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New sobriety pill that instantly sobers you up after having too much to drink

Soon party goers who enjoy drinking and being drunk, won't have to worry about finding a designated driver for that safe ride home. All it will...
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Drinkin’ and “Stinkin’ Thinkin’”

There has long been an accepted link between alcohol abuse and impulse control problems –people with alcohol problems have difficulty...
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Response to criticism of critique of AA's twelve-step model, part three

This is part three of a series of articles in which I respond to readers’ posted comments about my critique of Alcoholic’s Anonymous...
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Response to criticism of critique of AA's twelve-step model, part two

In my previous article, I started responding to the critical comments posted in response to my four-part series of articles critiquing AA’s...
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Response to criticism of critique of AA's twelve-step model, part one

As of today, my four-part series critiquing Alcoholics Anonymous' 12-Step model (part one, two, three, and four) has received 154 comments from...
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Alcoholics Anonymous: A critique of the twelve-step model, part four

This is a continuation of parts one, two, and three, of a series of articles critiquing Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12-Step model.Step Ten:...
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Alcoholics Anonymous: A critique of the twelve-step model, part two

In my previous article, I provided a critique of steps 1-3 of AA’s Twelve-Step Model. In part two, I continue with my critique, focusing on...
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Alcoholics Anonymous: A critique of the twelve-step model, part one

According to a 2004 report from the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 17.6 million American adults (8.5 percent) meet standard diagnostic...
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Could genetics make you more addicted? Are you pre-disposition for addiction?

Genes might play a direct role in the development of alcoholism and drug abuse, by affecting the body's metabolism of drugs; or they might play...
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The 5 core issues that plaque a child of an alcoholic into adulthood - ACOA

The phrase Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) refers to those individuals who were adversely impacted by familial alcoholism. Almost one in five...
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