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Topic: ANY RESEARCH THAT TIES ADDICTION/ALCOHOLISM TO ADD/ADHD?
Topic Posted by: lESLIE RANSDELL (LELILU@AOL.COM )Date Posted: Mon Mar 30 10:15:55 1998
Topic Description: I AM A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC WITH 7 YEARS OF SOBRIETY. I HAVE A 13 YR OLD SON, WHO IS IN TREATMENT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD 2 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN I HAVE READ EVERYTHING I CAN ABOUT THIS DISORDER. THE MORE I READ, THE MORE IT SEEMS THAT THE TRAITS OF ADD SUFFERERS ARE INCREDIBLY SIMILAR TO THE TRAITS OF ALCOHOLIC/ADDICTS. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE WE (ALCOHOLICS) SELF-MEDICATE OURSELVES TO RELIEVE THE SYMPTOMS OUR BRAIN PRODUCES.
Posted by: Sue
Date posted: Tue Apr 21 12:21:02 1998
Subject: article on ADD and addictions
Message:
There is an interesting and informative article online about the link between ADD and addictions. (It is at www.addult.org/adc.htm) It has a bibliography of other articles. I am not familiar with the author, but her bio says she has just written a book on the subject.
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