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Deadly scourge will kill three-quarters of a million AA and NA members
“…724,153 worldwide members of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous – who are alive today — will die from tobacco, including 499,410 in the United States and Canada…” Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholics Anonymous, Big Tobacco, Drug treatment, Recovery, Second-hand smoke, Smoke-free, Smoking, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder treatment, Tobacco, Tobacco and kids, Tobacco cessation, Tobacco marketing
Tagged #na, #xa, 12 Steps, AA, addiction, alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, Bill Wilson, cigarettes, Dr. Bob, lung cancer, smoking, tobacco, tobacco deaths
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Is there “proof” that AA works? There’s certainly a ton of evidence…
Of course, people who go to AA couldn’t care less about the research; they just know what works for them. True, AA doesn’t work for everybody. But then, many treatments for other chronic diseases work for some but not others. We know alcoholism is a chronic disease. The research shows that AA is an effective treatment for it. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholics Anonymous, Binge drinking, Drug treatment, Recovery, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder treatment, Treatment
Tagged 12 Steps, AA, addiction, alcohol, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, binge drinking, drinking, drunk, recovery, sober, sobriety, treatment, Twelve Steps
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Substance abuse a “crisis” in military; Defense Department response is inadequate and outdated: Report
Substance abuse in the Armed Forces is a crisis situation that reduces military readiness. And the Defense Department’s response is inadequate and outdated. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Binge drinking, Drug abuse, Drunk driving, Integrated treatment, Military substance abuse, Painkiller abuse, Recovery, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder treatment, Treatment, Uncategorized, Underage drinking
Tagged addiction, Air Force, alcohol, alcohol abuse, Armed Forces, Army, defense, Defense Department, DoD, drug abuse, drug treatment, Marines, military, Navy, substance abuse, substance use disorder, treatment
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Alcohol myth busted: Letting youngsters sip alcohol does not teach them to be responsible drinkers
Contrary to the belief of many people, parents letting kids sip alcohol may lead to worse underage drinking problems. And Europe – where parents allegedly do this – has worse underage drinking problems than the United States. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Binge drinking, Recovery, Substance abuse, Underage drinking
Tagged alcohol, alcohol abuse, drinking, Europe, prosipping, underage drinking, youth drinking
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Ignition interlock for all DUIs: A idea whose time has come
By Jim Gogek Ignition interlock is an affront to many Americans for who believe that their car is an extension of their individual rights. Adding a device that stops people from driving whenever they want to seems downright sacrilegious. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Binge drinking, Drunk driving, Recovery
Tagged alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, drunk driving, DUI, ignition interlock, MADD, recovery
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Free will doesn’t work with addiction, and science shows why
By Jim Gogek A lot of people stigmatize addiction by talking about bad choices and free will. Folks in recovery and addiction treatment professionals have known for decades that free will can’t help an addict choose not to drink or … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Recovery, Tobacco
Tagged addiction, alcohol, brain, compulsive, craving, drugs, limbic, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, recovery
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Lower the minimum drinking age to reduce college binge drinking? Studies show that’s as crazy as it sounds
With almost no evidence to back up their theory, a group of college presidents, nearly all from private schools, have been pushing to lower the drinking age because they think that would reduce binge drinking on their campuses. It’s called … Continue reading
Underage drinking: Telling kids about the dangers of blah blah blah doesn’t work
When you’re trying to change kids’ behavior, the least effective method is to tell them to change their behavior. Pretty much every parent knows this. But for some reason, when people think about prevention of underage drinking – or any … Continue reading
Alcoholism isn’t the only alcohol problem: It’s not even the biggest alcohol problem
“One in four US teens and young adults binge drink,” blared the headlines in USA Today. And many of those folks are imbibing a lot more than only five drinks in a couple of hours, the definition for … Continue reading
UK media fall for alcohol industry press release
“Big drop in alcohol consumption,” the Independent blared. “Alcohol drinking in Britain sees sharpest fall since 1948,” the Telegraph trumpeted. “Record fall in alcohol consumption,” the Mirror shouted. “Alcohol drinking continues fall,” the BBC chimed in. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Binge drinking, Prevention, Substance abuse, Underage drinking
Tagged 24-hour sales, alcohol, alcohol abuse, Britain youth, British youth, British youth and alcohol, British youth health, cafe culture, drinking industry, Licensing Act of 2003, UK alcohol, UK youth, UK youth binge drinking, UK youth health
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