Support groups for the week of Feb. 24
Support groups for the week of Feb. 24. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: ….. Meetings are CART reported. Alcoholics Anonymous. If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call 301-733-1109, and dial 0. Al-Anon …
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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Drink, drugs and the Brits 'role models'
For my part, I asked myself whether the queues for the loos were simply the result of the vast amount of free alcohol on offer or the desire to take cocaine there. Perhaps the most yobbishly behaved was Alex … Indeed, this is exactly the kind of …
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What's happening today in the north valley
Alcoholics Anonymous: Chico Central — 6:30 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. 1102 Mangrove Ave., Chico; Mom's Alcoholics Anonymous — Noon, 5:30 and 8 p.m. 2109 Esplanade, Suite 110, Chico. Meet times, locations or to talk to recovering alcoholic, …
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Hempfield alum authors unique dating guide
Westmoreland County native Karen Nagy once dated a man she met through her church singles group who was very easily agitated, who was late all the time, who had thoughts that were “topsy turvy” and who had a year of sobriety through Alcoholics …
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Fiona O'Loughlin on her battle with alcoholism
Comedian Fiona O'Loughlin's battle with alcoholism was made public in 2009 when she collapsed on stage during a stand-up show in Brisbane. Since then, the 50-year-olds road to recovery has been well documented in her shows and particularly during …
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17 treated for alcohol abuse at Belfast rave
… alcohol abuse at Belfast rave. Ambulance crews at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast after dozens were treated for the effects of alcohol at a dance event by Dutch DJ Hardwell. Picture: AP. Published on the 07 February 2014 15:12. Published 07/02/2014 15:12.
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Dennis Rodman 'enters rehab for alcohol addiction treatment'
This is not the first time that Rodman, 52, has received treatment for his addiction to alcohol, having gone through the process in 2008, in 2009 as part of his time on Celebrity Apprentice and a second time later that year as part of the show …
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Announcement of drug abuse screening grant swerves into politics
The $ 10 million five-year grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will help Vermont incorporate substance use screening and intervention into primary care for all Vermonters. “I view this as a kick-start for …
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Record number of pensioners seeking help for drug addictions
Statistics obtained from Public Health England show 1,569 men and 495 women over the age of 60 sought help for substance abuse in 2013 – a total of 2,064 people. In contrast, only 940 pensioners underwent treatment for drug addiction in 2009: 641 men …
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Trace Adkins 'checks out of rehab to be at his sick father's bedside'
But it has emerged country star Trace Adkins has now left the treatment facility he had been attending to be at the bedside of his sick father. He entered the centre in Florida just two weeks ago after falling off the wagon, but decided he had to leave …
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Parents Guy and Katie confiscated it and William whined, begged and cried
But one site stood out. It was the home of Dr Richard Graham, a psychiatrist who runs Britain's only rehab centre for technology addiction, at the Capio Nightingale hospital in Marylebone London. Since 2010, Graham has worked with more than 100 …
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Trace Adkins Strung Out in Rehab
… order to stay focused on positive things. We're told Trace thought it was a great idea … and on Saturday, he was escorted by rehab employees to a music store in Lake Worth, FL … to purchase a used Martin guitar for $ 1,100. Rehab never sounded …
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Tori Spelling's husband Dean McDermott seen for first time since rehab
Dean admitted he had checked into rehab several weeks after he was accused of cheating on his wife of seven years with a 28-year-old Canadian woman. Sources have told People that the reality star is 'receiving intense treatment but is allowed to leave …
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ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas' return from rehab for alcoholism interests TV …
The Nielsen company said an estimated 8.3 million people saw Vargas talk about last fall's stint in rehab, putting the show among the 20 most-viewed of the week. Vargas said it took her years to admit her problem with excessive wine-drinking. She said …
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