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Signs you may be a functioning alcoholic according to doctor

Signs you may be a functioning alcoholic according to doctor

We’ve entered the month of Sober October where a lot of people are trying to go for 31 days without drinking a drop of alcohol. It’s like Dry January, but you get Halloween at the end of the month and then the weather gets worse for the next few months rather than entering spring. According to research from Lloyd’s Pharmacy, …

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Having just one alcoholic drink every day is linked to brain damage

Having just one alcoholic drink every day is linked to brain damage

Eight or more alcoholic drinks per week were linked to signs of injury in the brain in a large autopsy study. The finding points to changes in small blood vessels that help feed and clean brain tissue, which is hard to detect during life. Those lesions are called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, a thickening of tiny arteries that narrows the passage for …

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What happened to the original Wednesday Addams: Actress who first brought role to life suffered drug issues and married a porn star after losing her alcoholic mother as a teen

What happened to the original Wednesday Addams: Actress who first brought role to life suffered drug issues and married a porn star after losing her alcoholic mother as a teen

The explosion of Tim Burton‘s Wednesday has seen merch and adverts for the spooky spin-off everywhere from Primark to buses and trains. But while this generation’s viewers may associate the legendary Addams Family character with 22-year-old Jenna Ortega, decades ago the role was originated by the exceptionally pouty gothic child star Lisa Loring. Born in 1958, the now late artist …

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I earned a six-figure salary, ran marathons and lived a life of luxury – but I was in denial about my heavy drinking habit… I was an ‘alcoholic’

I earned a six-figure salary, ran marathons and lived a life of luxury – but I was in denial about my heavy drinking habit… I was an ‘alcoholic’

A woman who was earning a six-figure salary and enjoying considerable success in her career has opened up about her battle with alcohol – and the extent to which she kept it hidden from those around her. Sandra Parker, 56, who hails from Scotland and now lives in London, is a certified alcohol coach and founder of Just the Tonic. Now, …

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