Alcoholism in Women on the Rise, but Few Seek Help

Published February 22, 2013

Alcoholism in women on the rise, but few seek help

Filed under: addiction helpline

Alcoholism among women is not just hitting the high numbers in the rest of the world, but in India too. According to Fr Joe Pereira, founder of the de-addiction centre Kripa, this rise is most marked among career women. "They consider themselves equal …
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Gambling addiction to be conference topic before Super Bowl

Filed under: addiction helpline

The Super Bowl, scheduled Sunday, is traditionally the day when the most money is put on the line by gamblers — or, “a national day of risk for gambling addiction,” the anti-gambling council said in a news release. The council sponsors a helpline, …
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The risk addicts

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Most banks deal with gambling addictions in the same half-hearted way that they deal with their employees' other awkward problems: with an all-purpose, confidential helpline that people can use (but in practice almost never do) to ask for advice. This …
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