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The Star

Self-help group’s 25-year milestone
The Star
I didn't know it was addictive at the time. “It took me a long time to come off those tablets. I don't think people realise just how good self-help can be – 95 per cent of the work is done by the people that come here.

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New York Times

Congress OK's Drug-Testing the Unemployed: Will It Fight Addiction?
TIME
Research also shows that employment is strongly linked with recovery from addiction, so making it harder for the unemployed to get back on their feet while seeking jobs isn't likely to help. Indeed, many opponents of programs that “enable” addicts ...
To Claim Unemployment Benefit, You May First Have To Do A Drug TestEconomyWatch.com

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The Guardian

Children of addicts have a lot to lose
The Guardian
I have seen children lose a parent to addiction. Accompanying the grief of bereavement are tormenting feelings of anger and a lack of self-worth. I have heard children say their parent chose alcohol or drugs over them, or that as a son or daughter they ...
Houston family wants Bobbi Kristina to check into rehabSheKnows.com
Saying Goodbye to Whitney HoustonUrbanFaith
Whitney Houston laid to restmsnbc.com
Washington Times (blog)
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Are all addictions created equal?
Huffington Post
Addiction can be a very self-absorbing state, and so I believe that most addicts are self-involved and have difficulty stepping outside their own sphere of addictive behavior to honestly see what their actions are doing to others.




Lady Gaga's Yoga Teacher on America's Addiction to Being Skinny
Huffington Post (blog)
(If you missed "Lady Gaga's Yoga Instructor on Self-Compassion," here's the link to that blog.) Donegan, the owner and director of New York's Bikram Yoga Lower East Side, stepped out of her hot yoga studio once again to answer her "celly," as she calls ...




The Guardian

Life coaches with a history of addiction tackle reoffending
The Guardian
Each coach offers emotional support, a signposting service and is an advocate for individuals who may lack the self-esteem or communication skills to engage with government agencies. Psychological leap Laurie Russell, chief executive of the Wise Group, ...




Daily Mail

Actress-singer Demi Lovato: 'I'll have to fight the addiction for the rest of ...
Daily Mail
'I had been very upset and depressed for a while, but I could never say I needed help,' says the talented teenager. Demi checked into rehab after admitting that she was bulimic and had been self-harming for years. What the performer calls her 'rock ...
Demi Lovato: "I'll fight for the rest of my life"SheKnows.com

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From Alcoholism to Food Addiction - It's All About the Feelings
Huffington Post UK
I've been recovering ever since, with the help of therapy and support from other eating disorder sufferers and addicts. But my biggest discovery of all has been that my problem isn't about food, it's about feelings. I ate to fill an emotional and ...

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CTV.ca

Self-awareness, self-control critical to addicts' recovery, experts say
CNN
On any given day, an estimated 23.5 million Americans need help to overcome chronic substance abuse, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. By her own admission, Whitney Houston once was one of them -- until her still ...
Bobby Kristina: A Child of Addiction (COA)Huffington Post (blog)
A Life of Glorious Song and Unnerving Self-DestructionAllAfrica.com
Whitney Houston's cause of death: Singer sought oblivion in crack cocaineDaily Mail
ThyBlackMan -CBS News
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Are Recovering Addicts Happier Than Everyone Else?
PsychCentral.com (blog)
And if their gratitude begins to wane, recovering addicts use gratitude lists and volunteer work to overcome self-pity, resentment and negativity. Many of the lessons addicts learn in recovery are equally beneficial in day-to-day life.


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