Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine articles from June 1988

Alcoholism & Addiction Magazine archives from June 1988

It's time to tell doctors where to go. (physicians and the treatment of alcoholism) (editorial)
June 1, 1988... It's Time to Tell Doctors Where to Go It's not uncommon to hear recovering people, many of them professionals in the chemical dependency field, admonish their doctors for lacking the knowledge, understanding, and necessary skills to treat...

Take two martinis and call me in the morning. (presidential candidates, includes related information) (column)
June 1, 1988... Take Two Martinis And Call Me In The Morning Newsweek . . .carries the reputation of competent reporting along with provocative editorials, as one of the top news weeklies in the U.S. Its readers are upscale, with above-average disposable...

Food addiction: a family illness. (column)
June 1, 1988... Food Addiction: A Family Illness Jennifer was thrilled to see Melissa losing some weight. Slender until the age of 10, Melissa at 13 had suddenly blossomed into full pre-pubescent bloom. Having struggled with her own weight for years,...

More Americans choose not to drink. (Gallup survey) (column)
June 1, 1988... More Americans Choose Not To Drink The percentage of drinkers in the U.S. adult population has declined 9 points over the last decade -- from 71% in 1978 to 62% in a March Gallup survey. This current figure is the lowest recorded in...

Eating disorders linked to chemical dependency. (bulimia) (column)
June 1, 1988... Eating Disorders Linked to Chemical Dependency Is there a correlation between eating disorders and chemical dependency? Studies of individuals with eating disorders provide the most substantial body of data relating bulimia and anorexia...

Is AIDS always fatal? Siegel says 'no!' (Larry Siegel) (AIDS, Alcohol & Drugs)
June 1, 1988... Is AIDS Always Fatal? Siegel Says "No"! Ask 100 medical professionals if AIDS is always fatal, and chances are 99 would answer "yes". The one person who would strongly disagree is Dr. Larry Siegel, M.D. He not only firmly believes that...

Are treatment centers prepared? (AIDS, Alcohol & Drugs)
June 1, 1988... Are Treatment Centers Prepared? Should patients entering chemical dependency treatment centers routinely be tested for AIDS? While some would argue that such testing helps to ensure the safety of staff and patients, routine testing, in...

Policies, politics, and prevention. (interview with David Smith, part 1) (AIDS, Alcohol & Drugs)
June 1, 1988... Policies, Politics, and Prevention Dr. David Smith, M.D. became a national folk hero in the 1960's when he set up the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco, against a backdrop of free love, flower children, and folk music. Dr....

The disease process in alcoholism. (AIDS, Alcohol & Drugs)
June 1, 1988... The Disease Process in Alcoholism Remarkable progress is being made in research into the causes of alcoholism. This article, which is a follow-up to an article published in A & A in 1982 entitled, "Alcohol: From Mice to Men", highlights...

Out of the closet and into the limelight. (bulimia victim Caroline Adams Miller) (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... Out of the Closet And into the Limelight "You never have to drink again as long as you live, you never have to snort a line of coke, you never have to take Valium, but you do have to eat three times a day, and you have to stop eating three...

A tribute to a friend of Bill. (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... A Tribute To a Friend of Bill I first met Chet 14 months ago when I came into the program a frightened child of 44, not knowing who I was or why. A towering man, he stood over six feet tall and possessed blue/gray eyes that danced with a...

Sugar addiction see-saw. (low blood sugar) (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... Sugar Addiction See-Saw Recovering alcoholics often become sugar addicts; they crave sugar the way they once craved alcohol, and they become frustrated when they can't keep themselves away from chocolate and other sweets. They get tired,...

Learning to love again. (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... Learning To Love Again I believe that you will recover properly if you follow the guidelines, the simple steps of the AA program of recovery. There are no tricks and no secrets, just twelve principles. They are simple -- but no one ever...

AA meetings go on the air. (Alcoholic Anonymous on the radio) (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... AA Meetings Go On The Air It's been said that people come into AA in a variety of ways. In Southern California, some people are coming into the fellowship as a result of listening to an AA meeting on the radio. Every Sunday night at 5...

Women who love drunks. (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... Women Who Love Drunks Many women are caught in a cycle of unsatisfactory relationships; even though they don't want to repeat the pattern, they continue to fall in love with active alcoholics and drug addicts. Some common features of this...

The graduate's tale. (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... The Graduate's Tale Mrs. Capp was still standing there at least 15 minutes after he left. I peeked from behind the lockers and I saw her just standing there looking at the floor outside her classroom. I can't blame her; it was a miracle...

An island of hope, (CREA Pioneering Center) (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... An Island of Hope On a recent trip to Uruguay, a small, Spanish-speaking country tucked between Brazil and Argentina, my husband, Jack, and I felt as though we had stepped back to the days of Dr. Bob and Bill W. in 1950, 15 years after the...

The big book reviewed. (Alcoholics Anonymous: How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism) (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... The Big Book Reviewed On October 14, 1939, the "Journal of the American Medical Association" published the following review of "Alcoholics Anonymous: How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism." The seriousness of the...

Recovery laundry list. (Recovery Life)
June 1, 1988... Recovery Laundry List Though recovery takes a lot of hard work, the following laundry list can help us keep our program of recovery in order. Priorities: Establish yours quickly in your recovery, and stick to them. Recovery should be at...

Food addicts in the workplace.
June 1, 1988... Food Addicts in the Workplace It wasn't her migraine headaches or digestion problems that finally got to Lindsey. It wasn't even the nagging fear that her eating problem might be discovered at the office. It was a look--a single look from...

Understanding food addiction.
June 1, 1988... Understanding Food Addiction In the course of a discussion on eating problems, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are usually mentioned. In the past five to ten years, these illnesses have become household words, as awareness of eating...

Developmental stages complicate evaluations. (assessing adolescents)
June 1, 1988... Development Stages Complicate Evaluations Assessing adolescents for chemical dependency treatment is a complex, time-consuming process quite distinct from adult assessment. Adolescent developmental stages, such as individuation, emancipation,...

Positive prevention: just say yes.
June 1, 1988... Positive Prevention: Just Say Yes The question posed to the captain of the football team at Scituate High School was, "Why do you abstain from alcohol during football season?" His reply: "Well, I want to be in the best shape I can be --...

Turning relapse into recovery.
June 1, 1988... Turning Relapse Into Recovery Many adolescent chemical dependency programs struggle with the problem of continued use and relapse. While people may intellectualize that chemical dependency is a relapseable disease, adolescents, their...