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Cycles of pain don't end or stop overnight, ask any member of an alcoholic's family.
Marlise Karlin: Band-Aids on Bullying Can't Stop Suicide Marlise Karlin 2010
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Cycles of pain don't end or stop overnight, ask any member of an alcoholic's family.
Marlise Karlin: Band-Aids on Bullying Can't Stop Suicide Marlise Karlin 2010
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Like other chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes we must clarify the warning signs and be aware of the signs of abuse because the addict/alcoholic's illness is centered in the brain, so it's often times impossible for him or her to step out of the cycle of hopelessness before devastation occurs and everyone near and dear to them suffers and as we see from car crashes to murders to other violent crimes.
Dr. Howard Samuels: Our Addicted Nation Needs to Talk Solutions, Not Blame Dr. Howard Samuels 2011
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Like other chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes we must clarify the warning signs and be aware of the signs of abuse because the addict/alcoholic's illness is centered in the brain, so it's often times impossible for him or her to step out of the cycle of hopelessness before devastation occurs and everyone near and dear to them suffers and as we see from car crashes to murders to other violent crimes.
Dr. Howard Samuels: Our Addicted Nation Needs to Talk Solutions, Not Blame Dr. Howard Samuels 2011
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Cycles of pain don't end or stop overnight, ask any member of an alcoholic's family.
Marlise Karlin: Band-Aids on Bullying Can't Stop Suicide Marlise Karlin 2010
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Cycles of pain don't end or stop overnight, ask any member of an alcoholic's family.
Marlise Karlin: Band-Aids on Bullying Can't Stop Suicide Marlise Karlin 2010
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Like a recovering alcoholic's first step in a ten point recovery plan, it's an important start.
Kelly Rigg: What's Next Now That the Durban Climate Negotiations Are Behind Us? Kelly Rigg 2011
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She tried to give up but instead pursued a "typical" alcoholic's path of telling herself she "could have one or two drinks, when you can't if you are dependent".
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When Stella's not around, "I Thought You Were Dead" is a fairly traditional middle-aged alcoholic's coming-of-age story, complete with unresolved parental issues and the kind of hyper-articulate and ultra-forgiving girlfriend found in real life about as often as a talking dog.
Five new books about dogs Yvonne Zipp 2010
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An untreated alcoholic's medical costs are approximately 300 percent higher than non-alcoholic's medical costs;
Dr. Tian Dayton: A Way Out Of Addiction: The Mental Health Parity Act Takes Effect This Week 2010
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