BOTTLED UP ON THE RESERVATION: THE RED MANS PROBLEM?

Name 1 Its influence on family is disastrous. It deteriorates individual and family financial resources. Grave is a word I use for what it does to your health. Imagine something this disheartening, yet it has a unique attractiveness. Some believe it keeps them sane, others wallow in the its uncontrollable desire. I am referring to alcohol and the effect it has on every living thing it consumes. Could it get worse? No, I thought, until I …

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