alcoholism
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3 Things Black Folks Need to Know About Our Connection to Cancer and Drinking Alcohol
The U.S. surgeon general is now calling for companies to put cancer warnings on their alcohol.
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Medical Examiner Reveals Cause of Vincent Jackson’s Death
The former NFL star was found dead in a hotel room in February
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Sammy Watkins on How Depression, Alcoholism Nearly Destroyed His NFL Career: 'My Whole Life Was In Shambles'
It’s easy to throw around the word “bust,” but far too often there’s a story behind a player’s inability to perform on the field that’s either fallen on deaf ears or remains untold. In six NFL seasons, Kansas City Chiefs receiver Sammy Watkins endured trade after trade and an endless deluge of injuries before finally…
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Red Table Talk: Jada Pinkett Smith and Guests Come Clean About Overcoming Addiction
“This was not an easy decision,” Adrienne Banfield-Norris tearfully says at the open of the latest episode of daughter Jada Pinkett Smith’s series, Red Table Talk. “It’s difficult to talk about something that is gonna go out to the world.” The 64-year-old Banfield-Norris is referring to her over 20-year addiction to heroin, which she managed…
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I’ve Been Sober for 6 Years and I Miss Getting Drunk, but I Don’t Miss Being a Drunk
I miss alcohol. I’ll just tell you straight up: I miss it. No bullshit. When I go to my Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, everyone there is full of stories and cautionary tales about that sweet liquid deliverance called booze. But I remember clearly that my marriage to alcohol wasn’t all bad. We had some good times.…
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You Might Want to Cut Back on Those Boozy Brunches—Black Alcoholism Rate Doubles, Says New Study
Maybe hooch going mainstream is not so good. Odes to your favorite ah-ah-ah-ah-alcohol brands can be heard in popular music; you can now buy wine at the grocery store with your cat food; and Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford actually drink wine in the morning and people think this is OK (I never thought…
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Wyo. Police Arrest Homeless Person, Shame Public for Giving to Panhandlers
Mahatma Gandhi is quoted as saying, “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members,” and this statement rings true today, especially in these United States. With the homeless population remaining an often overlooked segment of our population, it takes a special kind of dick to kick a man while he’s down…
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Charles Oakley Says James Dolan Is Confused: I’m Not a Drunk, I Actually Help Alcoholics
Despite being banned from New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks, after an altercation with security and being called an alcoholic by Knicks owner James Dolan, former Knick power forward Charles Oakley says that he doesn’t have a problem with alcohol. Oakley said in an interview with the New York Post…
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 16. Day Parties
Bougie Black People (BBP) are alcoholics. Obviously, they are highly-functioning alcoholics. They hold government jobs, they have good credit, and they even buy special garbage cans just for recycling. But don’t let their professional demeanors fool you. The only difference between them and your regular Black drunk uncle Tommy is that BBP blackout in rent…