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NEWS ABOUT: Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous stories: 7 news summaries

Most Boozers Sober Up Without AA

70% moderate the drinking on their own, 1% are true alcoholics

Nov 16, 09 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Most people who hit the bottle too heavily lay off the booze long before they ever have to stand up and say, "My name is Bill W and I'm an alcoholic." Shooting down conventional wisdom that climbing up on the wagon and staying there was the only way... More »

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alcoholism • alcohol abuse • Alcoholics Anonymous • alcoholic

Judge Expunges Gibson's Drunk Driving Charges

Conviction overturned after probation,
$1,300 in fines

Oct 6, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the eyes of law, it’s as if Mel Gibson has always been a real mensch. A judge today agreed to expunge the drunk driving conviction Gibson earned after his infamous anti-Semitic rant in 2006. The actor’s fulfilled the terms of his three-year probation, including the requisite AA... More »

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drunk driving • probation • Mel Gibson • Alcoholics Anonymous • anti-Semitism

Drug Curbs Alcoholism—but Should Addicts Drink at All?

With drug, alcoholics still drink; abstinence is traditional model

Jul 29, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - More and more doctors are prescribing the anti-craving drug baclofen to alcoholics, and patients describe a “switch” that suddenly allows them to resist temptation—even as they keep drinking in moderation, Time reports. While some argue this can reduce harm—one drink is better than 10—the approach is... More »

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alcohol • alcoholism • alcohol abuse • addiction • Alcoholics Anonymous • baclofen • cravings

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Shia LaBeouf Does AA After Accident

Transformers star says mangled hand still causes 'extreme pain'

May 2, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf says the hand he mangled in a car crash last July will never be the same. “Permanently fucked,” he told Playboy recently. “I’ll never be back to 100%. I can’t zipper my zipper without extreme pain.” Though he won’t be charged... More »

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Shia LaBeouf • drunk driving • Transformers • Alcoholics Anonymous

Vaccines, Medicines to Treat Addiction on the Way

Many resist pharmaceutical approach

Feb 25, 08 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - It's been decades since scientists recognized that addiction is a disease, not just a lack of willpower, but only now are potential treatments coming online that address what Newsweek calls "a chronic, relapsing brain disorder to be managed with all the tools at medicine's disposal." The magazine surveys... More »

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drugs • pharmaceutical companies • addiction • neuroscience • Alcoholics Anonymous

Lindsay Lohan Falls Off
the Wagon

Actress chugs from champagne bottle,
calls her AA sponsor

Jan 4, 08 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan fell off the sobriety wagon during a New Year's Eve party in Italy, Access Hollywood reports. The 21-year-old actress, who completed a 63-day stay at a Utah rehab facility in October, was caught on videotape drinking from a champagne bottle while on the dance floor at the party.... More »

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rehab • Promises Treatment Centers • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • Cirque Lodge • Alcoholics Anonymous

'Controlled Drinking' Flies in Face of AA

Strict abstinence not necessary for recovery, doc writes in new book

Dec 7, 07 9:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Alcoholics Anonymous has a great track record, but one doctor writes that AA's strategy isn't the only game in town when treating alcoholism. In "Take Control of Your Drinking … And You May Not Need to Quit," Michael Levy argues that a controlled level of drinking can be... More »

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alcoholism • Alcoholics Anonymous

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