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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 | 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 10.19.2009 | 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 | 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 | Posted 09.24.2009 | 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 09.22.2009 | Living
Individuals who begin drinking at an early age are more likely to subsequently develop alcohol dependence. ...
wellness.com | Elizabeth Weise | Posted 09.17.2009 | 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 | 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...
Deborah King | Posted 09.13.2009 | Home
Alcoholism: I know it all -- the secret stashes, the coffee cup that no one questions, the pride when men would say, "Wow, you can drink me under the table." The only solution is abstinence.
Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living
Thank you to all of the readers out there, especially those who contributed to the lively discussion about the efficacy of the 12 Steps. I'll continue...
Carole Bennett | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living
Having an entire department of Mental Health professionals pounding everyday to convince me that I was wrong and I was simply a hopeless addict actually hindered my recovery by years. It made the mountain so much harder to climb.
SaraKay Smullens | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living
Any of us can be pushed over the edge. For life is neither easy nor fair. But one way to hang on, and beat any demons, despite it all, is communication with those you love.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Planet Green | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green
While over the counter pain relievers are common practice for the hangover-inclined, you might want to think again before reaching for your aspirin, a...
Carole Bennett | Posted 09.01.2009 | Home
Everyone has varying degrees of trauma in their life. Similar to depression, trauma can lead to self medication (prescription or otherwise) to numb the pain in an attempt to dilute the reality of the occurrence; which in turn can lead to dependency and/or addiction.
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nytimes.com | CLIFFORD J. LEVY | Posted 11.02.2009 | World