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This article describes the social dynamics in rural communities and how it affects teen-agers going through the school system.

This article describes a common pathway of self-deception that affects rural men as they turn to alcohol to deal with the internal strife in their lives. Their "friends" provide a convenient rationale for ignoring the addictive drinking they are doing as an escape mechanism.

this article highlights the social pressures in rural communities that make 12 Step work more difficult. The challenges are there but recovery is also attainable. This article describes some of the barriers to recovery from addictions in rural communities.

This article describes the dynamics of some of the regular drinkers at the town bar. The term "drinking buddies" describes the social friendships at the town bar that serve as a cover for the serious and problemmatic drinking that is going on. Many of these heavy drinkers are propping each other's egos up when they are not feeling good about themselves.