Posts by The Chief

In October of 2010, shortly after retiring as LifeRing’s founding leader (and author of three books related to LifeRing), Martin Nicolaus journeyed to Victoria, Canada to give a talk about “The Medical Model of Addiction” at a conference at the Eric Martin Institution in that city. The 54 minute presentation can be watched HERE.

Robert S., our erstwhile office administrator, is changing his hours. The new hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 and Friday, 10-3, with an hour off for lunch. In addition, Craig W., chairman of the LifeRing board, will be there most weekday mornings and there may be volunteers there at other times. And even when…

Everybody knows that binge drinking is a problem among young adults, particularly college students. But in fact, it’s very common among all ages. One in six adults report binging on  alcohol one or more times within the past 30 days. That’s 38 million Americans. This is according to Dr. Robert Brewer, head of the CDC’s…

Update: I ran this item a week too early. The new Santa Rosa meeting begins March 19. My apologies for those who were misled. — Craig W. Santa Rosa, California, is the home of the newest LifeRing meeting. The meeting will take place on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Knox…