Addiction as dancing with an 800-pound gorilla

Addiction can derail career of the boss's kid
News & Observer
He describes addiction as dancing with an 800-pound gorilla: You dance wherever and whenever it wants to dance. And along the way there can be a lot of damage to you and others. By the time his father died the day before Christmas 1984, Chris Lawford ...
Documentary on addiction gets top bill at two area festivals
Kansas City Star
“I call Bob the Addiction Whisperer because he's gotten so good at what he does,” Bahruth says. “He's able to focus and find out what the essence of a person is. He doesn't come off as preachy or that he knows more than you. ...
Out of a drug daze, ex-addict finds road back to success
Kansas City Star
In the throes of addiction, he said, “I stole from friends — I stole from my mother.” He had several run-ins with police, including arrests for petty thefts and traffic violations. He was homeless off and on, evicted “about a dozen times,” he said, ...
Road to Recovery 5K celebrates National Recovery Month
KMTR NewsSource 16
Those living free of addiction were invited to attend. Just in Time focuses on treating substance abuse addiction through support groups and started the race to demonstrate that exercise is a key factor in treatment. The group wants to establish a ...
For one veteran, painkillers lead to addiction
Fayetteville Observer
By Greg Barnes Michael Boyd is one of the veterans of the Iraq war now living on the streets of Fayetteville. Boyd, 32, deployed twice with the 82nd Sustainment Brigade. During that time, he said, he witnessed the worst of war - little children getting ...
Young Yorktown Advocates United Held Kick-Off Event
Patch.com
The speaker, Denny Kolsch, told his own story of depression and addiction to the crowd. Kolsch is a recovering heroin addict who credits the love and concern of a friend for helping him to become sober. “It's really just putting myself out there and ...
People with pain will receive best care by physician
The Newark Advocate
As director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, I've been reading with great interest the recent news about pain medication clinics and Ohioans having a difficult time accessing the medications needed for legitimate pain. ...
Recovery Fair hopes to grow in coming years
Longview News-Journal
The general format of the event was for people to come and go, visiting the various booths and enjoying time with one another; however, there was a speech by Peter Weiss, addiction recovery director with Community Healthcore. ...
Breaking silence about addiction
Cape Cod Times (subscription)
The vigil is meant to remember those who have died of drug overdoses, recognize those who are still struggling with addiction and celebrate recovery. Organized by Murphy, a Mashpee mother whose daughter's life was nearly destroyed by drugs and a ...
Brave fundraisers rappel off the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey to benefit ...
Patriot-News
More than 50 people, each raising at least $1000, participated in the event to benefit Gaudenzia's drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery services. Gaudenzia offers residential, outpatient and prevention programs for people affected by drug ...
Robert Shapiro Raises $500000 at Event for Alcohol and Drug Awareness
Hollywood Reporter
In his 20s, Bridges suffered from an addiction to crack cocaine, which led to other legal problems. He told his story last year in a memoir, Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted. ...
Cancer Patient Beaten in Violent Home Invasion; Housekeeper Arrested
WSAZ-TV
Research the recidivism statistics regarding crimes related to addiction. The situation has actually grown instead of any decrease and vast majorities of inmates are addicts. There will never be change unless current policies and laws regarding ...
FAMILY LIFELINES: 'A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children'
Pittsburg Morning Sun
By ANNA MAE BROWN More than a decade of research by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse has consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink, or use drugs. ...
Junkie's '1000 home visits' must be probed by Nicola Sturgeon, MSP says
Scottish Daily Record
AN MSP has called for an inquiry into claims a drug addict has been treated by out-of-hours NHS doctors 1000 times in three years. The junkie has been visited by an emergency GP almost every day since 2008 to deal with his need for drugs, according to ...
March into the Light event brings together hundreds of people
KSFY
The rising sun is a symbol to bring the disease of addiction out of the darkness and into the light. Many people came out to support those who are recovering from drugs and alcohol problems. "We are trying to break the stigma and embarrassment that ...
Loren Jones
Juneau Empire
Other experience: Staff support for Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, 14 years; served on the Council of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault as the Department of Health and Social Services representative for 2 1/2 years. 1. ...
Pati, Patni and ten thousand
Deccan Herald
Venkatesh, an industrialist, is proactive against alcoholism. He offers incentives for employees in his industrial units and sacks those who drink. “Beat your drunken husband if he touches you. The government will pay you a Rs 1000 reward. ...
Couple overcome obstacles
Warren Tribune Chronicle
WARREN - Irene and Craig Comanescu renewed their wedding vows Saturday in Courthouse Square, promising to spread God's glory by telling their story of overcoming drug addiction and an auto accident. Since their first wedding on Sept. ...
Freedom to let go
San Angelo Standard Times
“For an addict, not to be using is an abnormal state. I got in a cycle and I didn't know if I was going to make it out.” SAN ANGELO, Texas — Rob, a 32-year-old recovering addict, says he has 3 seconds to kick a thought about using before it takes root ...
The Serious Problem Of Drug Addiction And The Possible ...
By Admin
Drug addiction is a serious problem especially for young generations all over the world. This fataladdiction takes the human being to the verge of death if overdosed and if not the worst it may destroy the man inside and outside. It is one of the ...
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The Power of Addiction…………Just One Look! | Here Women Talk
By Kate Reid
Ask any addict about any addiction, they will tell you that you will need more and more of the chosen substance to get close to the original dopamine high. Soft pornography is the “bait” used to lure an unsuspecting victim to just take one look at ...
Here Women Talk
Disease of addiction - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction ...
By mrjive55
Hey, I have a question. I've been in NA for 3 years and have heard over and over that the drugs were just a symptom of the disease of addiction. I'm.
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Teen drug abuse: Some important facts | Addiction News Now!
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Just about any addiction can develop from a plain bad habit. Just drinking or smoking can worsen into far negative scenarios.
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No drug completely safe - addiction group
Voxy
"We welcome Don Brash's call for a change in our cannabis laws" said Professor Doug Sellman, Director of the National Addiction Centre, "but no psychoactive recreational drug is completely safe." "Compared with alcohol, which has been demonstrated to ...

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