ST. LOUIS — A gangster-turned-FBI informant whose exploits were the basis of the 1990 Martin Scorsese mob film "Goodfellas" said Tuesday his str...
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living
When you stay neutral, you turn the decision over to the addict; you are empowering them with their own choice, and at the same time empowering yourself with a commitment to neutrality.
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living
Whether your loved one is in their addiction or new to recovery, sometimes a well meaning, simple discussion can turn futile. Too often you can't help but get sucked into a conversation that turns heated.
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living
In this series of blogs I will discuss concepts that can help the family member or friend find new communication tools when relating to their loved one; the alcoholic/addict.
Stanton Peele | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living
America worships personal tales of redemption. If public figures are caught out drunk or on drugs, cheating on their wives, then they quickly head off to Betty Ford or Hazelden. And we forgive them.
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
No matter how you view the holidays, there is added pressure and anxiety if you want your loved one to be part of the picture but they are struggling with a substance abuse issue.
nytimes.com | CLIFFORD J. LEVY | Posted 11.02.2009 | World
MYTISHCHI, Russia It was late on a Monday afternoon at the drunk tank in this Moscow suburb, but it could have been any day, at any hour, at any simil...
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living
An enormous part of your loved one's recovery process and progress is built around them starting to pull themselves up by their own boot straps.
Diane Tucker | Posted 12.10.2009 | Green
Detroiter Tim Burke calls himself an artist, a scavenger, and a non-practicing alcoholic. Devoted to the reuse of refuse, the 40-something sculptor us...
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living
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.
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living
Problem drinking is all too common. Solutions are clear and proven. But their use is rare. The safety, health and economic costs of problem drinking are legion.
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
They say to start saving when you're young. After my 21st birthday I took this advice and made a commitment to cut down on spending. Unfortunately, beginning to save and turning 21 seem to mix about as well as Bailey's Irish cream and lime juice.
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living
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.
medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
Individuals who begin drinking at an early age are more likely to subsequently develop alcohol dependence. ...
wellness.com | Elizabeth Weise | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
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...
Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living
As a professional family substance abuse counselor, I encourage my clients to attend Al-anon and find out if it is something they wish to incorporate in their recovery. Some swear by it, others are shunned.
Therese Borchard | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living
I chase the adrenaline rush, the dopamine high, that is akin to the buzz I get from smoking an entire cigarette in three puffs after staying away from lung rockets for a year or more.
blogs.suntimes.com | Roger Ebert | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
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...
BBC NEWS | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
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...
Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
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.
Morris E. Chafetz | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
It is time to liberate ourselves from the tyranny of "experts," who invoke "science" in order to advance a prohibitionist agenda. Prohibition does not work. It has never worked. It is not working among 18-20 year-olds now.
TIME | Ada Calhoun Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
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...
nytimes.com | CARA BUCKLEY | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
GARRISON, N.Y. -- It was shortly after 8 a.m. on a sun-drenched July day in this idyllic hamlet 50 miles north of Manhattan, and a hulk of a man named...
latimes.com | Melissa Healy | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
Of the many things that long-term alcohol addiction can steal -- careers, lives, health, memory -- one of its most heartbreaking tolls is on relations...
DivineCaroline | By Sarah Krupp | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
Nearly everyone has had a taste of what it would be like to have an addiction--eating a second (and third) piece of cake, staying out until 4 a.m. dri...
AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York