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Alcoholism is a family disease. It is one of our mantras here at Families in Recovery. There is fairly extensive research to support the fact that all family members suffer in the presence of alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Even when a parent sobers up, without treatment or help for the children, the effects will persist long into the future.

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As I previously wrote, Time Warner Cable, our local cable affiliate, has decided not to run a free preview of the HBO Addiction Project. I asked people to write in, but still no word has come back from TWC that they are opting to be a good corporate citizen and run the free preview.

We've been written up in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Here is the link. And here is the text:

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A new nonprofit group in Rochester called Families in Recovery is conducting a survey of families affected by alcoholism.

Not only does alcoholism and alcohol abuse shrink the brain, but research has shown that parental drinking does so as well. Because COAs are more likely to become alcoholics, they get hit with a double brain shrinking whammy. The research states:

In response to my email from yesterday, I received the following from Time Warner Cable:

Dear Scott,
As far as I know, Time Warner Cable will not be participating in this Addiction Project. I am checking with HBO to see if the content will be loaded onto their On Demand channel.

Thank you for choosing Time Warner Cable.

Sincerely,
Marketing Relations

In March, HBO will be airing The Addiction Project, a 14 part documentary on addiction. The project was produced in conjunction with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA), and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Go to http://www.addictionaction.org/ to learn more.

The week of St. Valentine's day is also National Children of Alcoholic's Awareness Week. This is a week to raise awareness of the impact of alcoholism on children, both young and old.