Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine articles from December 1988

Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine archives from December 1988

How clean is clean and sober? (nicotine addiction) (editorial)
December 1, 1988... How Clean is Clean and Sober? Should treatment professionals permit patients to decide which of their drug addictions should be treated, and which drugs they may continue to use? What about the alcoholic who enters treatment insisting...

Surviving emotional crises. (column)
December 1, 1988... Surviving Emotional Crises Christina was the last person on my mind when the phone rang. She and Jack had participated years ago in several of my communication seminars. Since then I had occasionally run into them at social events and...

In the frequent drinkers club. (column)
December 1, 1988... In the Frequent Drinkers Club Mileage plans are now offered by all major airlines. The idea is that travelers can earn free trips from the airlines, depending on how many flight miles they pay for. Such programs have been so successful...

Alcohol, drugs, and sexual dysfunction. (column)
December 1, 1988... Alcohol, Drugs, and Sexual Dysfunction Because various forms of sexual dysfunction are so commonly associated with alcohol and drug use, complaints in the area of sexual performance should suggest obtaining a history of alcohol and drug...

Comprehensive nicotine treatment.
December 1, 1988... Comprehensive Nicotine Treatment On May 3, 1988 the Surgeon General's report on Nicotine Addiction was released. On June 20, 1988 the first patients were admitted to the new Nicotine Addiction Treatment Unit at Glenbeigh Hospital in...

Treating nicotine addiction.
December 1, 1988... Treating Nicotine Addiction "Hey, Doc, you can't be serious!" I had simply suggested that he come to my smoking cessation group and think about quitting smoking while he was in treatment for his alcoholism and drug addiction. He...

The challenge of treating teenagers. (adolescents' nicotine addiction)
December 1, 1988... The Challenge of Treating Teenagers Many of us working as drug counselors with adolescents have learned to tolerate cigarettes as a minor part of our young clients' drug problem. In treatment centers, teenage smoking is either ignored...

Cigarette ads target women, young people.
December 1, 1988... Cigarette Ads Target Women, Young People Cigarettes are the only product advertised which is lethal when used as intended. Indeed they are a product about which nothing good can honestly be said. They are highly addictive. The damage...

What children believe. (children of alcoholics)
December 1, 1988... What Children Believe "My daddy is an alcoholic. Please send me some information so I can understand why he drinks and how I can help him stop." This poignant letter from a seven-year-old gril vividly portrays the major tragedy of family...

The consequences of parental addiction. (parents' alcohol addiction)
December 1, 1988... The Consequences of Parental Addiction In October 1987, St. Francis Medical Center's Chemical Dependency Treatment Center launched a pilot program called Children and Addiction: Providing Education and Resources for Success (CAPERS)....

Grandchildren of alcoholics.
December 1, 1988... Grandchildren of Alcoholics There are an estimated 28 million adult children of alcoholics in this country today. But what about the grandchildren of alcoholics who are unaware of their families' alcoholic past? Ann Smith, author of...

Sexual addiction and chemical dependency: an interview with Patrick Carnes. (interview)
December 1, 1988... Sexual Addiction and Chemical Dependency Q: How strong is the link between chemical dependency and sexual addiction? A: The thing that's most important to realize is that 42% of our admissions and our readmissions have chemical...

Investigating the role of GABA. (ethanol intoxication) (column)
December 1, 1988... Investigating the Role of GABA Neuropharmacologists have long suspected that the major inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, might play an important role in the intoxicating actions of ethanol. Early studies in animals showed that motor...

Why Alcoholics Anonymous works.
December 1, 1988... Why Alcoholics Anonymous Works "The success of Alcoholics Anonymous is due to the alcoholic's will power," writes the brother of a relapsing alcoholic. "AA provides a way to spend time," he explains. "When it does work, it works only...

Walking your way to fitness.
December 1, 1988... Walking Your Way to Fitness Another year of holiday celebrations. This means parties, reunions, eating food, and more food. Every year, we promise we "will never eat like that again," and we will positively take advantage of the specials...

One-third of adults may be addicted to nicotine. (column)
December 1, 1988... One-Third of Adults May Be Addicted to Nicotine Most smokers want to quit and many have made serious efforts to do so. Yet health risks and mounting social and economic pressures have failed to deter one-third of American adults from...