Drug and alcohol addicts in Brentwood to get more support
A SUPPORT group for the families of drug and alcohol addicts has expanded its services in Brentwood. Synergy, a registered charity, has been in operation for more than 30 years with centres in Romford and Billericay. The group opened the Bluebell …
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'Recovering Alcoholic': Words That Stigmatize or Empower?
They then divided this group further based on how much each individual identified themselves with the phrase recovering alcoholic (or addict) vs. simply an alcoholic (or addict). These two identities were measured by how strongly (on a scale of 1 to 7 …
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