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“Anyone who has lived through it, or those who are now living through it, knows that caring about an addict is as complex and fraught and debilitating as addiction itself. At my worst, I even resented Nic because an addict, at least when high, has a momentary respite from his suffering. There is no similar…
The family of a man killed by his best friend almost 2 years ago after a night at a strip club in Portland, Maine filed a lawsuit that alleges the club was negligent in serving the man energy drinks to mask how drunk he was. Robert Wagner was shot in the head twice by his…
Participants of Crossroads for Women’s friends and family educational series typically react in this manner when presented with information about addiction and how it affects everyone around the addicted person. They realize they are not alone. They realize they can’t control what their loved one might be doing to themselves or to those around them.…
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported yesterday that attorneys general in Maine, New York, Maryland, Arizona and Iowa have subpoenaed Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Company for information about its caffeinated alcohol drinks. In the past, these same states’ AGs, with the exception of the Arizona, wrote a letter to federal authorities regarding the marketing of Anheuser-Busch’s…
“In the past, people have had this angelic picture, but girls are just as bad as boys are. We do what we want to do, when we want to do it.” “Before, it was a novelty. It went from, ‘Well, maybe . . .’ to ‘Oh, I know I’m going to drink this weekend.’ ”…
Faces and Voices of Recovery, an organization dedicated to changing the public’s perception of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, is asking for the public’s help in speaking out against VH-1‘s show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.” In a press release sent out earlier in the week, the organization is asking people to call VH-1…
Teresa Valliere, Crossroads for Women’s director of inpatient services, recently did a presentation on treating women with addictions. The audience was largely made up of nurses, physicians and other medical staff. For her presentation, women in recovery were asked to share their wisdom about how medical staff might interact with them in medical encounters –…
These are the words that Crossroads for Women clinician Faith Sheehan typically starts off with in the first session of her friends and family educational series. Those 4 words, “it’s not your fault,” usually draw a sigh of relief to participants. The 4-week series, “The Effects of Addiction on Friends & Family,” explores the basics…
A recent newsletter sent out by the MSBA Women’s Law Section included some astounding statistics regarding the incidence of depression and addiction in lawyers. The stats were part of an article about a program the group held last fall that explored the “medical and ethical issues facing professional women as a result of depression and…
An organization dedicated to changing the public’s perception of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction is asking people to speak out against the way addiction treatment and recovery is being portrayed on VH-1‘s new reality show, “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.” Faces and Voices of Recovery has written a letter to VH-1 president, Tom Calderone,…