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Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training creator and co-author of the book Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading and Threatening to appear as guest speaker at April 18th Family & Friends Meeting.

University Behavioral Health Denton is speaking out about the dangers of alcohol during Alcohol Awareness month in April. There is a growing concern of the long-term health affects of alcohol among teenagers that consume it before the age 15.

Derek Haines releases a new ebook this week. A saga of separation and lost love.

SMART Recovery Handbook now Available in Seven Languages

Beat Binge Drinking: A Smart Drinking Guide for Teens, College Students and Young Adults Who Choose to Drink is the first and only comprehensive alcohol program teaching young people what sensible, moderate drinking is and how to manage it.

The greatest myth about alcoholism is that “Only once acceptance of the illness has been reached by the alcoholic will any treatment work.” This is false. Many alcoholic patients are forced into treatment and that this is NOT a bar to recovery.

Often alcoholics are last to recognise the severity of their drinking and begin to accept that they need detoxification and further rehab and a clinic. It's also incorrectly assumed that unless the alcohol is highly motivated that rehab won't work.

For those who want to shake the pull of alcohol, kudzu root has long been thought as a herbal remedy. A new study assessed kudzu for this ability. Can the root of a plant lower one's desire for alcohol?

People at higher risk for alcoholism might also face higher odds of becoming obese, findings from a new study show.

The Healing Place of Wake County is hosting a number of events this year to celebrate 10 years of providing emergency shelter and recovery facilities for homeless individuals in our community.

aacultwatch has been established by members of Alcoholics Anonymous who are concerned about the development of an extremist movement which has located itself within AA, and to which we assign the characteristics of a cult.

Teen behavior can be a red flag for future problems related to drug addiction. In the past few weeks, there have been two research studies published about teen behavior and drug use that parents need to be aware of.

The holiday season can be a tough time for those struggling with addiction issues and for families with loved ones struggling with a substance abuse issue.

New author finds a significant niche among addiction books.

Alcoholism is a terminal illness, unless the drinker receives help.

Recovery Advocates, a Los Angeles, CA advanced outpatient drug & alcohol rehab treatment center broadens the Southern California addiction recovery options

Recovery Advocates, a Southern California addiction and alcoholism medical detoxification center redefines affordable, effective, luxury Los Angeles drug treatment

SMART Recovery Online celebrates 12 years of providing services to individuals worldwide, with a special lineup of guest speakers and an auction.

Hawaii Island Recovery announces Dolphin Therapy Program within an affordable, luxury drug & alcohol rehab treatment center in Kailua-Kona, HI

An elite, executive sober coaching & behavior change service for addiction and alcoholism is seeing dramatic results in places such as California, Florida and Texas.

Author Alberta Sequeira has seen her share of tragedy caused by alcoholism. Twenty years after transforming her kind, loving husband into an angry, abusive drunk, the alcohol demon would return; this time claiming Sequeira’s youngest daughter....

Prescott, Arizona to debut SMART Recovery's 600th addiction recovery self-help meeting.

Reel recovery film festival ~ celebrates the gifts of recoevry while demystifying anonymous stigma

SustainableContentment.com Kicks Off National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month to support the Michelle Obama initiative: "Let's Move." ~~ a Free Nationwide Teleseminar to address the epidemic of childhood obesity: Sep. 30, 2010 at 8:00PM CST.

Premiere of weekly online support meeting for family/friends whose loved ones are struggling from addictions to debut Monday, September 20th, 2010

New and troubling phenomenon correlates eating disorders and binge drinking.

Recovery Now! has launched a new iPhone app called “recoverynow” featuring the weekly radio show and daily addiction blog updates all available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users.

When combining the statistics of alcoholism, illicit and prescription drug abuse, the rates of overdose are staggering; approximately 120,000 Americans seek emergency treatment each year and some of these cases will result in fatality.

In the United States, suicide due to substance abuse is the second most common cause, after depression and other mood disorders.

The parents and families of today’s adolescences are faced with the ever difficult task of trying to raise a drug free youngster, it is challenging and complex, particularly for those dealing with familial substance abuse.

Recovery Now! at is celebrating it’s second anniversary with a new series specifically targeting people whose dysfunctional background is hampering their addiction recovery.

Addiction and alcoholism is a disease that if left untreated is harmful and many time fatal.

When you ask people why they drink generally the answers are that they like to drink, it helps them to forget their problems, it helps them to feel at ease, it makes them overcome the stress of their daily lives.

The United Church of God has added a new lesson on “Understanding and Overcoming Substance Abuse” to the www.FreeBibleStudyGuides.org site, bringing the total number of Bible lessons to 45 so far.

More than 23 million people aged 12 or older needed treatment for a substance use disorder in the United States in 2007, and in Georgia alone, 235,000 people and their families are affected by this disease.

SMART Recovery is proud to participate in Recovery Month activities!

Join us for the 2010 Annual Gathering and Convention from October 15 through October 17, at Humphrey's Half Moon Inn & Suites in San Diego, California.

A variety of recovery approaches exist for those in need

Writers In Treatment,, Sunset Statue & www. ModeraXL.com/witdiscount presents FREE Screening of THE SHINING by Stanley Kubrick Special Intro: RSVP to info@writersintreatment.org Screening will be at 8PM . Call for date and location. 818-762-0461

(Los Angeles, CA – Stephen King will be the subject of the controversial lecture, A WORLD OF FRIGHT: Alcoholism and the Work of Stephen King, by Dr. Seth C. Kadish on May 20th, 7:30PM, at 4300 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, 90027.

Have God - Will Travel Interventions, located in Dallas, TX was created to provide both regional and nationwide Intervention, Consulting and Monitoring services to the alcoholic/addict and their families, providing hope when little seems possible.

Thousands go into drug and/or alcohol rehab yearly. While some are successful in staying free from recurrence, many are not. These pages explore the issues of how to make a success of drug and alcohol rehab. What can be done in the way of self help.

Many people have an alcoholism problem that has caused serious issue in thier day to day life.

Life after treatment at an alcohol treatment center could be quite challenging.

It does not matter if you or your family member is undergoing the issues of drug abuse and addiction; you will be able to get the help that you need to solve your problem.

It is not advantageous for any individual to stay on the path of destruction by abusing drugs.

You really don’t need a full understanding of drug abuse to seek help for your loved one. It is never too late to get help from a drug treatment center either.

It is not difficult to enter into a long term drug treatment center these days because it is made easy for the very reason that it is affecting our society and communities.

A drug treatment center caters to the terrible addiction of drugs and offers services to target the lethal issues that come with the abuse of drugs.

If you have to deal with a family member that is heavily using drugs and is not willing to give it up, you will definitely have firsthand knowledge of what the subsequent results will be for someone who is addicted to drugs. You