Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine articles from April 1988

Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine archives from April 1988

Disease or disgrace: it makes no difference. (alcoholism) (editorial)
April 1, 1988... Disease or Disgrace: It Makes No Difference Rev. Billy Graham, in this issue of Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine, infers that alcoholism may not really be a disease and that drunkenness is certainly a sin and a disgrace. Here we go again....

Athletic high imitates drug high; baseball's Dwight Gooden.
April 1, 1988... Athletic High Imitates Drug High Just as some drugs may act by mimicking the brain's own message for a job well done, and are more addictive for people highly sensitized to this mode of reinforcement, so some behaviors, such as athletics,...

Teaching youth to do as I say, not as I do.
April 1, 1988... Teaching Youth to Do As I Say, Not As I Do We don't have a drug problem with our youth, we have a problem in our society. Exclusive attention to youth is a convenient way to protect the status quo and avoid the issues in adult society....

Reaction vs. response. (in dealing with alcoholism) (column)
April 1, 1988... Reaction vs. Response It was 11:00 p.m. and Marilyn wasn't home yet. Greg's mind and adrenalin were racing. Where was she? Why hadn't she called? Maybe she had a drink at the office party. Was she slipping back into her old ways? Maybe...

Disease or disgrace? (The abuse of alcohol)
April 1, 1988... Disease or Disgrace? One of the greatest social problems in America is alcoholism. It poses a major problem for police, sociologists, psychologists, and ministers of the gospel. The problem is so overwhelming that many of them are unable...

A road well traveled. (alcoholism counseling)
April 1, 1988... A Road Well Traveled Some people believe that a counselor's job is to walk with the client along life's path and point out the sites. This is similar to the 12-step-program suggestion that participants share their experience, strength, and...

Twelve step workers revive spirit in parish. (story of alcoholic clergy)
April 1, 1988... Twelve-Step Workers Revive Spirit in Parish The story of St. Paul Church, in its journey from oblivion to productive service, is really an account of what can happen when a community of people tries to do God's will. On the surface, St....

Setting free chemical dependency. (Set Free Chemical Dependency Treatment Program at City of Faith Hospital)
April 1, 1988... Setting Free Chemical Dependency Can chemical dependency treatment be provided from a Christian perspective? Can drug addicts and alcoholics receive quality treatment in a Christian environment? How does a Christian chemical dependency...

Neglect of transpersonal unfair to clients. (biblical counseling)
April 1, 1988... Neglect of Transpersonal Unfair to Clients For many years now the professional community has largely accepted the medical model of addictions. While bringing addiction out of the moral arena and placing it in the medical arena produced...

Greek's loose tongue. (Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder's racial remarks about black athletes, includes other information)
April 1, 1988... Greek's Loose Tongue Did alcohol play a part in "Greek Tragedy?" We'll give you eight to five odds it happened something like this that Friday in our nation's capital: NBC reporter Ed Hotaling was cruising downtown Washington looking...

81 million suffering. ('victims' of alcoholic abuse)
April 1, 1988... 81 Million Suffering Nearly half (47%)--a projected 81 million--of U.S. adults have at some point in their lives, to at least some degree, suffered physical, psychological, or social harm as a result of someone else's drinking (41%) or their...

Time after time. (Barnaby Conrad talks about his experiences in "Time is All We Have: Four Weeks at the Betty Ford Treatment Center") (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... Time After Time Just over three years ago, drunk and disillusioned, Barnaby Conrad, a marvelously talented writer, painter, sculptor and teacher, hit his alcoholic bottom, ending up and starting over at the Betty Ford Treatment Center. ...

Building a broader spiritual community. (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... Building a Broader Spiritual Community In our society it is rare for relationships to ever reach a high spiritual plane. We are much more prone to settle for the physical (eros) and social (philia) dimensions of interchange. But, for those...

Charming companions. (rehabilitated alcoholics) (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... Charming Companions I am the frequently asked to reprint the laudatory comments about recovering alcoholics that Fulton Oursler made in Liberty Magazine in 1940. Here are those comments. "There are times when I wish I were an...

The first meeting. (Alcoholic Anonymous)
April 1, 1988... The First Meeting Susan hesitated in the doorway, ready to turn and run for the car, but for some unknown reason she walked on into the meeting hall. With her head down, she slipped into a chair close to the door. Fumbling with her coat...

One cent of sense. (using money in recovery programs) (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... One Cent of Sense While money is used primarily to purchase items, there are other features of money, the penny in particular, which can assist those in recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymouse. Since money is the common means of...

Getting right with God. (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... Getting Right with God One's religion, it seems to me, is not the faith one professes to be, but, rather, one's way of life. Your life and the way you choose to live it tells me more about your religion than the fact that you attend a...

New beginnings nabs win over N.A. Saints. (Narcotics Anonymous Saints) (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... New Beginnings Nabs Win Over N.A. Saints It's a little after seven on a Sunday morning in the Mile High City of Denver, and the players are already beginning to drift toward the field from the east parking lot. There doesn't appear to be...

His majestic the Baby. (ego in the adult) (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... His Majesty the Baby His Majesty the Baby is that part of the ego, in the adult, made up of the persisting elements of the original nature of the child. As Sigmund Freud, who coined this priceless phrase, observed, the infant is the born...

The need to believe. (resolving religious teachings) (Recovery Life)
April 1, 1988... The Need to Believe Every Sunday Karen attends church with her mom and dad. They pray, smile a lot, and socialize. By five p.m. Dad is quiet and sullen in his drinking; Mom has retired to the bedroom; and Karen is left unattended for the...

Yankee All-Star launches national campaign. (Dave Winfield)
April 1, 1988... Yankee All-Star Launches National Campaign When Yankee All-Star Dave Winfield steps to the plate, an immediate advantage goes to the Bronx bombers. Pitchers think twice, opposing managers hold their breath, and the fans go wild. Dave...

10,000 expected for International Al-impics.
April 1, 1988... 10,000 Expected for International Al-impics On the heels of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, recovering alcoholics, their families, and friends are preparing for their own international games in Southern California: Al-impics...

Playing for keeps. (board game 'Play It Straight') (evaluation)
April 1, 1988... Playing for Keeps Hardly a week goes by without the discovery of yet another well-known athlete being arrested for drunk driving, caught with possession of drugs, or going into treatment. Capitalizing on America's love of sports, and the...

Who's the best sport? The designated driver. (Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management)
April 1, 1988... Who's the Best Sport? The Designated Driver Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM) began in late 1985 when one assembly facility manager, Jerry Sachs of the Capitol Centre, just outside of Washington, D.C., contacted George...

Role models reach youth.
April 1, 1988... Role Models Reach Youth During the October, 1987 national conference, "Sports and Chemical Dependency: Are We Winning? The Athletes Perspective," chemically dependent athletes frequently commented that they wish there had been a drug...

Alcohol damage and Alzheimer's disease.
April 1, 1988... Alcohol Damage and Alzheimer's Disease Though alcoholism and Alzheimer's disease are two obviously different conditions, the link between the two advances our knowledge about both diseases. Alcoholism results from chemical abuse, but the...

Power of suggestion. (company brochure) (part 1)
April 1, 1988... Power of Suggestion Sometimes one of the most difficult tasks for a small business is to develop "the company brochure." For many it can be as difficult as taking a personal inventory--an act which has many similarities--while for others it...

Separating disgrace from disease. (alcoholism)
April 1, 1988... Separating Disgrace from Disease Drinking, drunkenness, and alcoholism are those different things, yet they are constantly being confused in discussions about morality. We must remember that not everyone who drinks is a drunkard; not...