Alcoholism

It Is Never Too Late To Stop Drinking

It Is Never Too Late To Stop Drinking ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2009) — Where there is life there is hope and it is never too late to stop drinking, even with the most severe case of alcohol-related liver disease, according to new research from the University of Southampton. However, the downside is that up a…

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Do You Use Alcohol for Stress Relief?

Alcohol for Stress Relief? Even though many people use alcohol to ease stress, there is evidence that it does just the opposite – especially when it comes to stressing the liver. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Stress can be defined, experienced and handled in a countless number of ways, but most health experts agree that continual…

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Challenging Old Assumptions About Alcoholism

Old Assumptions By MARTIN DOWNS Dr. Mark L. Willenbring is the director of the Treatment and Recovery Research Division at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. As a researcher, he focuses on developing and implementing evidence-based guidelines for treating addiction. He is also a practicing addiction psychiatrist and a distinguished fellow of the…

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A New View of Alcoholism

A New View of Alcoholism “A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.”      -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. “Knowledge is power.” -Francis Bacon The more you know about a problem, the better equipped you are to solve it. By reading this page, you’ll learn more about your alcohol addiction—why you crave alcohol and what…

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