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Problems that go with alcohol impact everyone
Kathy vividly remembers the early morning of Oct. 14, 2006. Her husband Jack doesn’t remember a thing. That’s because it was the day their truck was hit head-on by a drunk driver. Along with their 4-year-old granddaughter, they were heading from their home in New Richmond to the family cabin near Superior. They had worked….
Anti-addiction drugs linked to depression
Pills that aimed to help people quit smoking, lose weight and kick other tough addictions, have been found to block the body’s pleasure centres, possibly raising the risk of depression and suicide. Margaret Bastian was among patients who reported problems with Chantix, a highly touted quit-smoking pill from Pfizer Inc, which has been linked to….
Need for Senior Addiction Treatment Centers on the Rise
Increasingly, the need for specialized treatment centers for seniors becomes more and more important. A growing number of seniors are struggling with a range of addictions such as alcoholism, addiction to prescription medications and various other addictions. Because seniors respond differently to drug addiction treatment and have varied reasons for using drugs the need for….
Friends, family feel alcoholism affects
You don’t have to drink to suffer from alcoholism, according to Al-Anon, a self-help recovery program founded in 1951 for families and close friends of alcoholics. Those closest to an alcoholic are deeply affected by the disease of alcoholism — emotionally, spiritually and physically. Although the root of their problem is not always easy to….
US expert says positive thinking is the smart way to recover from alcoholism
Joe Gerstein, founder of the Smart Recovery treatment programme that is spreading from the US as an alternative to AA, explains why he rejects the myth that alcoholism is a ‘disease’ to be endured rather than cured Alcoholism is a disease that leaves victims powerless and needing to stay in permanent recovery if they are….