Rethinking alcoholism

Friday, November 13, 2009 - 21:07 in Health & Medicine

Research has shown that there are different degrees of drinking disorders, and often people can change habits on their own. Seventy years ago, Bill Wilson -- the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous -- declared his powerlessness over alcohol in a book by the same name. The failed businessman contended that, as an alcoholic, he had to "hit bottom" before changing his life and that...

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