Posts by The Chief

A new LifeRing meeting got underway last week in Esquimalt, Canada, outside of Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia. Michael Walsh, Executive Director of LifeRing Canada, announced the new meeting which takes place on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre on Fraser St. The Victoria area now has meetings six times…

As of the first of the new year, LifeRing’s Oakland office is being overseen by Robert Stump, already known to many in the organization for his years of service. Robert is currently the group’s Treasurer — a position he’ll hand-off soon — and also has given much time and knowledge to dealing with our computer…

Could it be that alcohol affects women differently than men? If so, what implications does that have for treatment? That’s the issue discussed in a recent Scientific American article. It starts out: “Alcohol abuse does its neurological damage more quickly in women than in men, new research suggests. The finding adds to a growing body…

As happens in many places this time of the year, our office hours will be a bit irregular for the rest of this month. Definitely call before you drop by. We’ll keep up with messages, but you may not get an actual person on the phone. Our system is set up to forward most calls,…