12 Misc.

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…

A new survey finds that 10% of Americans over the age of 18 say they used to have a problem with drugs, including alcohol, but no longer do. A story about the survey appeared on the Market Watch website, a division of the Wall Street Journal. It was carried out last year, asking about 2,500…

The subject of convening LifeRing meetings came up in one of our email groups the other day and produced a response that’s worth reading: ____  wrote last night about convening LifeRing groups and I thought I’d expand a bit on my own experience. Being in an active group is, of course, very helpful to long-term…