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Why Atheists Should Not Support Alcoholics Anonymous

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:28:01 +0000

Exposing AA for what it really is. For more information see The Orange Papers:
http://www.orange-papers.org/

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The Disease of Alcoholism

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:56:06 +0000

http://alcoholabuseadvice.com/ My older brother is an alcoholic. He has been for as long as I can remember. Alcohol abuse runs in my family, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Still, it’s heartbreaking to see him waste his life by being wasted as the time. He’s had to declare bankruptcy twice, his wife is thinking about leaving him and taking their two kids, and his body is starting to break down pretty severely. I just wish he could see the damage he’s doing, both to himself and to his family, and realize that he doesn’t have to live that way. I wish I could do it for him, but it has to be his choice.

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Drug Treatment, Pennsylvania: Alcohol Drug Rehabilitation

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:56:06 +0000

http://www.drugrehabvideo.com Are you Looking for drug treatment and would like to get away from Pennsylvania? Drug addiction is no joke. Find immediate support outside of PA and get a vital key to your drug recovery from a supportive staff. Dont wait for assistance in drug addiction. Find peace and sobriety with drug treatment outside of Pennsylvania. Call 866 858-6003 today!

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Recovery | What Alcoholism is

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:08:01 +0000

What is Alcoholism?

Alcoholism:
-Is the only disease contracted by an act of will.
-Is the only disease that is habit forming.
-Is the only disease that comes in a bottle.
-Is the only disease causing hundreds of thousands of family disruptions.
-Is the only disease promoting crime and brutality.
-Is the only disease contributing to hundreds of thousands of automobile accidents.
-Is the only disease playing a major part in over 50% of the more than 50,000 annual highway deaths.
-Is the only disease which is sold by license.
-Is the only disease that is bought in grocery stores, drug stores, and well-marked retail outlets.
-Is the only disease that is taxed by the government.
Is the only disease that is necessary for medical doctors to fellowship one with another.
-Is the only disease in which medical support for the disease outweighs any effort to prevent it.
-Is the only disease given as Christmas gifts.
-Is the only disease that has been “legalized” for sale on Sunday by our legislators.

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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Educational PSA Video

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:22:21 +0000

Anti-Alcohol Video PSA. Public domain public service announcement. Alcoholism is a chronic disease that makes your body dependent on alcohol. You may be obsessed with alcohol and unable to control how much you drink, even though your drinking is causing serious problems with your relationships, health, work and finances. It’s possible to have a problem with alcohol, but not display all the characteristics of alcoholism. This is known as alcohol abuse, which means you engage in excessive drinking that causes health or social problems, but you aren’t dependent on alcohol and haven’t fully lost control over the use of alcohol. Although many people assume otherwise, alcoholism is a treatable disease. Medications, counseling and self-help groups are among the therapies that can provide ongoing support to help you recover from alcoholism. Alcoholism is a disease. It is often diagnosed more through behaviors and adverse effects on functioning than by specific medical symptoms. Only 2 of the diagnostic criteria are physiological (those are tolerance changes and withdrawal symptoms). Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are associated with a broad range of medical, psychiatric, social, legal, occupational, economic, and family problems. For example, parental alcoholism underlies many family problems such as divorce, spouse abuse, child abuse and neglect, welfare dependence, and criminal behaviors, according to government sources.

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Recovery | Questions we all should have about the disease concept and Alcoholism

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:56:14 +0000

Questions we all should have about the disease concept and Alcoholism and how it it sold as fact when it is not fact.

No claim for the “disease” concept is based in science. Anyone selling the disease concept is deliberately selling a lie.

Research it and you will see I am right.
http://www.baldwinresearch.com/

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AA Cult Deprogramming – A Warning to Women

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:10:54 +0000

A warning to women attending or thinking of attending AA. The abuse and cult like cover up of abuse in AA. If you put AA to the abusive relationship test, AA qualifies as an abusive relationship. Do not got to Alcoholics Anonymous alone.

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The Impact On Children Who Parents Are Alcoholics Or Drug Addicts / Educational Video PSA

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:22:00 +0000

The Impact On Children Who Parents Are Alcoholics Or Drug Addicts / Educational Video PSA. Children in families experiencing alcohol or drug abuse need attention, guidance and support. They may be growing up in homes in which the problems are either denied or covered up. These children need to have their experiences validated. They also need safe, reliable adults in whom to confide and who will support them, reassure them, and provide them with appropriate help for their age. They need to have fun and just be kids. Families with alcohol and drug problems usually have high levels of stress and confusion. High stress family environments are a risk factor for early and dangerous substance use, as well as mental and physical health problems. It is important to talk honestly with children about what is happening in the family and to help them express their concerns and feelings. Children need to trust the adults in their lives and to believe that they will support them. Children living with alcohol or drug abuse in the family can benefit from participating in educational support groups in their school student istance programs. Those age 11 and older can join Alateen groups, which meet in community settings and provide healthy connections with others coping with similar issues. Being ociated with the activities of a faith community can also help. Dependence on alcohol and drugs is our most serious national public health problem. It is prevalent among rich and poor, in all regions of the country, and all ethnic and social groups. Millions of Americans misuse or are dependent on alcohol or drugs. Most of them have families who suffer the consequences, often serious, of living with this illness. If there is alcohol or drug dependence in your family, remember you are not alone. Most individuals who abuse alcohol or drugs have jobs and are productive members of society creating a false hope in the family that “it’s not that bad.” The problem is that addiction tends to worsen over time, hurting both the addicted person and all the family members. It is especially damaging to young children and adolescents. People with this illness really may believe that they drink normally or that “everyone” takes drugs. These false beliefs are called denial; this denial is a part of the illness. Alcoholism and other drug addiction have genetic and environmental causes. Both have serious consequences for children who live in homes where parents are involved. More than 28 million Americans are children of alcoholics; nearly 11 million are under the age of 18. This figure is magnified by the countless number of others who are affected by parents who are impaired by other psychoactive drugs. Alcoholism and other drug addiction tend to run in families. Children of addicted parents are more at risk for alcoholism and other drug abuse than are other children. Children of addicted parents are the highest risk group of children to become alcohol and drug abusers due to both genetic and family environment factors. Biological children of alcohol dependent parents who have been adopted continue to have an increased risk (2-9 fold) of developing alcoholism. Recent studies suggest a strong genetic component, particularly for early onset of alcoholism in males. Sons of alcoholic fathers are at fourfold risk compared with the male offspring of non-alcoholic fathers. Use of substances by parents and their adolescent children is strongly correlated; generally, if parents take drugs, sooner or later their children will also. Adolescents who use drugs are more likely to have one or more parents who also use drugs. The influence of parental attitudes on a child’s drug taking behaviors may be as important as actual drug abuse by the parents. An adolescent who perceives that a parent is permissive about the use of drugs is more likely to use drugs. Public Service Announcement from SAMHSA in the public domain. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Center for Mental Health Services; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Duration : 0:57:5

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Overcoming Drug and Alcohol Addiction – Curry and Wandzilak

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:26:04 +0000

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=995

Co-authors Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak discuss the struggles with drug and alcohol addiction at the heart of their book, “The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare.”

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Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak talk about “The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare.”

This riveting memoir of survival and transformation reveals the true story of a daughter’s decline into alcohol and drug addiction, prostitution and homelessness, and her mother’s efforts to rescue her. – Book Passage

Kristina Wandzilak is the Executive director of Full Circle Intervention, a nationally recognized presenter and author. She has worked in the chemical dependency field since 1994. Kristina has been specializing in intervention since 1998 and opened the doors of Full Circle Intervention, with the vision of bringing respectful intervention to families who are in crisis with addiction.

Constance Curry has been in co-dependency recovery for many years. She has studied and tried to understand the disorder that took over her life and the lives of those she loved most. She has been on various educational speaker panels for practicing therapists and teachers talking on the intricate subject of addiction and family recovery.

Duration : 0:7:27

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Drug Alcohol Rehab Programs and Centers

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:51:01 +0000

http://www.drug-alcohol-rehab.net

this website has all of the resources you need to help anyone deal with a drug or alcohol addiction

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