Alcoholism

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• Former 'Bachelorette' Meredith Phillips reveals battle with alcoholism

  Phillips, who starred in the second season of " The Bachelor ette" in 2004, has revealed her long struggle with alcoholism."For years I'd wake up every day feeling like I was hit by a truck," Phillips, 39, told People magazine , describing daily blackouts   Read more »

• Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging

  researchers advised that people seeking treatment for alcohol abuse should also be routinely offered help to quit smoking. More information The U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has more about effects of alcohol on the brain .   Read more »

• Christine Quinn opens up about struggles to Barnard College students

  Christine Quinn on Tuesday detailed her 10-year struggle with bulimia, which she called "a disease of isolation," and the alcoholism that accompanied it, speaking to an audience of about 30 students at Barnard College.The eating disorder began when she was   Read more »

• Christine Quinn reveals bulimia, alcoholism past

  York City Council Speaker and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn says she struggled in the past with bulimia and alcoholism.In an interview with the New York Times , Quinn says her bingeing and purging began when she was 16 while caring for her mother   Read more »

• Lindsay Lohan and David Letterman: Well, how did it go?

  with Lindsay Lohan last night? Train wreck or smooth ride? Really - the whole shebang as opposed to a brief clip about rehab and alcoholism?It was actually fine - for him, for her, maybe even for viewers who may have stuck around for this. She played along,   Read more »

Around the web

• The Sentinel published 'We have got justice for Nick'

  was also hit with a baseball bat. Mr Townley, who was known as Nick, was described as an 'emaciated' man who had suffered from alcoholism and depression. At the time of his death he had been suffering from testicular cancer and weighed just less than eight 2:29 AM from This is Staffordshire Read more »

• Life is good and I don't miss my wild days, says 80s popstar Belinda Carlisle

  is a place on earth for Belinda Carlisle. Despite her wholesome image, the American popstar battled a 30-year cocaine addiction, alcoholism and eating disorders. Now 54 years old and one of the most beautiful singers of the 80s, she thinks she should be dead 2:08 AM from The Daily Record Read more »

• Jann Arden's past keeps her grounded

  and over as my life continued to unfold." That fortitude has seen Arden, 51, through family issues - her father's battle with alcoholism and her brother's conviction for murder - problems with her heart (she has a pacemaker) and a path to success that included 5/24/13 from Calgary Herald Read more »

• Alcoholism (Aa )

  in Bill Wilson. Bill Wilson was a part of the Akron Oxford Group that Smith joined in efforts to sober up. Bill Wilson saw how damaging alcoholism was to his life and spoke to fellow alcoholics to try to help them. He helped Smith to finally give up drinking 5/24/13 from EssayClub.com Read more »

• Coventry man who overcame alcoholism to accompany Duchess of Cornwall on overseas visit

  gone on to become an international movement with bases in 36 countries across the globe. Rob came to Emmaus in 2010 after overcoming alcoholism. His problems began after his marriage broke down. When he later failed a breathalyser test, he lost his job as   from Coventry Telegraph Read more »