Eating Disorders

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

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• Bulimia: A dangerous mental game

“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. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

• Hazelden
• Teen Troubles
• National Eating Disorders Association