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The Next Frontier of Recovery: Emotional Sobriety

I think that many oldsters who have put our AA “booze cure” to severe but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. Perhaps they will be the spearhead…

People Who Abuse Alcohol Are More Likely To Abuse Prescription Drugs

Men and women with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are 18 times more likely to report nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) than people who don’t drink at all, according to…

Early Drinking Linked to Increased Risk of Alcohol Abuse Later in Life

Data from a survey by the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse has increased concerns that early alcohol use may contribute to the risk of developing future alcohol problems.…

Interrupting: The Hidden Heart Attack Trigger

What are the common risk factors for a heart attack? Obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure rate at the top of the list. But most heart attack victims have…

Co-Dependency: A Silent Killer

Co-dependency is a behavior pattern that develops as a result of prolonged exposure to, and the practice of, rules that prevent open expression of feelings and direct discussion of issues…

Right Now (A Poem)

It’s nineteen years today since he last held A drink in his hand or held his breath while smoke Filled as much of him as he could stand Till,…

Why the World Needs 12-Step Support Groups

My grandma was fond of saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This is something that needs to be said to researchers from the Italian Agency for Public Health…

Risk Taking Behavior and its Connection to Addiction

Are you a risk taker? Did you know that it is not just a behavior? It is a personality dimension (Zuckerman M, 2004). The characteristic of risk taking or novelty…

Being on Time: The Beginning to Recovery

I believe that knowledge is helpful and empowering. Because of this, I talk to patients about how tardiness, lack of punctuality, is an early form of addictive behavior. In other…

Researchers Identify Five Alcoholic Subtypes

The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has identified five distinct subtypes of alcohol dependence. “Clinicians have long recognized diverse manifestations of alcoholism,” said NIAAA Director Ting-Kai, MD,…

Grief Is A Vital Part of Recovery, So Embrace It

One of the things I think our society has an extremely difficult time with is the process of grief. We give it a lot of lip service, but, in the…

Studies Show that AA is the Right Step for Staying Sober

This is a summary of the study “Encouraging Posttreatment Self-Help Group Involvement to Reduce Demand for Continuing Care Services: Two-Year Clinical and Utilization Outcomes” which appeared in Alcoholism: Clinical and…