female alcoholics
Researchers study treatments for female alcoholics. Once a week, groups of women, ranging from top business executives to those receiving welfare, visit the Center of Alcohol Studies on Busch campus to receive treatment for alcohol use disorder in one of Elizabeth Epstein’s newest studies. A licensed psychologist and research professor at the University, Epstein is searching for a more cost-efficient …
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Vickie L.
Asia Pacific Forum Newsletter From: “Vickie” – Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 23:56:15 -0500 To: NA in Indonesia. I’m an addict named Vickie L. The first time I used drugs, I was about 15 years old and the event was a night out with two other girls. The fact that all three of us were named ‘Vickie’ is not the only reason that this was an unforgettable evening. What I found that night blew my …
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Comorbidity
Drug Abuse & Mental Illness (Comorbidity) – Drugs of Abuse and Related Topics – NIDA. we have effective methods to cope with stress. These times may be particularly difficult for people who are vulnerable to substance abuse or who may be recovering from an addictive disorder. We know, for example, that stress is one of the most powerful triggers of relapse, even after prolonged periods of abstinence …
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loss to drug
Son’s loss to drug addiction motivates mom reach out to those in need. PATASKALA — Lisa Gordon knows about pain, the kind that comes from losing a 23-year-old son.
She sometimes struggles to sleep, wrestling with memories of Corey, her son, and if she could have done anything more to help him. Other times she fixates on April 29, 2009, and questions what happened to Corey in the hours leading up to his death.
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Valerie V.
Valerie V. – DOB: 3/18/64; Van Nuys, California. Basically my childhood was like a lot of being alone. I was born an only child. It was just me and my Mom since I was two and I was physically and sexually abused. I was physically abused by my baby sitter for a long time and sexually abused by my step-father when I was like nine and when I was twelve my step-father and my mother got divorced …
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Coincidences
Coincidences. I have had some significant coincidences in my recovery. When I was a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital I was being thrown out or discharged because I was found with an empty Bacardi Rum bottle under my sink. I was in a locked psychiatric ward and after being detoxified for five weeks they, the staff, let me wander to the gift shop. I snuck out and bought a 1/4 pint of Bacardi…
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Valerie V.
Valerie V. – DOB: 3/18/64; Van Nuys, California. Basically my childhood was like a lot of being alone. I was born an only child. It was just me and my Mom since I was two and I was physically and sexually abused. I was physically abused by my baby sitter for a long time and sexually abused by my step-father when I was like nine and when I was twelve my step-father and my mother got divorced …
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All
All over the place. This story is going to be all over the place. Now that my Leica camera is in the shop for the third time, I have a little time to write. Cranberry juice destroyed the electronics. The Leica report states neglectful operator mishandling abuse of unexplained non-manufacture damage. Or to the effect that the owner broke this camera through bad handling and operation. The three-year warranty is still good; …
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