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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
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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• Tobacco, The Fashionable Poison

“I started to wake up in the middle of the night to have a cigarette,” recalled Barry, a recovering alcoholic. “I could almost set my clock by it. About 2:30 every morning I’d need to wake up and have a cigarette before I’d go back to sleep. That scared me.”
This was reason enough to [...]

No one says that quitting tobacco is easy. But if you smoke and want to quit, you can draw on more sources of help than ever before.
According to the American Lung Association, over 44 million Americans have quit. Most of them tried several times before they succeeded. But they quit for good.
Dr. Michael [...]

There is no one right way to quit smoking. However, people who succeed at quitting consistently do the following things:
1. Set a quit date.
Setting a date too far in the future allows time to talk yourself out of quitting. To increase your odds of success, set a quit date for some time within [...]

People who want to quit smoking are most likely to succeed when they gain support. This can come from many sources–family members, friends, books, classes, counseling, medication, and more. However, only one in seven smokers reports using such resources during their last attempt to quit.
If you’re a smoker, you can break this pattern. Take [...]

Kelly used cigarettes to literally create a smokescreen between her and other people. “It helped me to stuff my feelings,” she recalls, describing many of her relationships at the time as unhealthy.
“This smokescreen prevented me from seeing this clearly and allowed me to hide and be in denial. Instead of examining my feelings in [...]

The Great American Smokeout demonstrates that one person with a good idea can make a difference that saves millions of lives.
In 1971, a man named Arthur Mullaney challenged his fellow residents of Randolph, Mass., to stop smoking for just one day and donate the money they saved to a high school scholarship fund. Three [...]

The latest news for smokers who want to quit is that a variety of nicotine replacement therapies are available. People who want to free themselves from cigarettes can now consume nicotine in less harmful forms, such as sprays or gums, and gradually wean themselves from the drug altogether.
This does not mean, however, that we [...]

A recent study indicates that you might add up to 14 years to your life by adopting four health habits: staying smoke-free, drinking moderately, eating more fruits and vegetables, and being physically active.
“These results may provide further support for the idea that even small differences in lifestyle may make a big difference to health in [...]

It’s not hard to imagine: New parents in their late twenties (we’ll call them Tom and Amber) are thrilled at the birth of their daughter, Lucy. They researched car seats, choosing the one that rated the highest in safety tests. Although Lucy won’t even crawl for several months, they’ve already childproofed the house with things [...]

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