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Alcoholics Anonymous – Dr Jung, – Spirituality as a cure for alcoholism p27, AA Some of our alcoholic readers may think they can do without spiritual help. Let us tell you the rest of the conversation our friend had with his doctor. The doctor said: “You have the mind of a chronic alcoholic. I have never seen one single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you.” Our friend felt as though the gates of hell had closed on him with a clang. He said to the doctor, “Is there no exception?” “Yes,” replied the doctor, “there is. Exceptions to cases such as yours have been occurring since early times. Here and there, once in a while, alcoholics have had what are called vital spiritual experiences. To me these occurrences are phenomena. They appear to be in the nature of huge emotional displacements and rearrangements. Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the lives of these men are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set of conceptions and motives begin to dominate them. In fact, I have been trying to produce some such emotional rearrangement within you. With many individuals the methods which I employed are successful, but I have never been successful with an alcoholic of your description.” Upon hearing this, our friend was somewhat relieved, for he reflected that, after all, he was a good church member. This hope, however, was destroyed by the doctor’s telling him that while his religious …

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www.encognitive.com Kevan Lyons shares his war veterans poem about soldiers returning from war and fight another war with addiction.

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I have to critique an informative essay and this is the first paragraph. What is the thesis statement, please?

In recent times, many researches have been conducting on therapy and treatment options available for people who are substance (drugs and alcohol) abusers, and these have come a long way from the older treatment options (e.g. Glasscote et al, 1972). These observations have led the researchers to believe that drug addiction and alcoholism are not just primarily a physical ailment but it is also complemented heavily by environmental factors. Alcoholics and drug abusers tend to follow a specific pattern and we find that many of the people who have alcoholic tendencies come from their genetic makeup (Crabbe, 2002). Yet, even though there are some genetic influences that come into play, the abuse is fed by the abuser’s immediate environmental factors, such as the attitudes of the family, friends, and support groups. The genetic side of this ailment explains how there are metabolic, structural, and neuro-chemical malfunctions in the brain that causes a person to become addicted to the drugs, which are supplemented by the environmental factors such as the various home, psychological, and social dynamics that the person experiences in his or her life. These two factors are bi-directional, which means that they both interact and conflict with each other in making the symptoms of alcoholism stronger in a person.

Here is the link to the full essay if you need it:

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A well-known pharmaceutical company, Robins & Robins, is working through a public scandal. Three popular medications which they sell over-the-counter have been determined to be tainted with small particles of plastic explosive. It has not yet been determined where the plastic explosives came from, but over million in inventory is impacted. The inventory is located throughout the Western United States, and it is possible that it has also made its way into parts of Canada. A recall occurs but it is mostly unsuccessful.
Last fall, the FDA had promulgated an administrative rule which stated that all pharmaceutical companies which sold over-the-counter medications must incorporate a special tracking bar code (i.e. UPC bars) on all packaging, to ensure that recalls could be done with very little trouble. This bar code would have cost about $.35 (cents) per package, which would have cost the company nearly million on this batch of inventory.
Robins & Robins lobbied hard against this rule, and managed to get it stopped in the public comments period. They utilized multiple arguments, including the cost (which would be passed on to consumers). They also raised “privacy” concerns, which they discussed simply to get public interest groups upset. (One of the drugs impacted is used for assisting with alcoholism treatment – specifically for withdrawal symptoms and many alcoholics were afraid their use of the drug could be tracked back to them.) Robins & Robins argued that people would be concerned about purchasing the medication with a tracking mechanism included with the packaging and managed to get enough public interest groups against the rule. The FDA decided not to impose the rule.

Question:
Robins & Robins immediately issued a massive recall for the tainted medication, upon learning of the situation. Despite the recall, 1400 children and 350 adults have been hospitalized after becoming very ill after taking the tainted medication. Each of them had failed to note the recall after having already purchased the medication. It is quickly determined that they will need liver transplants and many of them are on a waiting list. During the wait, to date, 12 children have died. Their families are considering suing for 402A and negligence, both. The attorneys stated that but for the lobbying efforts, the recall process would have been automated and the people would not have gotten sick or died.

You are an employee with the FDA. You are drafting a memo to your boss analyzing the FDA’s liability and explaining why the FDA did the right thing in deciding not to pass the original tracking bar (UPC) rule. You are specifically being told to respond to the issue of the deaths, and illnesses. What would you write? Include (and explain fully) any defenses you feel that the FDA could use against any negligence or public relation cases. Explain what liability (if any) could the FDA have to the victims and their families

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1)Do you believe alcohol addiction is dangerous?
(a)Yes(b)No

2)Do you know what alcohol addiction is?
(a)Yes (b) No

3)How many people do you know who are addicted to alcohol?
(a) 1-2(b) 2-5(c) 6 or more

4)Early signs of addiction include (circle all that apply)
(a)frequent drinking (b)heavy drinking (c ) partying a lot (d) black outs

5)__________ people can be considered for alcohol abuse/ alcoholism.
(a)1 Million(b) 250,000(c) 14 Million (d) 550,000

6)(True or False) Half of Americans have a family member who is or was an alcoholic. ________

7)Can children be addicted to alcohol?
(a)Yes (b) No

8)What percent of alcohol addiction is genetic?
(a)0%(b) 25% (c)40%(d) 55%

9)Will someone addicted to alcohol, drink to feel normal?
(a) Yes(b)No

10)(True or False) Addicted people see alcohol as a reward (positive) experience. __________

11)(True or False) Getting over addiction is just a matter of willpower.__________

12) Can Alcohol increase your risk of cancer?
(a)Yes(b)No

13) The 9.6% of adult alcoholics drink what percent of the alcohol consumed by adult drinkers? (a)9.6%(b) 11%(c) 15% (d)20

14)(Circle all that apply) Treatments for alcoholics include_____________.
(a) Rehab centers (b) Stopping by oneself (c ) Drinking less (d) there isn’t a treatment.

15)Do you drink alcohol? (a) Yes (b) No

16) How old are you?
In America….

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Alcohol Addiction

1)Do you believe alcohol addiction is dangerous?
(a)Yes(b)No

2)Do you know what alcohol addiction is?
(a)Yes (b) No

3)How many people do you know who are addicted to alcohol?
(a) 1-2(b) 3-5(c) 6 or more
4)Early signs of addiction include (circle all that apply)
(a)frequent drinking (b)heavy drinking (c ) partying a lot (d) black outs

5)__________ people can be considered for alcohol abuse/ alcoholism.(america)
(a)1 Million(b) 250,000(c) 14 Million (d) 550,000

6)(True or False) Half of Americans have a family member who is or was an alcoholic. ________

7)Can children be addicted to alcohol?
(a)Yes (b) No

8)What percent of alcohol addiction is genetic?
(a)0%(b) 25% (c)40%(d) 55%

9)Will someone addicted to alcohol, drink to feel normal?
(a) Yes(b)No

10)(True or False) Addicted people see alcohol as a reward (positive) experience. __________

11)(True or False) Getting over addiction is just a matter of willpower.__________

12) Can Alcohol increase your risk of cancer?
(a)Yes(b)No

13) The 9.6% of adult alcoholics drink what percent of the alcohol consumed by adult drinkers? (a)9.6%(b) 11%(c) 15% (d)20

14)(Circle all that apply) Treatments for alcoholics include_____________.
(a) Rehab centers (b) Stopping by oneself (c ) Drinking less (d) there isn’t a treatment.

15)Do you drink alcohol? (a) Yes (b) No

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First, you must realize that in this alcohol-phillic society, we jeopardize our health and that of others by not telling the truth about alcohol as a drug. Alcohol, viewed as a drug, is in the general class of drugs known as sedatives, which includes all the barbiturates, including, but not limited to sodium thiopental (commonly, “sodium pentothal”) which is a very commonly used general anesthetic! People who are addicted to either “class” of drug, whether it be alcohol or barbiturates/sedatives, will exhibit both cross-tolerance and cross-addiction to any drug from the other class. When this first became well-known as a result of the study of alcoholics (many of whom also had problems with barbiturates) in the ‘60s and ‘70s, medical science came up with a new term to describe the illness, “alcoholism/sedative-ism” as so many of the factors of one “addiction” were common to the other, including, but not limited to the alcohol/sedative cross-tolerance and cross-addiction.

Second, you must realize that you are risking your life on the advice of people who may not know what they are talking about. For example, justOkay with his BIOS360. If you listen to this kind of advice, YOU MAY DIE!!!

Third (really, this should be first, but I’m trying to “get you to warm up to what I’m saying” to break through your denial), you are an alcoholic! You are addicted to the drug alcohol. Only people truly physically addicted to alcohol exhibit the type of abnormally high tolerance to the drug, alcohol, that you have exhibited. Assuming that you weigh half as much as a drinking male counterpart, drink the same drinks with the same volume and same alcoholic content, drink per drink, over the same period of time, then you have twice their alcohol content. If these men are passing out, at approximately a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.2 (0.08 is the limit for drunk driving in many US states)–where normal people lose consciousness, then your BAC is approximately 0.4, where most people–regardless of whether they’re addicted to alcohol or not–start doing one or both of two things: 1) getting brain damage, and 2) DYING!

The fact that you can drink so much alcohol means you’re putting yourself at greater risk for death, severe-injury, disease, etc.

You need to go to a detox or treatment center and have them explain this to you in more detail; ask them to explain the “tolerance plateau” to you.

Now, to cross-tolerance: if you’re having a surgery done, and you’re given a sedative drug as an anesthetic, you may require so much to put you under that you may have complications and be unable to have other-, opiate-, sedative-, etc.-, -pain medication immediately after.

Finally, to my “qualifications”, I’ve been in recovery from drug-, including alcohol-, -addiction, for 25 years, went through 5 months of treatment early on, worked in treatment for a while later on, and am fairly “well read”. Aside from that, in June or July, 1977, at age 21, while drinking at least two six-packs of beer daily, I broke a thumb. 10 days later (to make a long story short), it was set in a hospital. I lied (“minimized”) about how much I was drinking. Thus, one orthopedic surgeon, two anesthesiologists, and four or five interns (it was a “teaching hospital”) listened to me and not to their own better sense. They gave me an initial shot of pentothal; it didn’t put me to sleep. They gave me another one. I was out before they got the needle out. My heart rate and respiration dropped from normal to less than 40 beats per minute and 6 breaths per minute very quickly. They gave me two shots of adrenaline to keep the sedative-overdose from killing me. Then, they gave me a shot of a long-acting stimulant to get my vital signs back up in a range where they weren’t worried I’d potential die later on! THEN, post-operative, they couldn’t even give me an aspirin for fear of causing another overdose or bad-reaction, from all the sedative and all the other stuff they gave me to keep me from potentially dying from the sedative overdose.

Whether it’s through a true cross-addiction (and cross-tolerance), or just through an “addict’s mind-set”, you will most likely have addiction-/dependency-, withdrawal-, or other-problems with any opiate/synthetic-opiate pain medication, any sedatives, any benzodiazepines, etc., that doctors may prescribe for you.

YOU NEED HELP! You won’t find as much effective, timely help here online as you will at a detox, treatment center, or your local hospital, even if you have to go to the ER. I hope you live through this. I hope you haven’t already died. I HOPE YOU GET SOME HELP, OFFLINE! ASAP!!!

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Alcohol Addiction – What is alcoholism?
Alcohol addiction is simply defined as a compulsive need for an intoxicating liquid that is obtained from fermented grain or fruit. These liquids include beer, wine, and other hard liquors.

Alcoholism is present when a person craves alcohol and cannot limit or contain his or her drinking. If someone experiences withdrawal symptoms such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, or anxiety when alcohol consumption has ceased, or if there is a need to drink greater amounts of alcohol in order to feel a high, that person is most likely alcoholic.

Some may think that it’s just a matter of having the will to stop drinking, but alcoholism is more complicated than that. An alcoholic’s craving for alcohol is so great that it suppresses their ability to stop drinking. The majority of alcoholics need assistance to stop drinking. With treatment and support from family and friends, many have been able to stop drinking and rebuild their lives. It is a sad fact however that there are still some who are unable to stop in spite of these aids.
Alcohol Addiction – What are the causes and effects of alcoholism?
Scientists say that someone who has alcoholic addiction in his/her family is more likely to develop alcoholism if they choose to drink.

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Alcohol poisoning is essentially an overdose of alcohol, and it happens when somebody drinks in great excess, causing their medula to become overwhelmed. Discover how autonomic functions stop during alcohol poisoning with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcohol poisoning. Expert: Bernardo Savariego Contact: www.drsavariego.com Bio: Dr. Bernardo Savariego is a medical doctor and psychiatrist in Miami, Fla. Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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I have Aspergers and I’m Alcoholic I drink because it runs in my Family.I take meds for Anxiety and Depression and today I looked in the mirror and felt disgusted I’m gaining weight not very happy with myself.So I put myself in AA and got myself a 24 hour Silver Chip,Alcoholism sucks but it’s hard when your Family and Friends are Alcoholics I want to kick this Motherf%$$#!@# habit so bad.

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How I used the revolutionary new treatment, Baclofen, to manage, treat, and cure my own alcoholism. You can too! www.baclofen4alcoholism.com

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If Alcoholics Anonymous and the American Medical / Psychiatric Associations has anything to say about it, he is an innocent man.

In Alcoholics Anonymous, the actions that are exhibited or a result of the "drinking" Disease are uncontrolable and the person is merely a victim of his/her Disease. They are Powerless!
How can Foley be Responsible for his behaviour?

The APA in Diagnostic Service Manuals (since 1973) have revised their diagnostic criteria for homosexuality to include homosexuality as a normal human sexual orientation, like heterosexuality. Prior to 1973, homosexuality was a Disease and considered deviant sexual behaviour, like pedophilia.

Congressman Foley was even molested by a Catholic priest!

Foley tactfully entered into treatment for alcoholism and then plans address his other psychological issues, including sexual deviancy.

Should Foley be forgiven and excused from his actions because of his "disease"? And Powerless?

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"Disease" is a very loosely defined term in many respects. There are multiple disorders, infenctions, and symptoms that can be typical of a definable disease. Also, a disease must have specific and constant cause(s), which in the case of Alcoholism is the CHOICE to drink ethyl-alcohol. The cause of the "disease" is the recurring and disregarding CHOICE to drink. A choice, however pathological or illogical, doesn’t seem to be appropriate as a cause or a condition of any disease. Despite the negative psychological, physiological, and other results of long-term alcohol abuse, it seems that it shouldn’t be classified as anything more than a treatable mental disorder.

"Illness, although often used to mean disease, can also refer to a person’s perception of their health, regardless of whether they in fact have a disease. A person without any disease may feel unhealthy and believe he has an illness. Another person may feel healthy and believe he does not have an illness even though he may have a disease" – Wikipedia on ‘Disease’

It is true that if some Alcoholics didn’t have a disease to blame for their disorder, they would not be able to stop drinking. It is also true that because of Alcholism-as-a-disease, many people who ABUSE alcohol are led into misperceptions about their drinking habits. In fact, it is only alcohol DEPENDENCE that could possibly even begin to be categorized as a disease.

An individual who is alcohol-dependent exhibits behavior indicitive of addiction. Drink-seeking, withdrawal and tolerance, and psychological malfunction among others are the results and symptoms of addiction. My father and friends have struggled with alchohol and drug addictions and I have seen the both successful and unsuccessful treatments implemented in their lives.

It seems that Alcoholism and drug addictions are psychological disorders that in a vast majority of instances could be cured by a conscious choice (however difficult) to STOP using the cause of the addiction. It has been proven in many instances that an addict can stop using the object of their addiction without any complications, as long as they are commited to quitting.

It seems that diseases should only be those such as Cancer, Diabetes, Hepatitis and the like. People who have these diseases cannot make a choice to simply stop a behavior to ease their pains. Whereas, although undoubtedly difficult, an addict can ease his or her addiction by making a powerful choice to stop using.

By allowing alcoholism to be categorized as a disease, it seems that negative stigma is removed from addicts’ behaviors and people who drink are given an excuse to justify their behavior. Instead of feeling like they’ve let themselves and their families down, they are able to blam their behavior on a cause outside of their control, which is simply not true.

"Neither the U.S. Veterans Administration nor the Social Security Administration makes payments to individuals, whose disabilities stem from substance abuse, including alcoholism." – From Shoutwire

I am NOT pro- or anti- any of this I am looking for factual objective evidence and ideas that could lead to helping me understand why Alchoholism is given reprieve by its disease classification.

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A well-known pharmaceutical company, Robins & Robins, is working through a public scandal. Three popular medications which they sell over-the-counter have been determined to be tainted with small particles of plastic explosive. It has not yet been determined where the plastic explosives came from, but over million in inventory is impacted. The inventory is located throughout the Western United States, and it is possible that it has also made its way into parts of Canada. A recall occurs but it is mostly unsuccessful.

Last fall, the FDA had promulgated an administrative rule which stated that all pharmaceutical companies which sold over-the-counter medications must incorporate a special tracking bar code (i.e. UPC bars) on all packaging, to ensure that recalls could be done with very little trouble. This bar code would have cost about $.35 (cents) per package, which would have cost the company nearly million on this batch of inventory.

Robins & Robins lobbied hard against this rule, and managed to get it stopped in the public comments period. They utilized multiple arguments, including the cost (which would be passed on to consumers). They also raised “privacy” concerns, which they discussed simply to get public interest groups upset. (One of the drugs impacted is used for assisting with alcoholism treatment – specifically for withdrawal symptoms and many alcoholics were afraid their use of the drug could be tracked back to them.) Robins & Robins argued that people would be concerned about purchasing the medication with a tracking mechanism included with the packaging and managed to get enough public interest groups against the rule. The FDA decided not to impose the rule.

The FDA decides to require all pharmaceutical companies to immediately implement the tracking bars (UPC) as a result of the disaster with Robins & Robins. Robins & Robins decides not to challenge this and begins the process of adding them to all of their products. However, McFadden, Inc., a New York pharmaceutical realizes that this new requirement is going to bankrupt them immediately. McFadden did not participate in the original public comment period. However, this rule
is different from the rule which went through that public comment period, in that it specifically names 4 companies as being impacted, Robins & Robins, McFadden, Inc., Bayer, and Johnson & Johnson. On what bases can McFadden challenge this requirement imposed by the FDA? Provide at least two bases under the Administrative Procedures Act. Would the injuries from the Robins & Robins situation impact the chances that this challenge would be successful? Why or why not?
Question 2, please help me ASAP

It is discovered that Robins & Robins knew about the tainted medication two months earlier than they announced the recall. They hid it, and in fact, sent out contract buyers to try to buy up all of the medication off the shelves. Their “fake” recall failed. Using the Laura Nash method of analyzing ethical dilemmas, analyze the ethical dilemma faced by the CEO of Robins & Robins for the fact that they saved 35 cents/package and are now in the middle of a major, life threatening recall. Analyze their “fake” recall as well. Show all of the steps of the model and give a recommendation to the CEO of what to do now that the deaths are escalating. What is the “right” thing for the CEO to do in this case? Did the model help you come to this conclusion or did you use some other method? Explain.

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The following training video on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is produced by the Washington State Department of Social Services and is part of the Foster Parent Webcast Archive. Carolyn Hartness and Julie Gelo are outstanding presenters. This thorough overview of FAS and FAE and intervention strategies should be required viewing for all who care for or treat children or adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Video courtesy of the Foster Parent Training Institute of the Division of Licensed Resources. “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)” and “Fetal Alcohol Related Conditions” with Carolyn Harness and Julie Gelo. Hartness, a member of the Governor’s Commission on Indian Affairs, is an advocate and educator with many years of experience with FAS. Julie Gelo, a foster and adoptive parent, is co-trainer with the Foster Parent Institute. Over 375000 newborn babies have been exposed to drugs in utero. The film promotes zero tolerance for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and drugs for all pregnant women. The purpose of the video is to promote awareness of the problem among teenagers who are at risk for both unplanned pregnancy and substance use. This gripping film take a serious, no-holds-barred look at what happens when pregnant women use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The film includes an examination of prenatal drug and alcohol abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, nicotine’s effect on unborn babies, risks for AIDS, SIDS and FAS, drug effects at various stages of pregnancy, how drugs affect …

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The following training video on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is produced by the Washington State Department of Social Services and is part of the Foster Parent Webcast Archive. Carolyn Hartness and Julie Gelo are outstanding presenters. This thorough overview of FAS and FAE and intervention strategies should be required viewing for all who care for or treat children or adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Video courtesy of the Foster Parent Training Institute of the Division of Licensed Resources. “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)” and “Fetal Alcohol Related Conditions” with Carolyn Harness and Julie Gelo. Hartness, a member of the Governor’s Commission on Indian Affairs, is an advocate and educator with many years of experience with FAS. Julie Gelo, a foster and adoptive parent, is co-trainer with the Foster Parent Institute. Over 375000 newborn babies have been exposed to drugs in utero. The film promotes zero tolerance for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and drugs for all pregnant women. The purpose of the video is to promote awareness of the problem among teenagers who are at risk for both unplanned pregnancy and substance use. This gripping film take a serious, no-holds-barred look at what happens when pregnant women use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The film includes an examination of prenatal drug and alcohol abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, nicotine’s effect on unborn babies, risks for AIDS, SIDS and FAS, drug effects at various stages of pregnancy, how drugs affect …

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Interview Questions

1.)Is alcoholism genetically inherited?

2.)What are the reasons people become alcoholics?

3.)What treatments show the best results?

4.)How many alcoholics are there in the world?

5.)Are the medications used for treatment actually effective?

6.) Is alcoholism preventable?

7.) Is there a safe level of drinking?

8.) Is there ever a point in life when you drank until you can’t recover anymore?

9.) How do you know when you’ve become an alcoholic?

10.) How can you prevent alcoholism?

11.) What kind of people become alcoholics?

12.) Dose the earlier you drink, make the risk of becoming an alcoholic greater?

13.) Is alcoholism more of a disease or addiction?

14.) Can alcoholism be cured?

15.) Are certain groups of people more likely to develop alcohol problems than others?

16.) Is the addiction of alcoholism more mental or physical?

17.) What are some ways to prevent alcoholism?

18.) If I have trouble with drinking, can’t I simply reduce my alcohol use without stopping altogether?
19.) Does alcohol affect a woman’s body differently from a man’s body?

20.) What is the main reason you’ve noticed alcoholics can’t stop drinking?

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Withdrawal symptoms of alcohol use can last anywhere from a few hours to 10 days, and severe alcoholics can enter into a period of psychosis that lasts for days and months. Learn about the physiological symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, such as nausea and headaches, withhelp from a licensed mental health counselor in this free video on alcohol abuse. Expert: David Thomas Contact: WTGTampa.com Bio: Dr. David Thomas has been certified as a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida since 1986 and in the National Board of Certified Counselors since 1987. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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Complete video at: fora.tv Co-authors Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak discuss the struggles with drug and alcohol addiction at the heart of their book, “The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare.” —– Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak talk about “The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare.” This riveting memoir of survival and transformation reveals the true story of a daughter’s decline into alcohol and drug addiction, prostitution and homelessness, and her mother’s efforts to rescue her. – Book Passage Kristina Wandzilak is the Executive director of Full Circle Intervention, a nationally recognized presenter and author. She has worked in the chemical dependency field since 1994. Kristina has been specializing in intervention since 1998 and opened the doors of Full Circle Intervention, with the vision of bringing respectful intervention to families who are in crisis with addiction. Constance Curry has been in co-dependency recovery for many years. She has studied and tried to understand the disorder that took over her life and the lives of those she loved most. She has been on various educational speaker panels for practicing therapists and teachers talking on the intricate subject of addiction and family recovery.

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Alcohol is metabolized by the liver, and excessive amounts of alcohol create a problem of oxidation stress. Find out how 10 to 20 percent of drinkers develop alcoholic cirrhosis, which is a form of liver damage, with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on how alcohol damages the liver. Expert: Bernardo Savariego Contact: www.drsavariego.com Bio: Dr. Bernardo Savariego is a medical doctor and psychiatrist in Miami, Fla. Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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In most cases, when somebody stops drinking, the body goes back to normal, but the ability of the liver to recover depends on how badly it has been damaged. Learn about how people can stop the damage done to their body through alcohol abuse with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcohol’s effects on the body. Expert: Bernardo Savariego Contact: www.drsavariego.com Bio: Dr. Bernardo Savariego is a medical doctor and psychiatrist in Miami, Fla. Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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Stephen Mangan stars as an awkward Keith in this comedy sketch from BBC sitcom ‘Never Better’. Keith is a guy who always seems to say the wrong thing, and alcoholics anonymous is not necessarily the best group to spend time with!

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The following training video on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is produced by the Washington State Department of Social Services and is part of the Foster Parent Webcast Archive. Carolyn Hartness and Julie Gelo are outstanding presenters. This thorough overview of FAS and FAE and intervention strategies should be required viewing for all who care for or treat children or adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Video courtesy of the Foster Parent Training Institute of the Division of Licensed Resources. “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)” and “Fetal Alcohol Related Conditions” with Carolyn Harness and Julie Gelo. Hartness, a member of the Governor’s Commission on Indian Affairs, is an advocate and educator with many years of experience with FAS. Julie Gelo, a foster and adoptive parent, is co-trainer with the Foster Parent Institute. Over 375000 newborn babies have been exposed to drugs in utero. The film promotes zero tolerance for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and drugs for all pregnant women. The purpose of the video is to promote awareness of the problem among teenagers who are at risk for both unplanned pregnancy and substance use. This gripping film take a serious, no-holds-barred look at what happens when pregnant women use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The film includes an examination of prenatal drug and alcohol abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, nicotine’s effect on unborn babies, risks for AIDS, SIDS and FAS, drug effects at various stages of pregnancy, how drugs affect …

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I’m doing a research about alcoholism and I’m wondering if anybody knows if I can find a facility in Huntington Park which offers an alcohol treatment program. I’m planning to attend alcohol treatment programs so that I will be able to understand alcoholics better. I’m writing about the reasons why they got addicted to alcohol, how they are affected by alcohol, what made them say yes to treatment and how they respond to the program. I really think my research will help a lot of people so please help me. Thanks.

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My dad has a really serious problem. He’s always liked a drink but it was never serious until three or four years ago when he began to drink heavily. In the last two years he lost his license, his job and has recently had a few seizures and cardiac issues that have been caused by his drinking.

He’s tried to stop drinking on his own and did for a while but is now drinking again worse than ever. He gets up at 2am and starts drinking and then drinks all day and goes to bed around 4pm.

He needs help whether he wants to believe it or not. I need a program that is NOT Alcoholics Anonymous. AA is too focused on religion and is too ‘touchy-feely’, he will not respond to it. He himself has extensive counselor training, so he feels that he knows all about it and it will not help him. He’s too arrogant to respond to it.

Does anyone know of a program that is really down-to-earth, these are the facts, this is what will happen to you if you dont stop, kind of thing?

Alternatively, is there a place where he can be made to dry out, kind of ‘commited’ if you will, where he cant leave until he’s sober?

Thanks in advance.

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome — The Biological Basis Courtesy of: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304 Bethesda, MD 20892-9304 Over 375000 newborn babies have been exposed to drugs in utero. The film promotes zero tolerance for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and drugs for all pregnant women. The purpose of the video is to promote awareness of the problem among teenagers who are at risk for both unplanned pregnancy and substance use. This gripping film take a serious, no-holds-barred look at what happens when pregnant women use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The film includes an examination of prenatal drug and alcohol abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, nicotine’s effect on unborn babies, risks for AIDS, SIDS and FAS, drug effects at various stages of pregnancy, how drugs affect unborn babies and other relation social and emotional problems. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and a spectrum of associated disorders, sometimes called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), is a permanent birth defect caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. The term fetal alcohol effects (FAE) or alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND) is applied to children whose mothers are known to have drunk heavily during pregnancy and who exhibit some, but not all, features of alcohol-related facial malformation. FASD is the leading cause of mental retardation in the Western world and is entirely preventable. It has been estimated that …

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Complete video at: fora.tv New York Times columnist David Carr shares his experience with an alcohol relapse 14 years into his recovery from addiction to crack. Carr says he thought, “You know, I wonder what would happen if I poured whiskey all over this?” —– David Carr talks about his memoir The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of His Life. His Own. Carr exposes his years as an addict and chronicles his journey from crack-house to columnist for NY Times. Built on 60 videotaped interviews, legal and medical records, and three years of reporting, this is a ferocious tale. – Book Passage David Carr writes a column for the Monday Business section of the New York Times that focuses on media issues including print, digital, film, radio and television. He also works as a general assignment reporter in the Culture section of The New York Times covering all aspects of popular culture. For the past 25 years, Carr has been writing about media as it intersects with business, culture and government. Carr began working at the Times in 2002 covering the magazine publishing industry for the Business section. Prior to arriving at the Times, Carr was a contributing writer for The Atlantic Monthly and New York Magazine, writing articles that ranged from homeland security issues to the movie industry. In 2000, he was the media writer for Inside.com, a web news site focusing on the business of entertainment and publishing. Prior to arriving in New York, Carr …

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I’m just want to know how alcoholics are treated and what types of programs they go through inside a treatment center.

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