Drinking Problems

Is 'Almost Alcoholic' a Useful Concept?

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.12.2012

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Stanton Peele

There is a tradition in America of expanding a problem further down the spectrum, a name for which is "problem inflation." One way this is done is to link any signs that people have an incipient problem with the cases of people who suffer the worst forms of that problem.

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Almost Alcoholic: Could Your Drinking Be a Problem?

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 05.26.2012

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Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.

No one sets out intending to become an "almost alcoholic." Similarly, people do not become almost alcoholics for the same reason. There are many pathways into the almost alcoholic zone, and for that reason there needs to be many solutions.

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The High Cost of Bullying...

Paul LaRosa | Posted 04.29.2012

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Paul LaRosa

Last week, I went to the memorial service for a friend I grew up with. The moment I heard he died, I immediately wondered about all the incessant bullying he'd been though as a young teen.

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Rehab For "Terminally Unique" Lawyers

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 11.17.2011

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Iris Erlingsdottir

Whether it is because they are members of a stressful profession or because personalities with a penchant for addictive disorders are drawn to the law, lawyers have twice the addiction rate of the general population.

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Don't Visit the Sins of Coulter on the Other 26 Million Ever-Single American Women

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bella DePaulo

Here at the Huffington Post, Michael Rowe posted a lengthy and passionate excoriation of a certain tall, blond Republican woman. I share most of his s...

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Yesterday's News ... Or Is It?

Tim Donaghy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Donaghy

Allen Iverson unraveled last week. His wife filed for divorce, the 76ers relieved him of his duties, his drinking problem was exposed, and like others -- like me -- gambling claimed his soul. But this isn't just last week's news; it's an opportunity.

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