The "Geographical Cure" for addiction
For various reasons, the members of addicted families suffer constant upheaval from frequent relocations. Moving may be related to other obvious symptoms of family instability: bankruptcy, divorce,...
View ArticleAlcoholism; the effects on masculinity
As part of my continuing education as a pharmaceutical salesman covering the hospitals in a major medical center, my company had arranged for a kind of preceptor ship at a teaching hospital in downtown...
View ArticleHow Much Does Alcoholism Cost Society?
Nobody escapes paying the price for alcoholism, drug addiction, and codependency in society. Even if you are fortunate enough not to be a drinker at a level that is diseased (about 10% of our...
View ArticleEnablers for alcoholic women
For alcoholic women there is usually one primary enabler. This is typically a high functioning husband, a wealthy father, or a boss who spreads the work the alcoholic doesn't do among many other...
View ArticleJust A Little Willingness.
Just A Little Willingness Despair is the basic "affect" of the newcomer to recovery. Affect is what psychologists and psychiatrists call the basic emotion projected by a person. By the time we finally...
View ArticleMen Leave Treatment Because of Their Codependency!
Men Leave Treatment Because of Their Codependency! I am writing to propose some level of cooperation between professionals writing about and treating codependency and the professionals staffs of...
View ArticleRelapse Among Teenagers
Our Guest Bloger today is Kelly Miller. Kelly's specialty as a counselor is helping parents who are having to deal with teenage alcohol and drug abuse. RELAPSE AMONG TEENAGERS Relapse among...
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