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A network for individuals and organisations interested in the quality of services, provided to people with a addiction problem, their families and carers.
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In heart patients, alcohol may trigger serious palpitations stonehearthnewsletters.com
Newswise — The term “holiday heart syndrome” was coined in a 1978...
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Does anyone know of a program using improvisation training as a tool in recovery? I’ve been taking Improv classes for the past year and...
YES, AND” is the cornerstone of Improv. When doing a scene you are taught not to deny the reality that is being created. Say “YES” to...
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Acetaminophen misuse is potential health threat, says new study stonehearthnewsletters.com
A significant number of adults are at risk of unintentionally...
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Patient mental health overlooked by physician when a family member is... stonehearthnewsletters.com
Existing research shows that it is beneficial to have a loved one...
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Bipolar depression improves in 10 minutes with ketamine: new study in... stonehearthnewsletters.com
Bipolar disorder is a serious and debilitating condition where...
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Child abuse reporting data: an update from UNH stonehearthnewsletters.com
Newswise — DURHAM, N.H. – Only a quarter of all reported cases of...
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Bath salts believed to be cause of psychotic break 412help.net
This past week in Miami a man was found naked on the causeway...
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Responsibility of Reporting vs. Sponsor Confidentiality
An individual who is in the Mental Health Profession and a member of AA hears during a 5th step that the individual he is sponsoring is...
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New Insights into Neuroscience and Addiction 412help.net
Dr Nora Volkow the head of NIDA recently released a report defining...
Most Popular Discussions
Kenneth
Most 12 step treatment workers are willing to embrace alternatives and change
Is it only a few die-hard 12 step zealots in the treatment industry who hold on to the idea that it is"their way or the highway" because ...
Ashley
How comfortable are you in referring vulnerable women (particularly young women) to AA / NA?
Many women new to AA are naive of the dangers of "13th steppers". Do you warn them before their first meeting to be careful? Do you make ...
AA Sponsor Accused Of Sex Assault thedenverchannel.com
BOULDER, Colo. -- A sponsor for an Alcoholics Anonymous group in Boulder is accused of sexually assaulting a member he had offered to help. Friday, February 10, 2012.
Kenneth
Does Recovery Require Abstinence?
I believe the answer is a clear NO. NIAAA reports that about half of people who recover from alcohol dependence do so by cutting back ...
Francine
People Pleasing & Self-Esteem
Women are given a message from society that contains a double-standard where people-pleasing is concerned. We are told of the ...
Esteemable Acts esteemableactsblog.com
People-pleasing and the avoidance of being perceived as “selfish” can be destructive to self-esteem. In many ways, society sends us double messages when it comes to taking care of ourselves. On one hand we are taught to look...
Ken
CRITICAL THINKING: FRIEND OR FOE IN A POLITICALLY CORRECT SOCIETY?
The field of substance abuse calls for assessment and evaluation. When professionals use critical thinking, some want to use language ...
Dr. Dean
Are the various forms of practiced christianity a hindrance to any form of emotional recovery as they are based upon erasing all self...
The AA model needs to either adapt or be dispensed with as it has no concept of individual exploration of harm done to the self by ...
