Alcoholism

I was at one of those meetings tonight where things just seem to fall into place.  There was hardly anyone there because of a memorial service for Jere, about whom I wrote a few weeks ago.  (I chose not to go; said goodbye already).  The two speakers failed to show as well, so the chair [...]

While there are many different risk factors for developing breast cancer, including family history and obesity, the association between alcohol and breast cancer is well established.
There are more than 45,000 new cases of breast cancer in the UK every year, and the “lifetime risk” of developing it is approximately one in nine.
Women who drink one [...]

Some folks may have wondered why I don’t post more to this site.  There are actually several reasons.
It’s especially hard to find high-quality material about addiction and recovery online, and I can’t write everything myself.  (Well, I could, but it would eventually turn into b.s.)   I avoid posting links to commercial sites like treatment [...]

Nineteen years ago today, at a few minutes after 4:00 PM, I washed my last Valium® down with my last beer. Shortly thereafter, I walked through the doors of a drug and alcohol treatment center to begin the rest of my life. A couple of days later I had the moment of clarity that was [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alcohol-related causes such as liver disease and car crashes account for nearly 12 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native deaths, 3-1/2 times the figure for the overall population, officials said on Thursday.
Alcohol deaths common among American Indians

Chris M. writes for The Second Road, a website devoted to recovery from addictions of various kinds, and the man can write! He’s currently in the process of looking for a job that suits his talents. Here’s some of what he has to say about it…
I don’t know what it’s like anywhere else, [...]

Sittin’ here watchin’ th’ rain.  And th’ wind.  And th’ radar — and thinking about how lucky I am to be sober, and able to avoid the drama and bullshit with which I would have surrounded an occasion like Tropical Storm Fay, back in the day.
Of course, it would have been a perfect opportunity to [...]

I don’t spend much time regretting the past. There are a lot of things I’ve done that—given the opportunity—I’d probably do differently, (or not at all,) but you have to be careful what you wish for. The Law of Unintended Consequences is nothing to mess with.
Today I’ve been thinking about my friend Bill. I met [...]

One of the most interesting–and potentially deadly–things about addictive disease is the denial. There’s a saying around the 12-step rooms (and around treatment centers) that addiction is the disease that tells you that you don’t have it. How true.
Denial can take a number of forms, from minimizing (I only have a couple of beers, maybe [...]