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  1. How to talk to a friend with a drinking problem
  2. Workplaces can be supportive of recovering coworkers
  3. Women still face barriers to addiction treatment
  4. With one click, mutual-help groups are at hand online
  5. U.S. Rep. Ramstad: Principles of recovery groups could help nation end divisiveness, find common ground
  6. Twelve Step recovery wisdom can benefit everyone
  7. The healthy benefits of journal keeping
  8. The art of listening: A skill worth learning
  9. Rural America rivals big cities in drug abuse
  10. Relapse starts well before the decision to drink or drug again
  11. Recovery Month highlights getting help for addiction
  12. Play on addiction and recovery is about passing it on
  13. People in recovery learn it’s not all about me
  14. ‘Oops phenomenon’ explains addiction as a brain disease
  15. Older adults deserve recovery from alcoholism, addiction to prescription drugs
  16. New booklet explains addiction as a brain disease
  17. National Recovery Month helps reduce stigma of addiction
  18. Moyers’ memoir serves as a voice for recovery
  19. Chemical-creativity link may be folklore
  20. Celebrities offer hope, healing by telling their real-life stories of addiction and recovery
  21. Addiction in the workplace: A problem worth solving
  22. Using booze won’t help you snooze
  23. Screening, brief intervention help solve workplace alcohol problems
  24. Researchers study alcohol’s link to Alzheimer’s
  25. Recovery Month puts a face on recovery, offers hope
  26. Funky Winkerbean comic strip tackles alcoholism with realism
  27. Father’s drinking might affect health of newborn
  28. Energy drinks and alcohol: A dangerous mix
  29. Dan Anderson led social reform movement that humanized the treatment of alcoholics
  30. Alcohol-induced blackouts are not reserved for alcoholics
  31. Alcohol use disorders abound; yet most people never get help
  32. Alcohol may affect male’s role in reproduction
  33. Alcohol in any form is a dangerous drug; heavy drinkers at increased risk for cancer
  34. AA offers recovery, not religion
  35. Alcohol problems in the workplace: A hidden challenge
  36. Ecstasy users rave on despite drug’s dangers
  37. DWIs: You drink, you drive, you lose–a lot
  38. Drug courts are cost-effective, compassionate thing to do
  39. Drug court success stories reduce the cycle of addiction, crime
  40. Dispelling the myths about marijuana
  41. Dan Anderson led social reform movement that humanized the treatment of alcoholics
  42. Culture of acceptance must change to detour binge drinking at colleges
  43. Congressmen push for better access to addiction treatment
  44. Club drugs linked to sexual assaults, serious health effects
  45. Clergy can play key role in healing from alcoholism
  46. Clergy can play a key role in addressing addiction
  47. Childhood ADHD linked to substance abuse
  48. Chemical-creativity link may be folklore
  49. Celebrities offer hope, healing by telling their real-life stories of addiction and recovery
  50. Businesses benefit by helping substance abusing workers
  51. Binge drinking can lead to fatal alcohol poisoning
  52. Alcohol-free summer activities are safest bet
  53. Alcohol poisoning: Drinking too much too fast can kill you
  54. Alcohol may benefit heart, but what about its risks
  55. Alcohol may affect male’s role in reproduction
  56. Alcohol can take a heavier toll on women
  57. Alcohol and sexual assault–breaking the link
  58. Alcohol abusers risk several kinds of liver disease
  59. Addiction in the workplace: A problem worth solving
  60. Abuse of addictive pain medications is on the rise
  61. AA, Al-Anon owe debt of gratitude to Lois Wilson

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OA offers a spiritual solution to compulsive overeating

“I did not enter my first meeting with hope,” recalls one member of Overeaters Anonymous. “I entered with despair. But I left with hope, because it was the first time in my life that I realized or heard that I was not morally imperfect, that I was not weak-willed, that I was not some defect. [...]

 

Twelve Steps help overeaters deal with the holidays

The holidays are intense times of extremes. Emotions often travel the continuum from joy to dread. We are happier or lonelier or more anxious or overwhelmed than at other times of the year. Office parties, family gatherings, and social outings are laden with rich foods and powerful personalities. For the millions of Americans who struggle [...]

 

Holiday season of indulgence is a challenge for compulsive overeaters

Overeating is a tradition of the holiday season, with most people taking great delight in big meals, highfat munchies, high-calorie sauces and spreads, and rich desserts. For compulsive overeaters, however, the indulgence can get way out of control, with serious consequences.
Like alcoholics, compulsive overeaters have intense physical cravings and a mental obsession, but with food. [...]

 

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