Alcoholism - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/alcoholism/?source=rss&aim=alcoholism en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT The murder she didn't commit By Laura Miller Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/10/05/blame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/10/05/blame/index.html?source=rss A reformed alcoholic learns she's innocent of the crime that changed her life in "Blame" Can I be friends with an older man in sobriety? By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/05/sobriety_and_friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/05/sobriety_and_friendship/index.html?source=rss I desperately want to stay sober, but the social part is wigging me out! "How could she?" Well, I have a theory By Susan Cheever Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss Drunk-driving mom Diane Schuler's tale is tragic, but her behavior is more understandable than we'd like to admit Mothers who drink By Frieda Klotz Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler Alcoholics, sexaholics, shopaholics By Laura Miller Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/01/14/addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/01/14/addiction/index.html?source=rss America is a country in recovery. Two new books illustrate the paradoxes and contradictions in our current notions of addiction. My addiction recovery sponsor is mean By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss He's helping me, I guess, but he cuts me no slack and takes my wife's side My alcoholic dad: How can I reach out to him? By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/25/alcoholic_dad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/25/alcoholic_dad/index.html?source=rss I know he's screwed up, but as a little girl I idolized him Can the brewmaster and the alcoholic be friends? By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/19/brewmaster_and_alcoholic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/19/brewmaster_and_alcoholic/index.html?source=rss I like this woman-in-sobriety a lot -- but I also love to brew beer! My dad, the surgeon, is drinking By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say My best friend has started drinking too much By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/07/drinking_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/07/drinking_friend/index.html?source=rss I used to drink more than she did, but I've cut back and she's sped up He binge-drinks -- but never in the U.S.! By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/10/binge_drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/10/binge_drinking/index.html?source=rss He says he doesn't drink, but gets comatose when he travels I got canned for being drunk By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/07/canned_for_drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/07/canned_for_drinking/index.html?source=rss It's two years later, I've been to rehab, but what do I say in the job interview? Is it too early to quit? By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/23/too_early_to_quit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/23/too_early_to_quit/index.html?source=rss Do I have to be near death before I stop drinking? My boyfriend's an alcoholic -- should I leave him? By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/20/addict/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/20/addict/index.html?source=rss Things are getting worse and worse, but sober he's such a great guy! My ex reverted to Islam and won't communicate By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss We're both in recovery and we have a daughter -- I wish we could be closer. I'm sober for 62 days and still struggling! By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss Shouldn't I be further along by now? Shouldn't I be out of survival mode? His money allowed him to deny he's an alcoholic By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/07/drunk_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/07/drunk_friend/index.html?source=rss Having lost his job, my best friend needs to hear the truth. Alone in South Africa with a drunken husband By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss I left the U.S. when I got married and now, with three grown children at home, I feel torn. My husband's an alcoholic but doesn't think he has a problem By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss What can I do? Should I leave? My alcoholic husband does not feel deserving of love By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss We are now in a crisis of sorts, and his lack of self-regard is dragging both of us down. I've been passing out drunk and it's getting worse By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss I can stay sober for a few weeks, but then have another attack. I'm starting to be truly afraid. My whole family is alcoholic. How to protect the kids? By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss My mom says she won't drink when she's around them, but then she'll have a beer. I hit my sister in the head with my purse when I drink By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss I feel trapped in wifehood and motherhood and sisterhood; I lash out; I become a monster. Our friend got drunk and went to a hotel room with a bunch of Marines By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss We think she's out of control, and we think she should tell her boyfriend. I'm really a self-actualized being, but my family is all messed up By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss My wife drinks too much and my kid has emotional problems -- shouldn't I be in more despair about this?