Alcohol abuse, addiction on the rise
One in six people in America abuses or is addicted to alcohol, and that number is rising. Alcoholism is a physical addiction. No specific cause has been identified. Some people develop a physical dependency on alcohol so great that the consequences of …
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Graduates of Porter County addictions program say goodbye to drugs, alcohol
VALPARAISO — These were goodbye letters of a different sort, a farewell to addiction and lives ruined from substance abuse. “Dear Xanax and Vicodin,” wrote one graduate of the Porter County Jail's Chemical Dependency and Addiction Program, “when we …
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Ebony Lifeline aims at addiction prevention, recovery among minorities
If you have decided this is the year you want to try to eradicate the demons of addiction and alcoholism, consider giving Ebony Lifeline Support Group a call. The group began as a grass-roots movement in 1984 through the efforts of founders Bob Thomas …
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