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After years of addiction, a former inmate gives thanks for jail support services Peninsula Press “She'd been a drug addict over 30 years.” Diane Joiner is 53 and lives in East Palo Alto. She has a light brown complexion, an expressive face and an infectious laugh. She did not always radiate such vibrant energy, however. Three decades of addiction ... | ||
Matt Gurney: Alcoholism is a disease, but drunk driving is a crime National Post (blog) But while alcoholism is a disease, drunk driving is a crime, and an extremely dangerous one. Fougere has already had his second chance — he's alive and not in jail. That's second chance enough. I don't pretend to understand the forces of addiction. ... | ||
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Southwest Florida Addiction Services Awarded $13475 From Foulds Foundation Naples Daily News The Claiborne and Ned Foulds Foundation has awarded a $13675 grant to Southwest FloridaAddiction Services to purchase new technology that will enable SWFAS to treat more people in need of substance abuse treatment. The grant will be used to purchase ... | ||
A former addict looks at the neural chemistry of addiction Vancouver Sun By BRETT JOSEF GRUBISIC November 24, 2011 Opponents of addiction memoirs complain that the attention-grabbing genre is tapped out. They argue that the formulaic structure — epic downward spiral, soul-searching at rock bottom, long and difficult road ... | ||
Alcoholic who robbed Stortford schoolboy avoids jail Herts and Essex Observer Defence barrister Charles Corbett said Sanford was an alcoholic and had been diagnosed with depression and bi-polar disorder. “At the time of this robbery his alcohol addiction had got the better of him,” he said. “He had been drinking excessively. ... | ||
Speed addict sent to prison Sunshine Coast Daily A MOTHER of three was jailed yesterday for taking advantage of the generosity of a car crash victim she was caring for to feed a drug habit. Anne Maria Horvat, 44, used the man's bank card to make 41 unauthorised withdrawals, about $1000 a day over two ... | ||
After Strauss-Kahn Affaire, France Discovers Sex Addiction Worldcrunch “This addiction means that the addict will prefer sexual behavior to any other form of social behavior or other activity. As with addictions to alcohol or cigarettes, an addict can't stop,” Professor Thibaut explains. Every time the addict is overcome ... | ||
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This Man Is Addicted to Sex Newsweek Severe depression can also follow after an addict starts to confront the condition. “I realized I was not comfortable in my own skin,” says Valerie, who checked herself into four months of treatment for sex addiction at Del Amo, ... | ||
A son's choice to not drink after an alcoholic father Journal Times He said his lifestyle choice was influenced by his father, an episodic alcoholic who would sometimes be drunk once a year for as long as two weeks at a time. | ||
Former addict kicks heroin reluctantly The Daily Star Khaled says that he really decided to stop using after jail, mostly because his parents discovered hisaddiction. “They went crazy. They took everything I had away from me; they took my car, my money, my computer,” he says. After that, he used heroin ... | ||
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Province Letters: Marijuana legalization, addiction, mammograms and polygamy The Province (blog) Marijuana enthusiasts pass out free joints to light up at precisely 4:20 pm to celebrate Cannabis Day at the Vancouver Art Gallery on July 1. LES BAZSO/PNG FILES I have met Sam Sullivan several times and found him to be an intelligent and compassionate ... | ||
Batya: Portrait of a Recovering Alcoholic OpEdNews I think probably [it was] the change of crossing the invisible line to alcoholism. At some point, it wasn't fun anymore. I was doing things nice Jewish girls from Highland Park don't do. I was holding onto my friends, my life, by a string. ... | ||
Addicts find life and hope in innovative new program Canada.com By Dustin Walker, Daily News November 25, 2011 At some point, Cody Higbee convinced himself that being dead was better than being an addict. His family had disowned him and he started living on the streets of Campbell River, focused on little else than ... | ||
Addict admits HIV threat to guard Irish Times A drug addict with 221 convictions who bit a security guard and threatened to infect him with HIV is to be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Denise McNulty (33), St Mary's Mansions, Railway Street, pleaded guilty to assault and theft on ... | ||
Calne addict stole a poppy box The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald “The problem he has, that overtook his common sense, is that he is suffering from a severe drug addiction.” Magistrates asked for a report from probation before sentencing Webb and said he could expect a high-level community order. ... | ||
Drug addict was caught shoplifting Eastwood Advertiser “He has a heroin addiction but he is really making efforts to kick the habit,” said his solicitor, Sanchia Wheeler. “There was a marked period in his life of three years when there were no offences. That was when he kicked the habit but unfortunately ... | ||
Alcohol has dizzyingly different effects on women and men Toronto Star Edith Sullivan, a researcher at Stanford University's School of Medicine, says women and men seem to fare equally well in the recovery stage of alcoholism. This is your brain on alcohol. If you are adolescent and female: consume four drinks at one ... | ||
Black Friday Shopping: 8 Tips To Curb Overspending Huffington Post "We used to think that [addiction comes] only [from] chemicals," Roberts told HuffPost. "We thought it had to be nicotine, alcohol, but we're finding that anything that produces pleasure in your brain has the potential to be addictive. ... | ||
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Charlize Theron says she smoked 'to die' Times of India Charlize Theron has overcome her nicotine addiction but she doesn't talk about it for fear of a jinx. The South African actress admits that the smoking habit had become a deadly obsession but she doesn't like to talk about how she overcame the ... | ||
For Teens Troubled by Alcohol The Sag Harbor Express Patty started going to Al-anon meetings three years ago because she said her family has a history of alcoholism and she had developed damaging coping mechanisms. But she took a special interest in Alateen a year and a half ago in the wake of a ... | ||
South Korea's "Shutdown Law" Takes Effect Escapist Magazine South Korea's government has long been worried about the prevalence of online gaming addiction in its tech-savvy country. Fearing the effects that high levels of addiction could have on its future (specifically, everyone failing school), the government ... | ||
As a society, we must tackle addiction Local Government Chronicle LGC, local government's leading news and jobs brand, . . .an audience of senior local government professionals via a variety of media solutions. Every week LGC brings you key information from local government in the UK: insight on ... | ||
Alcohol addiction and Alcohol Treatment | FC Safe Kids By thenewb This is how alcoholism holds the force as well as why it really is so crucial that you seek support from an alcohol treatment center. An alcoholic has no power over their lives, their actions as well as their need for drinks. Is Alcohol Treatment the ... FC Safe Kids | ||
Need help understanding the alcoholic - SoberRecovery ... By MsGrace I made the mistake thinking the alcoholic. ... I feel like I've been robbed of the whole 6 years as I can never look back on any of it without wondering if the sweet moments we had were just another part of the alcoholic lie. ... I can tell you what goes on in the mind of an A, you won't really "get it" unless you are an A. Even though I KNEW, without a doubt, what went on in MY mind when I was using, I still had difficulty calling it quits with the last addict bf, and wondering why he didn't get it? ... SoberFeed...Live! | ||
The Fear of Addiction Leads to a Call for Tighter Monitoring of ... By Drug Addiction While prescription drug addiction is skyrocketing around the globe, officials of the Department of Health are looking for ways to monitor the increasing. Drug Addiction Treatment | ||
Is alcoholism in your genes? Is alcoholism in your genes?...Researchers studying the brainwaves of problem dri...In a study, the researchers carried out a brain sc...It was found that children of problem drinkers had...The team from the Texas Biomedical Research Instit... ... In a study, the researchers carried out a brain scan of people who are alcoholic, and discovered patterns common to those at risk of dependence. It was found that children of problem drinkers had the same patterns of brain activity -- apparently ... International News Headlines,... | ||
ALCOHOL REPORTS: Genetic determinants of alcoholic liver disease By Loran Archer An international website dedicated to providing current information on news, reports, publications,and peer-reviewed research articles concerning alcoholism and alcohol-related problems throughout the world. Postings are provided by ... ALCOHOL REPORTS | ||
Addiction – Treatable or Not | iisfa.org By admin Many people these days think and consider that addiction is a kind of condition that has no solution. This fact has been proven wrong because with the help of. iisfa.org | ||
Limits of Confidentiality in Drug Rehab Treatment | Addiction By Everything Addiction When treating patients for drug and alcohol addiction, drug rehab treatment facilities must always balance the privacy rights of the patient against the. ... The very act of seeking treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism is protected from disclosure under federal law and exceptions are few. Even when disclosure that a patient is a danger to others is required under State ... Celebrity Addiction · Jim Carroll, Former Heroin Addict and Author of “The Basketball Diaries,” Dies · Video Game ... Everything Addiction | ||
Gaddafi son a sex addict: Ex-wife - The Times of India Saif al-Islam was a womanizer who often indulged in domestic violence, according to a Ukrainian woman who claims to be a former wife of the captured son of ... timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/...son.../10837776.cms |
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