The History of Alcoholism on TV: From Comedy to Empathy
The Atlantic
But as The Andy Griffith Show was ending, public perception of alcoholism was beginning to change. In 1973, Alcoholics Anonymous referred to alcoholism as a "disease" in its official literature for the first time. The American Psychiatric Association ...
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
But as The Andy Griffith Show was ending, public perception of alcoholism was beginning to change. In 1973, Alcoholics Anonymous referred to alcoholism as a "disease" in its official literature for the first time. The American Psychiatric Association ...
The Atlantic
Houston Chronicle
Did you know that many people who have struggled with addiction have found that writing about their experience helps them on their road to recovery? The 12 Step Blog athttp://www.12steprecovery.com is an excellent place to post about the struggles ...
Paul Carr's war on Alcoholics Anonymous: He is sober, but hates AA — and O'Doul's
New York Daily News (blog)
The acolytes of its 12 steps are “incapable of accepting there's any other way.” As for the pathology of alcoholism that AA takes as its gospel: “It's not a disease, there's no test for it.” And yet Carr's own book is composed of 12 steps, ...
Addict II Athlete helping clients recover through fitness
Daily Herald
It is a place for those struggling with addiction to find support and the drive to make a better life for themselves. Addict II Athlete, a community group run by the Utah County Department of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment, ...
'Stress contributing to addiction among women'
Times of India
PUNE: Stress in women, especially in the age group of 31 to 40 years, is the biggest contributing factor directing them to addiction to alcohol, anti-depressants, sleeping pills and substance abuse, says a survey conducted by Baya Karve Women's Study ...
St. Paul: Murder victim not just an addict, family says
Pioneer Press
By Mara H. Gottfried The family of a man killed in an apparent homicide in St. Paul wants people to see him as not only a drug addict, but a longtime East Sider "with a big heart and curious spirit." Police found Andrew William Braun, 38, ...
Pharmacy thief gets 70 months
The Register-Guard
Lane County Circuit Judge Mustafa Kasubhai rejected Alanna Cathryn Crabaugh's claim that she was unable to control her actions at the time she committed the crimes due to the severity of heraddiction to the narcotic oxycodone and should therefore not ...
Homeless drug addict admits killing senior in Mr. Big sting
The Province
By Andrew Seymour, Postmedia News March 20, 2012 Ottawa police used a 'Mr. Big' sting to nab a homeless drug addict for manslaughter. OTTAWA — All it took was a couple hundred bucks and the lure of life in a big criminal organization to convince ...
Deadly and Addictive, Prescription Drug Use On The Rise in CT
Patch.com
DEA Imagine that your parents are providing your children with an endless supply of addictive narcotics that will lead them directly to heroin addiction. In too many cases, according to experts and police departments, this is happening in a home near ...
Majority of women addicts are housewives
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA In all, 54% of all women who check into de-addiction clinics are married, the majority of them being housewives. This startling fact came to light during a study conducted by Maharshri Karve Stree ...
Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino In Rehab: 'Jersey Shore' Star Reportedly ...
Huffington Post
The "Jersey Shore" star is battling substance abuse, according to TMZ's source. Sitch's rep would neither confirm nor deny that he entered rehab, but said he "has spent the past several weeks at an undisclosed location for much needed rest and ...
Eugene woman sentenced in drug addiction fueled Bi-Mart robbery crime spree
KMTR NewsSource 16
According to the defense, Crabaugh's robberies were fueled by her addiction to oxycontin and oxycodone and a fear of life without the drug. Crabaugh's attorney, Terri Wood argued in the sentencing hearing on Tuesday that Crabaugh became hooked on the ...
Shildon addict raided home of woman in her 90s
The Northern Echo
A YOUNG heroin addict burgled a vulnerable elderly neighbour twice within weeks, including a Christmas break-in. walking into the woman's home early in the new year, was yesterday jailed for four years. Durham Crown Court heard that after a previous ...
Jersey Shore's Mike The Situation Sorrentino 'in rehab for substance abuse'
Daily Mail
But it appears the party is over for now for Mike The Situation Sorrentino who is in rehab for substance abuse according to reports. The 29-year-old is said to be in an inpatient treatment facility, according to TMZ. A source told the website that ...
Daily Mail
'3rd Rock From the Sun' actress spills her 'Guts'
Chicago Daily Herald
But that character's toughness has nothing on Johnston, who discusses her lonely childhood, rise as an actress and battles with addiction in a candid new memoir. In “Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster,” Johnston reveals ...
Telling the Truth about My Addiction
Huffington Post (blog)
I know this both as a Catholic and an alcoholic. Being ashamed of your actions implies you were in control of them in the first place. And self-control was the great illusion of my alcoholism. In order to stop, I had to admit I had no control.
Don't export more tobacco addiction; Ky. farmers no longer dependent
Lexington Herald Leader
No government should be doing anything to increase dependence on tobacco, whether it's the physical addiction of smokers or the economic dependence of farmers. And that includes trade agreements, no matter how much pressure a multinational giant like ...
St. Clair County saving thousands with early release program
Port Huron Times Herald
Sue McFadden, instructor from the Center for Human Resources, teaches the first phase of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program Tuesday to inmates at the St. Clair County jail. / MARK R. RUMMEL/ TIMES HERALD By HOLLY SETTER Sue McFadden, ...
Addiction affects all walks of life
Tillsonburg News
“We give them far more insight into the addiction then the addict is even aware of,” said Bill Baleka, Director of the centre. The Woodstock-based organization, partnered with Operation Sharing, another locally-based support group, hosts classes to ...
Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board study shows increase in ...
Dover Post
By Austin Prickett The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has discovered an increase in the homeless population in Tuscarawas County. The increase was discovered using the point-in-time count method. The count is performed every ...
Addiction program focuses on faith
Shelby County Reporter
The group uses both large and small group formats during the 12-step and eight-principle program. “It's a place you can go and have a safe place to express your hurt, hang-ups and habits,” Brown said. Brown said the eight principles reflect the ...
Parents need to step up, says addiction expert on synthetic K2 Pot problem
Monsters and Critics.com
By April MacIntyre Mar 21, 2012, 1:14 GMT But a local addiction expert had a different take on the growing trend, and blames the lack of observation and involvement with parents and teens that would allow this kind of reckless behavior to begin with.
Monsters and Critics.com
Starting the conversation about substance abuse between area youth and parents
Cresco Times Plain Dealer
By Keri Bugenhagen HOWARD COUNTY – The Prevention 5: Howard County Substance AbuseCoalition has teamed up through Helping Services for Northeast Iowa to alert area youth about the damaging effects of substance abuse – it's an effort that began after ...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice Launched Under New ...
By Join Together Staff
The journal Addiction Science & Clinical Practice is now being published by BioMed Central, the company announced. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately ...
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Ken Trueman Addiction Recovery Center Shuts down » News ...
By admin
News Release from Ken Trueman Addiction Recovery Board Chairman Bill Hall. The board of directors for the Ken Trueman Recovery Center has voted to indefinitely suspend operations in the wake of issues with the organizations' finances, ...
News Lincoln County
Gambling Addiction: run past the darkness | Campaign Against ...
By Alina
So the word is out there….there is such a thing as gambling addiction. Keeping with the theme I want to share some of the things that have helped me through some very dark times. The darkness or, as I have affectionately named it, 'the Beast' ...
Campaign Against Living Miserably
'Anti-alcoholism' drug clears key test hurdle - Yahoo! News
News: A drug designed to treat nervous spasms has cleared an important early test in a project to see whether it can also cure alcoholism, French doctors said ...
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