Alcohol abuse, addiction on the rise
One in six people in America abuses or is addicted to alcohol, and that number is rising. Alcoholism is a physical addiction. No specific cause has been identified. Some people develop a physical dependency on alcohol so great that the consequences of …
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Graduates of Porter County addictions program say goodbye to drugs, alcohol
VALPARAISO — These were goodbye letters of a different sort, a farewell to addiction and lives ruined from substance abuse. “Dear Xanax and Vicodin,” wrote one graduate of the Porter County Jail's Chemical Dependency and Addiction Program, “when we …
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Are You An "Almost Alcoholic?"
Although alcohol is used widely throughout the United States the lines between being a social drinker, a problem drinker, or an alcoholic are often unclear. A person can be considered to have alcoholism if they demonstrate a physical addiction to …
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