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Writers and Drinking: The Myth of Creative Synergy
But in addition to his writing and speaking on subjects of intense current interest, Hitchens was a drinker. Another respected author,...
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Feb 10, 20121 min read
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Report from the LifeRing Office Administrator
Report from the Service Center Hi everybody, my name is Robert Stump, and If you haven’t heard, I am the new office administrator at the...
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Feb 6, 20122 min read
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Blog Author Likes LifeRing
LifeRing was recently featured in a blog called “Wired in to Recovery”. The author, Derek Jones, is handicapped but was able to...
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Feb 1, 20121 min read
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New Study Emphasizes Dangers of Drinking During Pregnancy
The dangers of drinking during pregnancy were underlined in the results of a new study reported on by the Wall Street Journal. The...
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Jan 24, 20121 min read
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Deciphering Mixed Messages About Alcohol
A recent radio broadcast of NPR’s Talk of the Town concerned itself with the stark truth about the toll that Alcohol takes on the...
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Jan 23, 20121 min read
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Website Woes
Update: The problem seems to be fixed (fingers crossed) We’ve been having problems — origin unknown — with the website. Some people...
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Jan 22, 20121 min read
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New LifeRing meeting in Esquimalt, B.C., Canada
A new LifeRing meeting got underway last week in Esquimalt, Canada, outside of Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia....
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Jan 10, 20121 min read
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Meet the New LifeRing Office Administrator, Robert Stump
All who dealt with her will miss Rachaell Castro, the departing administrator. Rachaell gave some two years of service and brought much...
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Jan 6, 20121 min read
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Are There Gender Differences in Alcoholism?
Could it be that alcohol affects women differently than men? If so, what implications does that have for treatment? That’s the issue...
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Jan 2, 20121 min read
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LifeRing’s Office Hours a bit Uncertain in December
As happens in many places this time of the year, our office hours will be a bit irregular for the rest of this month. Definitely call...
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Dec 17, 20111 min read
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A Message from LifeRing’s Chairman of the Board
The messages are often heartbreaking in their sadness and desperation. But they also remind me of how I felt when I first stumbled across...
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Dec 16, 20111 min read
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Another Myth Debunked: The French Don’t Handle Alcohol Any Better Than Other People
Steve S., a member of the LifeRing board of directors, pointed out in a comment on this blog the other day that the idea that Europeans —...
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Dec 12, 20111 min read
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A Sober Look at Death From Drinking
A recent article in The Atlantic points to a study in Italy that makes the somewhat obvious point that drinking is bad for your health....
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Dec 7, 20111 min read
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A LifeRing Keeper: Support, Information and Experience
Here’s a post from one of the LifeRing email groups. It’s a response to a person who was expressing their despair over how difficult it...
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Nov 29, 20113 min read
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Alcohol has Different Effects for Women vs. Men, Young vs. Old, Article Says
An article at the Star.com website of the Toronto (Canada) Star newspaper discusses what researchers have discovered about differences in...
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Nov 25, 20111 min read
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New Guide Helps Identify at-risk Kids, 9-18.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has just released a guide for health care professionals to help identify...
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Nov 18, 20111 min read
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New LifeRing Meeting in Killorglin, Ireland
Another new LifeRing meeting has come to Ireland, this time in Killorglin in County Kerry, on the Southwest of the Island. It joins...
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Nov 17, 20111 min read
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Drug Shows Promise for Help in Preventing Relapse
A new study — on mice, not people — shows promising results with the use of a drug called Mifepristone to reduce relapse stemming from...
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Nov 15, 20111 min read
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“Addiction and Alcoholism: Beyond 12 Steps”
The MSN website carried an article by Maia Szalavitz recently that should be of great interest to those seeking an overview of addiction...
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Nov 11, 20117 min read
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