Expert: Alcohol counselors must guard against undertreating NFL players
Ta'amu is among a growing list of players and front-office personnel — including former Steelers receiver Hines Ward and Tampa Bay director of pro scouting Shelton Quarles — who were involved in alcohol-related incidents over the past three years.
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Alcohol, drug counselor Brenda Wiewel helps change lives, one addict at a time
As executive director of Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) Wiewel is passionate about saving lives and uniting families through the nonprofit's addiction counseling and "healthy living" services. For the licensed clinical …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
The stereotypes about addiction — that somehow only lazy or weak-minded people grapple with substance abuse — can drive a man crazy. “I drank the way I do everything — to the extreme. That's how I do work, sports, everything,” said a 50-year-old …
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