Responsibility is the key to recovery. Well right after I say I am going to focus more on self-improvement here I go with a word on treatment and recovery. I am not really sure when it started to take place but some time after Bill met Bob in the 1930’s the disease concept began to … Read more
SAMHSA announced that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), government, community, public health, and law enforcement partners are holding a nationwide prescription drug “take-back” day. Scheduled for September 25, 2010, there will be collection sites around the country for any expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pharmaceuticals to ensure a safe, legal, and environmentally friendly disposal. … Read more
Round Rock Texas August 2010 Bobby Stovall a man convicted for the ninth time of DUI has been sentenced to life in prison. Stovall was arrested and charged with his ninth DUI for driving with a blood alcohol level of .32, which is four times the legal limit in Texas. Stovall crossed several lanes into … Read more
As we begin to address drug use and abuse among our youth it is important to recognize that drug abuse can strike our families no matter what we say or do. We can be the perfect parents and still the “creature” can ravage our loved ones. Over the years I have been approached with several … Read more
I was recently asked if I recommended a parent take their child to see the pain people on drugs face. The caller wanted to bring his nephew to a rehab or detox to talk to the patients recovering from drug abuse. Recently the US Department of Education released a study on the effects of mandatory … Read more
Over the next few weeks I will be writing a series of blogs called “Relapse Prevention”. I will cover topics and provide information based on the experience of recovered people designed to assist in early recovery. I have always been amazed by the determination of the newcomer in their first week of recovery. Chances are … Read more
Medical Aspects of Alcohol and Alcoholism 1. Alcoholism: classified as a disease, characterized by a loss of control. 2. Hangover Effects: mini-withdrawal from a depressant drug; causes agitation upon detoxification. Symptoms include: headache, irritability, dehydration, upset stomach, anxiety, nausea, jumpiness. 3. Malnutrition: alcohol has no nutritional value; essential vitamins, minerals, proteins are missing from the … Read more
“I believe that people are good if you give them half a chance and that good is more powerful than evil.” Lois Wilson If you had the opportunity to watch Wynona Ryder portray Lois Wilson the co-founder of Alanon and wife of Bill Wilson the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) you were treated to a … Read more
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” – Abraham Lincoln Failure isn’t fatal it is the seed to success. Of course you have heard about Thomas Edison’s failure record when it came to developing the light bulb. He was asked how he could fail so … Read more
Obviously this is a recovery blog so what does Tiger Woods challenges have to do with us? Directly absolutely nothing, of course we could easily make a case that his rehab stint fits in to our genre of recovery. But that is not where I am heading with this. Each and every one of us … Read more