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'Nurse Jackie' Checks Herself Out Of Rehab

Posted 04.23.2012

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Apparently, three episodes in rehab is about all Jackie can stand. In this week's "Nurse Jackie" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on Showtime), she was just shy of ha...

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Are All Addictions Created Equal?

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 04.22.2012

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Carole Bennett, MA

So, are all addictions created equal? In my opinion; yes, if one continues down the path of destruction not only toward themselves but the family and friends around them.

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The Holiday Counselor's Corner

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 02.29.2012

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Carole Bennett, MA

New Year's resolutions rarely work. The adrenaline rush from the moment of the commitment is short-lived. So how can one make a comfortable, doable resolution? Reach for goals and objectives in a committed, honest manner through preparation and not expectation.

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Getting Ready for 2012 -- Doing an Emotional Housecleaning

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 02.18.2012

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Carole Bennett, MA

It is sad, scary, disappointing and unnerving to come to the realization that you just don't like some people that you have been told all your life to love. However, you can love them and accept them, but realize their limitations and don't set yourself up for anything to change.

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Residential Rehab and the Family's Participation

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 01.17.2012

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Carole Bennett, MA

Women who are married with children are supposed to be the family's pillar of strength -- the matriarch. There seems to be more judgment toward a wife and mother who is drinking and can't take care of her family, especially her children.

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Explained: What Causes Relapse

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.17.2011

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Carole Bennett, MA

Falling short of expectations or the feeling that the alcoholic/addict is unable to fulfill what is expected can open the floodgates to relapse.

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The 4 Most Common Causes Of Addiction Relapse

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.01.2011

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Carole Bennett, MA

In working for years with both the family and their loved ones' substance abuse issues, I have concluded that even though there are a myriad of reasons for relapse, there are four basic ones that can become an easy switch to flip.

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Eminem To Star In New Boxing Film

Posted 05.25.2011

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Eminem made his musical comeback last year, and this year, he's making a big screen comeback -- in more ways that one. The rapper, who won Grammy gol...

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The Alcoholic/Addict's Art Of Self Sabotage

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.17.2011

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Carole Bennett, MA

The alcoholic / addict knows when they are on the road to self sabotage. They know that their behavior will result in substantial and probable irreparable damage.

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7 Ways to Recover From a Relapse

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

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Therese Borchard

I prefer to use the term "set back" when I get sucked back into the Black Hole. Because it's certainly not the end of recovery. From depression or any addiction. A relapse merely gives you a new starting place.

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Eminem's New Album Dominates Chart

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Eminem's new album, "Relapse," has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. Nielsen SoundScan s...

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Review: Eminem's Relapse

Brandon Perkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brandon Perkins

Relapse recaptures the angry verbal acrobatics from those first two records that sold a cajillion copies. Yet, despite re-bottling that immature angst, it is different and, in a way, it's mature.

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Obama's Smoking Drama

Tony Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony Newman

Thankfully, we don't arrest cigarette smokers who relapse.

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