Woman's Conf. in Palm Springs, 1/24/2015
Erasing the Stigma of the Addictive Female
Enjoying a few martinis with the guys at lunch and taking clients to dinner and drinks had become routine. She traveled quite a bit for work, but sometimes when she woke up in the morning she couldn't remember what city she was in. At one point, Sally made a promise to herself that she would never drink alone, but she soon found herself throwing a few back at the hotel bar and picking up men just to pass the time. Until the late former First Lady Betty Ford was brave enough to share the truth of her drinking problem with the American people, there was no true face of recovery. Mrs. Ford gave us that face, and today there are many who follow in her brave footsteps. More at: 'The Beautiful Face of Recovery: A Conference for Women,' on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at the Desert Princess Palm Springs Golf Resort. CONTINUED @ DesertSun.com
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Left To Our Own Devices
Internet Addiction a Growing Problem
Though not classified as a clinical disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, more and more people are starting to recognize Internet addiction. Though many think it is not real, research has shown that people with Internet addiction experience significant changes in their brains. In most cases, the connections in the brain that control attention, executive control and emotion processing are altered. These are the same changes that occur in those addicted to cocaine, heroin and other substances.CONTINUED @ TheTrumpet.com
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