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		<title>What You Should Know About the Bipolar Drug User</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 23:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last couple of weeks I have gotten an alarming increase of phone calls for detox and rehab where the addict is getting benefits from Social Security Disability Insurance because they have been labeled “bipolar”.  In one instance, three people in one household are unemployed and on government aid due to bipolar and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;BENEATH MY ADDICTIONS&#8221;  Poem by Bonnie Roberts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 19:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I continue to be touched by the people I talk to every day. There is so much love and compassion out there; one just has to reach out when in need and someone will reach back. Bonnie Roberts is a lovely person that I had the pleasure of being it touch with while she was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enabling and Sympathizing &#8212; A Parent Trap</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are dealing with an addict you are not dealing directly with the person himself. While it is hard to separate the addict from his/her addiction, it is vital that the family understands that by allowing the addict to control the family with guilt and fear, they are fueling the fires of their addiction. 
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		<title>Are Drug Addicts Bipolar?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it is still common to label drug addicted persons as &#8220;bipolar&#8221;, the fact remains that the bipolar label is still just that &#8212; a label. It&#8217;s not a physical illness by legitimate medical standards and there is no physical test, that can be done on a person, which shows a &#8220;chemical imbalance&#8221; or &#8220;bipolar&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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