A Sobering Story: Addicts Must Confront Their Demons, Experts Say

A Sobering Story: Addicts must confront their demons, experts say
It is a problem one its own, and it progresses as people move along the continuum from recreational use to a full-blown dependency. Addiction also is chronic — it doesn't resolve by itself and relapses can occur if the afflicted are not diligent in …
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Why so much shame in addiction?
Alcoholism, and addiction in general causes so much sorrow and pain for so many. The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence estimates that 17.6 million people, or one in every 12 adults, suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. That's just …
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An addict with friends
The bad point is the dependence." He restricted his heroin use to snorting, he said, because even among musicians, track marks carried a stigma. As a musician, Aaron had ears for the whole city. The writer Glenn O'Brien, who lived in the same building …
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