JoAnne Benner-Cook, a recovering alcoholic, conducted a support group for alcoholics at Weymouth Medical Practice.
(Wiqan Ang for The Boston Globe)
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JoAnne Benner-Cook, a recovering alcoholic, conducted a support group for alcoholics at Weymouth Medical Practice.
(Wiqan Ang for The Boston Globe)
For years, Kyle was a slave to alcoholism. Every day after work, he returned to his Burlington home to down malt liquor and vodka, slowly surrendering relationships with friends and family. "It wasn't a life to live," said Kyle, 29, who asked that his last name not be used. (Full article: 1238 words)
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