Alcoholic inspired to get help after reading Paul's story in the Derby Telegraph
AN ALCOHOLIC has been so inspired by a story published in the Derby Telegraph that he has joined an Alcoholics Anonymous group to seek help. On Monday, we featured a story about Paul and his battle for survival, along with his son John. When Paul …
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AROUND 920000 children in the UK are thought to be living with one or two …
Many adults enjoy drinking alcohol, such as beer or wine, from time to time. However, an alcoholic is someone who can't control how much alcohol they drink and needs help to stop. Too much alcohol can change people's behaviour. For example, they may …
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Chelmsford ex-drug and alcohol addict on mission to help others
But after costing the taxpayer an estimated £100,000, John has turned his life around and is now keen to use his experience to help others fighting the same demons. "I want to work with people who are about to lose everything, who still have their jobs …
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Governing in recovery
It was widely reported during the mayoral campaign that Walsh still attends meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous almost 20 years after quitting. “I don't really care who knows I'm an alcoholic, because if it helps somebody else knowing that I'm an …
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Need help for a gotta-go problem? There are no perfect solutions for …
Cut back on alcoholic and caffeinated beverages, and limit fluids before bedtime. Exercises to help control bladder function can help. Your doctor may recommend Kegel exercises, which involve repeatedly tightening and strengthening the pelvic muscles …
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Alcohol is a part of the life of billions of people. For many, for most of them it is not a concern for their health. But for others it is the basis of a serious disease. Addiction to alcohol can cause the destruction of your marriage, the loss of your job, the breakup of your family and even your premature death. It can be a dangerous and deadly product. And so the millions of people who are in trouble because of alcohol have a simple choice; do they wish to beat their addiction?

Once they decide to try and beat the disease, there are basically two ways they can try to do so. They can seek professional help as a day or out patient, or they can reside in a facility; they can live in.

Now take the option of the day patient. Here the person goes about their normal routine, perhaps going to work, and then at night goes to the clinic or treatment facility and receives whatever they need and is available. This is a sensible and relatively inexpensive way of tackling the alcohol problem. And of course the person is free to attend a support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

But what needs to be understood here is that the drinker’s environment is often their worst enemy. If they are used to drinking at home and they return to their home after their daily or weekly treatment, they are returning to temptation. They are increasing the chance of failing to beat their disease. So saving money by becoming a day patient may count for little if, back in your comfortable environment, the patient gets back on the drink.

That’s why being a residential patient is, in many ways, so much better.

It’s not better financially because living in a detox center or rehabilitation facility does not come cheap. But there are many advantages. You get constant access to medical professionals who are trained to work with people who have a problem with alcohol. At the end of each day when your treatment sessions are over, you do not have to find transport in order to go home. You are home. You are living in the center. And this means of course that the temptations you faced when living at home are no longer present. Obviously there will be no alcohol available in the facility and you are not permitted to head into town to find the nearest bar or bottle shop. Your chances of overcoming your addiction to alcohol are far greater if you become an inpatient.

There are often a variety of approaches in overcoming alcohol addiction and centers use a variety of activities. Living in means you have access to all types of treatment and at most times of your stay. And because alcohol can badly affect both the physical and mental aspects of the drinker’s life, having a range of medical experts available gives you, the patient in residence, and the best possible form of treatment.

What's happening today in the north valley
Alcoholics Anonymous: Chico Central — 6:30 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. 1102 Mangrove Ave., Chico; Mom's Alcoholics Anonymous — Noon, 5:30 and 8 p.m. 2109 Esplanade, Suite 110, Chico. Meet times, locations or to talk to recovering alcoholic, …
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Hempfield alum authors unique dating guide
Westmoreland County native Karen Nagy once dated a man she met through her church singles group who was very easily agitated, who was late all the time, who had thoughts that were “topsy turvy” and who had a year of sobriety through Alcoholics …
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Fiona O'Loughlin on her battle with alcoholism
Comedian Fiona O'Loughlin's battle with alcoholism was made public in 2009 when she collapsed on stage during a stand-up show in Brisbane. Since then, the 50-year-olds road to recovery has been well documented in her shows and particularly during …
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Challenging Alcoholics Anonymous as the model for substance abuse treatment
The 12-step model of alcohol addiction treatment has been the status quo in rehabilitation centers for well over fifty years. Alcoholics Anonymous was formed in the 1930s and by 2000, the 12 steps were the program of choice for 90 percent of American …
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For Reformed Addicts, Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Is Terrifying
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Help available to addicts seeking recovery, though space sometimes limited in …
NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of the death of a 35-year-old Northampton man who apparently struggled to find a residential drug treatment program near the end of his life, local program directors urged people with addiction problems or their relatives to …
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Experts worry about effect of dropping hundreds of addicted Mainers from …
At the end of 2013, hundreds of recovering drug addicts lost their MaineCare coverage, in many cases limiting or ending their ability to get methadone treatment. From left, Lindey Saunders, 35, of Ellsworth; Brandi Harriman, 28, of Glenburn and Jacob …
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