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LifeRing Expands in Connecticut; New Meeting in Wilton
The fifth LifeRing meeting in Connecticut will open its doors on Tuesday, July 19th, in Wilton, CT. The new meeting will be held at the...
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Jul 15, 20161 min read
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New LifeRing Meeting in Richmond, CA
LifeRing is very pleased to announce a new meeting starting Wednesday, July 13, in Richmond, California. The meeting will be held at...
LifeRing
Jul 12, 20161 min read
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100 Americans Die Every Day from Drug Overdose
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the widely admired and award winning actor, died recently from a drug overdose. That got a lot of publicity and...
LifeRing
Mar 3, 20141 min read
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Former Heavy Weight Boxing Champ Mike Tyson Writes About His Addiction
Mike Tyson, the famously fearsome heavyweight boxing champion, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times recently that offers a wrenching...
LifeRing
Jan 6, 20141 min read
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Predicting the Chances of Relapse
Dick Sprague, a Colorado LifeRinger, forwards an interesting article that deals with predicting relapse. The academic article stems from...
LifeRing
Dec 18, 20131 min read
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Revealing Story of Pain Medication Addiction
Here is a harrowing story about pain pill addiction and how easily and savagely it occurs. It’s a story from the Salt Lake Tribune in...
LifeRing
Nov 22, 20131 min read
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The Role of Abstinence in Treating Addiction
LifeRing believes strongly that abstinence from all alcohol and other non-medically indicated drugs is the only acceptable goal once...
LifeRing
Nov 12, 20132 min read
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Addiction: Is It a Disease, or … Something Else
The question of whether addiction constitutes a “disease” is a perennial source of disagreement among the “experts’ and among addicts...
LifeRing
Nov 11, 20132 min read
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‘We look at red wine like it’s dark chocolate’ — New Book Examines Women and
Anne Dowsett Johnston is the author of a new book entitled Drink that explores the relationship between women and alcohol. In a recent...
LifeRing
Nov 4, 20131 min read
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You are NOT powerless!
#Addiction
LifeRing
Oct 16, 20131 min read
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You Are Not Your Habits!! New Book Shows How to Break Free of Them
I recently read a book called The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business,” by Charles Duhigg. I think that many...
LifeRing
Oct 9, 20132 min read
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A Round or Two with Mike Tyson
More than a few recovering alcoholics/addicts, myself included, have compared their time in active addiction to getting into the ring...
LifeRing
Sep 10, 20133 min read
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