Autobiography' honors Python's 'dead one'
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"A Liar's Autobiography" chronicles not so much the facts of Chapman's life as his trickster spirit, as a cartoon figure named Graham Chapman works through such issues as his alcoholism, promiscuity and confusion over his sexuality (he eventually …
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GLASS HOUSES, THE TEHL, AND THE TRUTH!
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As I stated earlier I am in "Recovery" from alcoholism, and drug addiction. Those two things caused me to lose my hockey career and both marriages. I spent close to eleven years incarcerated, prior to getting clean and sober, so I am far from perfect …
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Why the Sitcom Spinoff Isn't Coming Back
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Ex-Addict goes all in, and wins – Examiner.com
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Ex-Addict goes all in, and wins Examiner.com As is the case with any alcoholic or addict, Merson made straight A's in high school. After graduating in 2007, Merson said that he lost his way. Struggling to find money to support his drug addiction, Merson turned to poker to win money. Merson went … and more »

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Rx drug abuse targeted during Red Ribbon event – The Robesonian
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Rx drug abuse targeted during Red Ribbon event The Robesonian Graham applauded the work being done to prevent drug and alcohol abuse by groups like Palmer Prevention. “One ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” Graham said. Norton asked teenagers in attendance to speak about how they were fighting … Red Ribbon Week: Events build awareness on, off postcsmng all 3 news articles »