Posts by The Chief

LifeRing was recently featured in a blog called “Wired in to Recovery”. The author, Derek Jones, is handicapped but was able to participate in a LifeRing Chat meeting. “I have just spent the last hour on LifeRing and I found it fantastic. I joined a conversation with four people and it really has helped my…

The dangers of drinking during pregnancy were underlined in the results of a new study reported on by the Wall Street Journal. The article talks about one result of the study: “For each drink consumed each day over the daily average [in the study of 1,000 women] in the second half of the first trimester,…

A recent radio broadcast of NPR’s Talk of the Town concerned itself with the stark truth about the toll that Alcohol takes on the American people. Tens of thousands dying each year, millions addicted or dependent, millions more who’ve suffered grievous damage directly related to alcohol use. You can listen to the archived broadcast, or…

Update: The problem seems to be fixed (fingers crossed) We’ve been having problems — origin unknown — with the website. Some people (including the people who need to read this) are unable to sign on to the site. We’re working to track down the problem and hope to have it resolved soon. Thanks for your…