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From Buddy T, your Guide to Alcoholism
Some people who have never had an alcohol-related blackout themselves don't believe they actually happen. They don't see how someone could carry on a detailed argument or behave outrageously and not remember at thing about it. They think blackouts are convenient excuses. Find out what science tells us about blackouts in our top article below.

Do Alcohol Blackouts Really Happen?
Scientific research can now show us exactly what happens chemically inside the brain to cause those periods of lost memory known as blackouts.
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Getting Healthy to Maintain Sobriety
A more healthy lifestyle for alcoholics and addicts in recovery - including exercise and better nutrition - can not only help you look and feel better, in its own way can also help prevent relapse. How does that work?

How to Avoid Substituting Addictions
Recovering alcoholics and addicts can easily find themselves substituting one addiction for another, becoming compulsively involved in other activities. Although those activities may be otherwise healthy and productive, such as work or exercise, they can hamper recovery if they become a transfer of addictions.

Singer Amy Winehouse Dead at 27
British singer Amy Winehouse, whose long battle with substance abuse has been documented in the tabloid press, has been found dead at her London home. Police labeled the cause of her death as "unexplained but not suspicious," meaning drugs and alcohol are the suspected cause.
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