Wes's Story of Success Wes, a former patient at Schick Shadel Hospital, started a blog called Wes at Schick over ten and a half years ago. He writes about his...
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I experienced how deeply alcohol and drugs are ingrained into "college culture" while I went to college in Washington. I couldn't shake the addiction alone and I sought help at...
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Alcohol may be pleasant and relaxing if it is consumed responsibly. If not, the immediate and long-term effects of alcoholism can be deadly. The immediate effects of alcoholism and over-consumption...
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Finding an addiction treatment program that works for you If you’re reading this blog, chances are good that either you or someone you love has a problem with addiction, whether...
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“Give us 10 days and we’ll give you back your life.” Do you remember the Schick Shadel Hospital radio and television ads when Pat O’Day talked about these all-important ten...
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month: Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has sponsored Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding,...
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Welcome to my blog. My name is Kathleen S., and I wrote the book: “Drink Up! How Ten Days Ended a Lifetime of Addiction.” The book is about my experience...
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A recent NIH epidemiology study found the lifetime prevalence of alcohol addiction in the United States to be 29%. Alcoholism is strongly "learned" via pleasure center activation/reinforcement. Alcoholism is a...
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Understanding Alcoholism New analysis shows that alcoholism isn’t the all-or-nothing disorder many people once thought. Instead, studies have proven that there is a wide spectrum in alcoholism. This new information...
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The University of Washington (UW) recently released the results of a study looking into the effectiveness of Schick Shadel’s counter conditioning treatment method, and found that it is extremely effective...
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