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New organisation is planned to help alcoholics
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 47 minutes ago
"Thousands of families in Kerala were brought into sober life under the guidance of Rev Joseph, saving them from the clutches of alcoholism," said Dr ...

AA to help habitual drunkard cops to quit vice
Times of India, India - 2 hours ago
“After every meeting in any of the police stations, four to five cops contact us claiming that their relatives want to recover from alcoholism, ...

Rehabs Work Together to Fight Drug Addiction
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 4 hours ago
“If everyone can make drug education a priority, drug abuse and drug addiction will be a thing of the past. For those addicted now, addiction can still be a ...

David Hasselhoff's ex wife claims his drinking wrecked their marriage
DailyIndia.com, FL - 13 hours ago
Bach said that the actor's alcoholism was like cancer, and that covering up for him was very exhausting. "David is a falling-down drunk and I covered up for ...

'It is well with my soul'
New River Valley Current, VA - 19 hours ago
During her ascent from the abyss of alcoholism, the refrain from her favorite hymn resonated in her heart. By Katrina Waugh | katrina.waugh@roanoke.com ...

New study examines the relationship of the human NPY system with ...
Science Centric, Bulgaria - 17 hours ago
Results will be published in the December issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View. ...

Chris Raymer to Speak at Texas Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center ...
dBusinessNews Denver (press release), CO - Oct 5, 2008
Chris and his twin brother have both struggled with alcoholism, and he emphatically says that alcoholism is absolutely a genetic disease, and that people ...

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Education University offers scholarships to women science students
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ghana - Oct 5, 2008
He advised the students to make proper use of their time, avoid gossiping, alcoholism and other forms of avoid gossiping, alcoholism and other forms of drug ...
Gov’t threatens to cancel scholarships of striking students Sunday Standard
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My father was dead to me day he walked out
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - Oct 5, 2008
Although I am now aware of the nature of alcoholism, I can never forgive him for leaving the family. family for whatever reason. Though I acknowledge the ...

Pismo psychiatrist could lose license
Times Press Recorder, CA - Oct 5, 2008
He said he has been fighting alcoholism for a long time, and only relapsed twice in 20 years — first when his wife died and later when he had a failed back ...

Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?
TheReporter.com, CA - Oct 5, 2008
So far, two of my children have the disease of alcoholism. My 16-year-old daughter spent time in a locked-down psych ward for attempted suicide, ...
Lower the drinking age? Proposal would make binge drinking easier Greensboro News Record
Colleges educate students early about alcohol dangers Newsday
Lower the drinking age? Here's what local college presidents say Greensboro News Record
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Lower the drinking age? Proposal would make binge drinking easier
Greensboro News Record, NC - 2 hours ago
A recent study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that an alarming 39 percent of college students surveyed said they engaged in ...
Lower the drinking age? Here's what local college presidents say Greensboro News Record
Lower the drinking age? The current policies simply aren’t working Greensboro News Record
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'X Factor' star facing new drug claims
Digital Spy, UK - 48 minutes ago
The aspiring singer told Simon Cowell and his fellow judges that she had once fought to overcome a drug addiction in her first audition. ...
CRACK ADDICT RACHEL SAID DRUGS WERE IN THE PAST.. SIMON WILL BE ... Sunday People
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Back from the brink - area nurse turns her life around with help ...
Mirror, MI - Oct 5, 2008
"Alcoholism is a disease that doesn't know any boundaries. It has a 'skid row' kind of image but I'm the face of alcoholism. You're the face of alcoholism. ...

Program for children facing addictions
Baltimore Sun, United States - Oct 5, 2008
The Father Martin's Ashley Children's Program is offered to children ages 7 to 12 who are facing addiction or alcoholism in their family. ...

Another killing in the family, by his own hand
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 6 hours ago
And like Lukas, I come from a family marked with alcoholism, mental illness, estrangement and the complex, stinging sands of blame, denial and understanding ...

Measure opens the door to more problems
Boston Globe, United States - Oct 4, 2008
We cannot afford to take a step back in our efforts to combat drug addiction and reduce violence in our communities. And we absolutely can not afford to ...

Home detoxing my alcoholic friend
Times Online, UK - Oct 4, 2008
Tom’s home detox, according to experts in alcoholism treatment, might have killed him, and, they say, won’t help him stay off the booze. ...

Parting Words: Remembering Hayden Carruth
NPR - Oct 4, 2008
He struggled with alcoholism and a nervous breakdown — experiences that were central to his poetry. by Tom Cole Hayden Carruth told The University of ...
Deaths elsewhere Baltimore Sun
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Man charged with fatal truck crash ruled fit to stand trial
The Province, Canada - 4 hours ago
Court was told Friday that the 51-year-old had suffered a brain injury earlier this year, and that he also suffers from alcoholism.