Rapist Says He Can’t Recall Attack His Victim Will Never Forget

Christopher Laporte claims to have no memory of committing a knifepoint rape his victim will never forget.
The 40-year-old Winnipeg man was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for the May 2008 attack he blames on excessive alcohol consumption. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault with a weapon as part of a plea bargain struck [...]

Domestic Violence Murders Show Patterns

Two women this week have allegedly been killed by an intimate partner. Domestic violence experts weigh in on early signs and how it can go undetected.
Violence almost always escalates. It’s a rule that domestic violence experts say applies to this week’s brutal female murders. The accused killers of both Joyce Mann and Yeardley Love are [...]

Gratefull for Advice…pepper Spray

“I really did not expect any trouble. Thank goodness my friend did.”

Those were the words of 35-year-old Jim Tucker, who narrowly avoided being stabbed by 40-year-old Marianne Tucker, his wife of six years, whom he is in the process of divorcing.

Jim left his wife after years of verbal abuse and being forced to do [...]

Women’s Health & Alcohol Abuse

Women’s Health and alcohol abuse – your life is in danger! 16. 2009Author July: Chris M. AlexanderAlcohol abuse and women’s health, there are hundreds of discussions about alcohol and its abuse, but this is particularly true for women, the health effects of alcohol consumption based on the target. Given the wide variety of diseases and [...]

Is It Worth Joining An Intervention Program?

It can be difficult to pinpoint the right moment to seek intervention services, especially if the problem is ongoing. For you, the trouble is obvious but chances are your loved one is so deeply embedded in a pattern of irrational behavior and intense emotion that they’re continually trying to justify their delinquent behavior.

Often, the [...]

Alcohol Use, Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction

There are many types of alcohol consumption ranging from the healthy to the deadly. Some people of the prohibitionist persuasion will ague that any use is destructive, but neither medical research nor personal experience supports that conclusion. Unhappily, most “screening” protocols are heavily weighted towards a diagnosis of addiction justifying punitive treatment approaches and “abstinence [...]

Depression and Alcohol Abuse – Is There an Alcohol and Depression Connection?

Depression and alcohol abuse can definitely be related. Alcohol abuse can make a person feel more depressed since alcohol is a depressant substance. And conversely, a person can turn to alcohol to help them cope with the symptoms of depression. A kind of viscious cycle can occur because of depression and the way it makes [...]

How Alcohol and Drug Affect Depression

If you are depressed you don’t feel good. You may tend to self medicate using drugs or alcohol or both. Alcohol can be a strong anti depressant at first but then when the use continues, alcohol becomes a depressant. Alcohol is like many other drugs that act on the brain. If you drink it regularly, [...]

How Alcohol and Drug Affect Depression

If you are depressed you don’t feel good. You may tend to self medicate using drugs or alcohol or both. Alcohol can be a strong anti depressant at first but then when the use continues, alcohol becomes a depressant. Alcohol is like many other drugs that act on the brain. If you drink it regularly, [...]

How Woman Awards and Cash Grants Improve the Lives of Women Around the World

Many women have found themselves in unfortunate circumstances, and sometimes feel hopeless and trapped in their situations. Poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse, in addition to children and family needs sometimes leave them with few options for improving their conditions.  Societal perceptions and culture can also leave women further disadvantaged.  Despite the desire to improve their [...]

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