12/25/97 - Cybriety Medallions
For the first time on the Internet, you can now pick up a Cyber version Annivesary Medallion.

12/17/97 - Holiday Tips (Part II)
Regular visitors to the Alcoholism site at About.com continue their tips on dealing with the Holiday Season.

12/10/97 - Holiday Tips (Part I)
Regular visitors to the Alcoholism site at About.com share their tips on dealing with the pressures of the Holiday Season.

12/03/97 - Recovery During the Holidays
Professional counselor Hamish W. offers practical approaches to maintain sobriety during the Holiday season.

11/26/97 - The Killing Season
The Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the most dangerous time of the year on U.S. Highways.

11/19/97 - Online Recovery Gifts
As the Holiday shopping season approaches, a tour of the sites that offer gifts for people in recovery might be helpful.

11/12/97 - Is Your Teenager Using?
If your child is using alcohol and drugs, it's a good bet he (or she) is probably doing everything possible to keep that activity hidden.

11/05/97 - Growing Up 'Alcoholically'
Growing up in home with an active alcoholic can effect how a child looks at life and almost everything in it.

10/29/97 - Why Study A.A. History?
Historian and archivist Mitchell K. looks at the roots of the granddaddy of 12-step programs.

10/22/97 - Key to Serenity
It seems almost too simple to be true, but acceptance -- accepting things exactly as they are -- can be the key that unlocks the door to happiness.

10/15/97 - Intervention (Part 2)
Deciding to approach the alcoholic in your life with a confrontational intervention can produce some potentially very undesirable consequences.

10/08/97 - Intervention (Part 1)
Sometimes when the alcoholic's problems reach the crisis level, the only choice left to his family is professional intervention.

10/01/97 - Another Empty Bottle
There are not that many websites out there that offer help to the families of alcoholics, but Tom C's pages do.

09/24/97 - So, You've Decided to Stop Drinking!
If you have decided, for whatever reason, that you want to stop drinking, there is a world of help and support available.

09/17/97 - War Against Drunk Driving
In light of the revelation that Princess Diana's driver was drinking, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other groups are using the incident as ammunition in their war against drunk drivers.

09/10/97 - College Drinking
The death of a 20-year-old LSU fraternity pledge recently drew the nation's attention to the growing problem of drinking at colleges, or more specifically the increasing numbers of students who drink "to get drunk."

09/03/97 - Too Drunk to Drive
The tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a vehicle crash in Paris this week, took an even darker turn when officials learned the driver of the limousine was highly intoxicated.

08/27/97 - The Costs of Drunk Driving
As the United States celebrates Labor Day, hundreds of drivers will get behind the wheel while intoxicated. The "fortunate" ones will be arrested -- before they hurt themselves or someone else.

08/20/97 - Alcohol and Pain
The use of alcohol to depress the effects of pain is as old as the fermentation process itself. Alcohol is believed to be one of the oldest and probably the most widely used drug in the world.

08/13/97 - Dry Drunks
Unfortunately when many former drinkers go through the grieving process over the loss of their old friend, the bottle, some never get past the anger stage.

08/06/97 - New Best of the Net Picks
Some new links have been added to the "Best of the Net" page on the Alcoholism/Recovery site. This week we take look at the newcomers and why they were chosen.

07/30/97 - Adult Children
Most of us who grew up in families affected by the disease of alcoholism never did really grow up in many ways.

07/23/97 - Alcohol Liver Disease
He knew the only way to save his life was to quit drinking, but he just couldn't stop, no matter how he tried.

07/09/97 - Alcohol and Pregnancy
Some experts say moderate drinking during pregnancy is okay, but there are others who believe taking even one drink is like playing Russian Roulette with your baby's health.

07/02/97 - Dangerous Weekend
Once again this Fourth of July weekend many U.S. citizens will lose their lives due to drunk drivers ignoring all the warnings.

06/25/97 - You might be an alcoholic if...
Don't take them too seriously, but here are some indications that you just might have a drinking problem...

06/18/97 - More Serious Ailments?
There is growing evidence that some alcoholics face issues perhaps even more serious than staying sober.

06/11/97 - Elephant in the Living Room
It seems it would be hard to ignore, but guest columnist Diane Hunter says dsyfunctional families do it all the time!

06/02/97 - A Family Disease
Guest columnist Donna Thompson looks at how all members of the alcoholic family must take responsibility for their attitudes.

05/28/97 - Time Out
When this weekly deadline came around, Alcoholism guide Buddy T was learning a new kind of recovery -- from open-heart surgery.

05/21/97 - Enabling
Many times when family and friends try to "help" alcoholics, they are actually making it easier for them to continue in the progression of the disease.

05/07/97 - Denial
One of the most frustrating factors in dealing with alcoholism, as a relative, friend or professional, is it is almost always accompanied by a phenomenon known as "denial."

04/23/97 - Problem Drinkers
Many people who have a problem with alcohol are not alcoholics, and in order to quit drinking they do not necessarily need medical treatment, peer group support, or a spiritual awakening.

04/15/97 - The Founders
A seemingly unplanned meeting in Akron, Ohio in 1935 between two men, both of whom were termed "hopeless" alcoholics, began a program of recovery that has helped millions find sobriety and serenity.

03/26/97 - Detachment
For the friends and family of the alcoholic, the key to serenity is finding the wisdom to know the difference between what they can and cannot change.

03/19/97 - Hitting Bottom
For those suffering from the disease of alcoholism it seems to be an almost universal truth that before things can get better, they have to get worse -- sometimes a lot worse.

03/12/97 - The Serenity Prayer
Used by virtually all 12-step recovery support groups, but few realize it's the first stanza of a much longer prayer.

03/05/97 - Why do I need help? He's the alcoholic!
The disease of alcoholism affects everyone in the family, whether they realize it or not.

02/26/97 - But it doesn't act like a disease!
The difficulty in recognizing alcoholism as a disease is it sure doesn't seem like one.

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