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Is Relapse Part Of Recovery?

Carole Bennett | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Alcoholic, Drugs, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery, Drug Addict, Alcoholism, Living News
Carole Bennett

Relapse is common when the alcoholic/addict has not had enough recovery under their belt through 12-step meetings, sponsorship, counseling or their own personal determination to rely on an arsenal of "tools" to ward off the relapse demon.

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The Roller Coaster Relationship With An Alcoholic/Addict - When Do You Get Off The Ride? Part 2

Carole Bennett | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living

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Carole Bennett

A 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous or a rehabilitation program is becoming imperative. This revelation could be just what the alcoholic/addict has needed or been subconsciously waiting for.

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The Roller Coaster Relationship With An Alcoholic/Addict: When Do You Get Off the Ride?

Carole Bennett | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction and Recovery, Drug Addict, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Alcoholic, Addict, Addiction & Recovery, Substance Abuse, Family, Living News
Carole Bennett

I have compiled what I call The Pyramid of Change; 6 phases of the alcoholic/addict from the beginnings of irresponsible behavior to full blown wreckage.

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Addiction In U.S. At Pandemic Levels

wellness.com | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

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Untreated alcohol and drug addiction in the United States remains at pandemic levels, with little change from year to year, an expert says....

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Female Alcoholics: Their Secret Lives

wellness.com | Elizabeth Weise | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Alcoholics, Women, Mental Health, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Motherhood, Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Drinking, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

The numbers are troubling: An estimated 17.6 million adults in the USA are either alcoholics or have alcohol problems, according to the National Insti...

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My Name Is Roger, And I'm An Alcoholic

blogs.suntimes.com | Roger Ebert | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

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In August 1979, I took my last drink. It was about four o'clock on a Saturday afternoon, the hot sun streaming through the windows of my little carria...

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Drinkers Don't Know Alcohol Affects Their Sleep, Study Says

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Insomnia, Addiction, Sleep Problems, Alcoholics Anonymous, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Living News

Many people do not realise drinking alcohol can disturb a good night's sleep by interfering with the brain, a government-funded poll suggests. Almost...

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Cutting Through the Narcissistic Ego: Step One is Awareness

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

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Darren Littlejohn

We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.

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Diane Schuler's Death: Kills Buzz For Moms Who Drink

TIME | Ada Calhoun Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

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As recently as last month, drinking parents seemed to be all the rage. On the bookshelves: Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's Naptime Is the New Happy Hour, Rob...

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Sad? Angry? Happy? Alcoholics May Not Know What Your Face Is Saying

latimes.com | Melissa Healy | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

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Of the many things that long-term alcohol addiction can steal -- careers, lives, health, memory -- one of its most heartbreaking tolls is on relations...

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Review: Jonathan Ames' The Alcoholic (Plus a Huffington Post Exclusive Look at Monica Lewinsky's Cameo)

Bryan Young | Posted 10.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Clinton, DC Comics, Michael Chabon, Dean Haspiel, Monica Lewinsky, Jonathan Ames, Alcoholic, Graphic Novels, Literary Caliber, Entertainment News
Bryan Young

This is a graphic novel of a literary caliber and tells a very sad, sweet story of a writer finding himself.

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Are You A Functioning Alcoholic?

The Daily Telegraph | Natasha Courtenay-Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Drunkorexia, Alcoholism, Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders and Alcohol Abuse, Functioning Alcoholism, Anorexia and Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Alcoholic, Living News

If you love a good cocktail or two or maybe three after work (not that we would know anything about that), you might crack the occasional joke about b...

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