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   <title>About.com Alcoholism: What's Hot Now</title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Heavy Drinking Risks]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If you drink more than the recommended guidelines for alcohol consumption, you may be wondering what exactly are the risks. What is the harm in drinking too much alcohol?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[At-Risk Drinking]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If you regularly exceed the recommended guidelines for daily and weekly alcohol consumption your drinking pattern could be considered risky.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Holidays Recovery]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Some tips on maintaining sobriety during the holiday season from a certified alcoholism and drug dependency counselor.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dealing With the Holidays]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Staying sober and healthy during the holiday season is not always easy. These articles offer tips on dealing with many aspects of the surviving the holidays safely.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[R.P.W.&#039;s Story]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The holidays can be a dangerous time for those who are new to trying to stay sober, but for those who have some time in recovery, the season can be once again filled with fun and joy, rather that fear and stress.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Holiday Tips]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tips on dealing with the pressure of the holiday season from visitors to the About.com Alcoholism/Substance Abuse site.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Holiday Dangers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The holiday season, between Thanksgiving and New Year's in the United States - the most dangerous season of the year, for those trying to maintain sobriety and anyone driving on the public highways.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Depression Screening Quiz]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Answer Yes to these questions only if you have had these symptoms for longer than two weeks or if the symptoms are severe enough to interfere with your daily routine.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Charles K Post]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Substance abuse treatment services offered by Charles K Post Addiction Treatment Center of Brentwood NY]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tradition 11]]></title>
         <link>http://alcoholism.about.com/od/study/a/tradition_eleven.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[When dealing with the media, the traditions of the 12 step programs request that members maintain anonymity, not so much for their protection, but for the good of the fellowship as a whole.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Does Pot Affect Driving?]]></title>
         <link>http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/pot/f/mjp_faq13.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[When users combine marijuana with alcohol, as they often do, the hazards of driving can be more severe than with either drug alone.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Information about other health issues facing alcoholics]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Leads to Other Drugs?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Long-term studies of high school students and their patterns of drug use show that very few young people use other illegal drugs without first trying marijuana.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Love Roses]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Photo of &quot;Love Roses&quot; sold in convenient stores and used as crack pipes.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Books About Addiction]]></title>
         <link>http://alcoholism.about.com/od/books/tp/addiction.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[These books define drug addiction, explain how addiction develops and offer a wide-variety of views on how drug addiction can be prevented and overcome from scientific, spiritual and alternative perspectives.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz]]></title>
         <link>http://alcoholism.about.com/od/abuse/a/blquiz3.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Is your relationship like most other couples, or has it developed into one that is truly abusive? This screening quiz can help you determine whether you might be involved in an abusive relationship.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mescaline]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Category, commercial and street names, intoxication effects and potential health consequences of using Mescaline.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[American Recovery Center]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Substance abuse services offered by American Recovery Center of Pomona CA.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Safe Thanksgiving]]></title>
         <link>http://alcoholism.about.com/od/holiday/a/thanksgiving.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the most dangerous time of the year on U.S. Highways. What can you do to make it safer?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Secondary Conditions]]></title>
         <link>http://alcoholism.about.com/od/fas/a/fas_conditions.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Children who are born with fetal alcohol syndrome are likely to develop a wide range of secondary conditions, problems that they were not born with, but can acquire as a result of having FAS.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Turquoise Lodge]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Substance abuse treatment services offered by Turquoise Lodge of Albuquerque NM]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Impact on Society]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Alcoholism and alochol abuse have a far-reaching effect on society in many areas.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Amytal Sodium 200 mg]]></title>
         <link>http://alcoholism.about.com/od/barbs/ig/Sedatives-and-Depressants/amytal_sodium200mg.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Amytal Sodium (amobarbital), a barbiturate, is used for short-term insomnia treatment to help patients fall asleep and sleep through the night. It is also used as a sedative to relieve anxiety, including anxiety before surgery.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Warwick Manor]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Substance abuse treatment services offered by Warwick Manor Behavioral Health of East New Market MD]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Atrial Fibrillation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Alcohol consumption may slightly increase the risk for developing a certain type of irregular heart beat, known as atrial fibrillation, or atrial flutter, according to a Danish study.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Treatment of Cirrhosis]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Information and research from the National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[North Carolina Law]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Here are highlights from North Carolina law on driving while under the influence (NCGS section 20-138.1).]]></description>
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