Ric Flair Admitted in Book to Having Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy Wrestlezone Flair wrote, "Through my many years of partying, I also developed something called "alcoholic cardiomyopathy," a weakening of heart muscles. I first detected that there was something wrong when my heart began skipping beats. ... | ||
Tom Hardy says alcoholic role was 'cathartic' Winnipeg Free Press I don't need to discuss or work around the abuse that surrounds alcoholism and dysfunction in families who suffer from that disease because it's something I can draw on from personal experience. "It was actually quite cathartic, ... | ||
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R&B Artist Kem Reflects on Addiction, Homelessness MyFox Detroit He was 19 years old, an addict and alone. "Trying to huddle up in one of the doorways of the Penobscot Building and underground at Hart Plaza. They kicked me out from up under there one night and then eventually sleeping out on the riverfront," said ... | ||
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Police believe drug addict was commissioned to commit arson Times of Malta On his arraignment yesterday, defence lawyer Gavin Gulia said his client needed a proper residential drug rehabilitation programme to combat the seriousness of his addiction. It would also be ideal for him to be given psychological help as he had a ... | ||
Tacoma bank employee charged with robbing others The Seattle Times AP The News Tribune (http://bit.ly/oaS07b) reports he told investigators he needed the money to support an addiction to prescription pain medication. Twenty-six-year-old Adam N. Ausen has been charged with six counts of first-degree robbery. ... | ||
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Teenager plunders girlfriend's £20000 account to fuel gambling addiction Stroud News and Journal A teenager plundered his girlfriend's bank account and stole most of her £20000 inheritance to fuel his gambling addiction, a court heard. Jack Callinan, 19, made almost three hundred withdrawals from the victim's account, stealing £14000, ... | ||
Actor, Joliet event offer help for staying on the wagon Chicago Sun-Times “Addiction affects everyone in its path, not just the user,” said Connolly, 45, of Plainfield, a functional alcoholic, now in recovery, “but we want people to know and celebrate that recovery is possible and does happen. Even your next-door neighbor ... | ||
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Washington Heights addiction-recovery program a success StandardNet By JaNae Francis SOUTH OGDEN -- A Bible-based recovery effort at Washington Heights Church similar to a 12-step program has been so successful, organizers are encouraging other churches to offer similar groups. Celebrate Recovery was founded in 1991 by ... | ||
Gambling addict gran stole £272000 from travel agent employer Mirror.co.uk by Reporter, Daily Mirror 27/08/2011 A GAMBLING addict granny stole £272000 from a travel agency after pinching a key to carry out raids at night. Employee Kathleen Clark, 60, stole payouts meant for unhappy Thomson Travel customers. ... | ||
Stockton man's death linked to alcoholism Gazette Live by Andrew Pain, Evening Gazette A RETIRED mechanical fitter died at home of a condition linked toalcoholism, an inquest heard. Teesside Coroner's Court was told how Michael Patrick Preston, 62, was found dead at his Bishopton Road home flat in ... | ||
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Walk to Support a Drug Free Community WTRF By Jamie Ward WEIRTON -- Never Alone is a non-profit association of local residents who's goal is to bring awareness to the addiction problems in the community. The volunteers reach out to people and affected family members to let them know that they ... | ||
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Wife beats cruel spouse to death Times of India BANGALORE: Frustrated by the regular beatings by her alcoholic husband, a mother of two beat her husband to death in Gangavara village under Channarayapattana police limits late Thursday night. Police arrested her and recovered an iron pipe and a ... | ||
Hard edge of core area recently turned harder London Free Press But too many people tend to view addicts only as victims, and addiction only as a disease, not a problem, she says. "You have to name things as they are. It's addiction. It's hard core." London police keep an eye on the core with a downtown foot patrol ... | ||
Danniella Westbrook: Get hungry for God The Sun The reformed cocaine addict and alcoholic – who played Sam Mitchell in the soap – is now clean and living in LA, where she has found religion. She has called on actor Sid Owen, who plays Ricky, and on-screen wife Bianca (Patsy Palmer) to "find a church ... | ||
Addiction? Video games crowded out man's real life - CBS ... By TAMARA LUSH At the height of what he calls his addiction, Ryan Van Cleave would stand in the grocery store checkout line with his milk and bread and baby food for his little girls and for a split second think he was living inside a video game. It sounds crazy, but it's true: Something would catch his attention out.... For the next week, his stomach and head hurt and he was drenched in sweat — like an addictwithdrawing from drugs. Staying away from WoW was difficult, but he didn't re-install the game. ... Long View RSS | MoneyWatch | ||
Some Facts About Drug Addiction and Its Treatment | World Health ... Drug addiction is increasing at an alarming rate all over the world; millions of people get addicted to some kind of drug every year. The most shocking fact – the main victims of drug addiction are the teenagers. The questions that should come ... World Health Organization | ||
College Boyfriend in Recovery after Years of Struggling with ... By Minnetonka Twin John's Struggle with Alcoholism. My college boyfriend came for his annual visit last weekend. It's the third straight year he's made the trip from Arizona. What makes this reunion a miracle of sorts, are the obstacles he overcame to get to where he is today. ... boyfriend struggled for years with the debilitating disease of Alcoholism. I had no idea when John and I began dating that he was struggling with an addiction. ... She was an addict and mentally ill. He told me that it was common ... College - Latest Hubs | ||
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Gulfport, MS Rehab Programs – Drug and Alcohol Addiction Rehabs By Kristin Many individuals who drink excessively, who binge drink even a few times per year, or who regularly abuse alcohol for whatever reason and in any fashion can ultimately become addicted to alcohol (Alcoholism). Alcoholism is a disease that causes a lack of control to limit one's drinking on any ...Alcoholic hepatitis which is an inflammation of the liver that can cause scarring and hardening of the liver. Cirrhosis which is when scarring from alcoholic hepatitis becomes extensive, this ... Rehab Programs | ||
Painkiller addiction rise leads to increase in deaths - Global Hospitals By Abbie Smith The number of prescriptions for powerful painkillers has increased six fold in the last 20 years. Global Hospitals | ||
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