Sentences with phrase «roots of alcoholism»

By exerting its educational influence in terms of the type of parent - child relationship that will satisfy the emotional needs of the child, the church can cut the roots of alcoholism.

We have seen that success worship on the part of parents is often a factor in the psychological roots of alcoholism.

Because of deeper understanding of personality, the Emmanuel therapy was beamed more accurately at the roots of alcoholism than is the AA therapy.

Is AA's effectiveness in producing long - term sobriety the result of the resolving of psychological conflicts which lie at the roots of alcoholism, or is it the result of an effective means of keeping the conflicts repressed or under control?

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Through these channels, the churches have an unrivaled opportunity to help develop understanding of alcoholism at the grass roots of our population.

Even though alcoholism ranks as one of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000 deaths every year; even though it is the root cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions, accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually in terms of lost work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process of every child in every classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism does not exist.

Every effort made by a pastor or a church group to strengthen the roots of personal or family living is an effort toward the prevention of alcoholism.

As a matter of fact, the church through the years has made a real though unmeasurable contribution to the prevention of alcoholism at the grass roots.

The church's first contribution to the prevention of alcoholism at the grass roots, by helping to prevent emotional conflict and illness, is to examine its own message and approach to people to make sure that they are in conformity with the principles of mental health and the best in the Christian tradition.

Chirlane McCray once described to me how her husband's belief in the importance of community is rooted in his experiences as a child in Cambridge, Massachusetts, particularly after his father's descent into alcoholism.

An alcoholism counselor can help you get to the root cause of your addiction so you can conquer it from the source.