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Writing Your Recovery With Ann Dowsett Johnston, Author Of Bestselling Memoir ‘Drink’
There is a huge sense of freedom that comes from writing our story, and to do so in a warm and welcoming space, alongside other women in recovery, is
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We asked women in recovery how to best survive the holiday season
She Recovers is a community for women in recovery founded by Canadian Dawn Nickel and her daughter Taryn Strong. We’ve worked closely with them
7 Things You Can Say When Someone Asks, “Why Aren’t You Drinking?”
Two years ago, I was doing an on-air segment about alcohol-use disorder and Dry January. There was a portion of the show where viewers could call in
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Pear claims breakthrough tag for alcohol use disorder DTx
Digital health company Pear Therapeutics has won FDA breakthrough device status for reSET-A, its development-stage prescription digital therapeutic
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Voices on Addiction: Vessel
The world you knew was endless. From Massachusetts to Alaska, Moscow to Chicago, Boston to Maui. Before I understood why you hid your shaking hands,
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People With Parents With Alcohol Use Disorder Have Higher Rate of Somatic Diseases
People with at least one parent with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have a higher rate of alcohol-related and other diseases compared with people whose
How Alcohol Affects Your Brain in Different Stages of Alcohol Consumption
Researchers at Charleston drug rehab center say that alcohol consumed at low levels can have “feel good” effects, which is why most people turn
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Are you ready to write your recovery memoir? In conversation with Ann Dowsett Johnston, author of bestseller ‘Drink’
Ann Dowsett Johnston rocked the world of recovery forever when she published Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol in 2013. Now,
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‘GQ’ magazine’s global editorial director to discuss addiction and art at Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research event April 21
In recognition of Alcohol Awareness Month, the School of Medicine Basic Sciences will host a conversation between Will Welch, global editorial
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Bestselling Quit-Lit Authors On How To Rescue Dry January
When Boris Johnson informed Britain that kids would not be returning to school until March, the country responded with “Dry January Cancelled”
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Initial Effects of Liking, Wanting Alcohol Linked to Later Development of Alcohol Use Disorder
Young adults who are particularly sensitive to the pleasurable effects of alcohol appear more likely to develop alcohol use disorder (AUD) within a
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‘I had been using booze to self medicate’: Lisa shares lessons learned in long-term sobriety
Lisa stopped drinking in 2006. Since that time she’s helped many other women recover, be it through her coaching, the Infinite Possibilities
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Prazosin Can Reduce Drinking in AUD Patients With Severe Withdrawal Symptoms
Prazosin is effective at reducing alcohol consumption in adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and severe withdrawal symptoms such as sweating,
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Soul Fuel Wednesday Workshop: Moms & Alcohol
Is alcohol playing a bigger role in your life than you’d like it to be? Whether you’re noticing that your drinking has increased during the
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Womxn & Alcohol: When Designer Hayley Gibson stopped drinking, she learned to lean into her pain
Hayley Gibson has been sober since 2004, which is years before society openly talked about addiction, recovery, or how alcohol-use disorder