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There has been a growing popular interest in the impact of alcoholism on family members, especially on the children and adult children of alcoholics. Self-help groups such as Al-Anon and groups modeled on Al-Anon have proliferated. Magazine cover stories, television talk shows and special ...
COVID-19, as I said, didn’t really help that. And, something that I'm not sure that everyone is aware of, but alcohol is a legal drug. And it's a legal drug that more people are addicted to than any other substances. Not only that, but it’s also associated with a lot...
a bold leader in the field of eugenics, foreshadowing the relationship between German and American eugenicists for whom the feebleminded, the physically handicapped, the criminals, alcoholics, and sexually “deviant” were all unworthy forms of life. Stefan Kühl, The Nazi Connection: Eugenics, ...
Five trials studied smokers and alcoholics, 5 studied populations with chronic pain, and 16 studied populations with diverse medical problems, including those with heart disease, lung disease, breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and human immunodeficiency virus infection. The strength of ...
Residents should have an opportunity to visit treatment programs (e.g., methadone maintenance program, alcoholics anonymous meeting) and interview patients who have undergone specialty treatment and/or attended mutual help groups, and those who are in recovery regardless of treatment history (many such...
In the past few months as a doctor I’ve diagnosed people with cancer. I’ve told family members that their loved one is going to die. I’ve dealt with alcoholics and drug-seekers and addicts. I’ve performed lumbar punctures and placed central lines. I’ve taken care of people with ...
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Effectiveness of making Alcoholics Anonymous easier: a group format 12-step facilitation approach. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2009;37(3):228-239.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 57. Bertholet N, Daeppen JB, Wietlisbach V, Fleming M, Burnand B. Reduction of alcohol consumption by brief alcohol ...
a study from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University has now shed new light on the effects of lifestyle. Liver samples from 116 deceased, mentally ill people have been examined—and the important factor is that a large proportion of the deceased were smokers, alcoholics, and/...