Recovery And Treatment For Alcohol and Drug Addicts

My Recovery Poem - By David L.

2099-01-22T18:33:00.000-05:00

Recovery Poem by Dave L.

"I Created This poem When I was in a Rehab. I Would Like To Dedicate This Poem to All in Recovery and All Who Wish to Recover with Either Drugs, Alcohol, or Any Other Addiction"

There's a time I remember, A time I had Fun

No stress and no worries, When I was Young

Many moments of joy, Hanging out by the Sea

Many moments of Freedom, Many places to Be

As I grew Older, Some friends that I Met

We all started Using, For that I Regret

As Time went by Quickly, I used & Drank More

I soon Realized, It's the Booze I Adore

Problems with Family

And friends all the Time

My pain and my suffering

These faults are all Mine

The fun I once Had

Seems so distant and Far

My reality of Life

Was a lost distant Star

My pride and my Ego, So shameful to Be

This life I Created, Just wasn't Me

Relapse and Rehabs, Were right in my Site

My future I Created, Did not look that Bright

My soul wanted Out, Like a cough from my Breath

Jails, Institutions, And then there is Death

I woke up one Day, To get the help that I Need

To start from the Beginning, Just like a Seed

To Grow more in Spirit, Have faith and i'll See

The true unseen Beauty, That lies inside Me

There's a time I Remember, A time I had Fun

I want that all Back, It has to be Done

With hard work and much Effort, The future I See

My reward for not Using, HAS NOW SET ME FREE ! ! !

Recovery And Treatment For Alcohol and Drug Addicts: Contact Me !

2013-12-05T10:34:00.001-05:00

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Crack ! What Crack Does to You !

2013-03-18T13:50:00.000-04:00

Crack ! What Crack Does to You !

Hello, David L. Here (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

People often mistake Crack and Cocaine as two separate drugs. Even though they are, Crack is more highly addictive than Cocaine!

For starters, let us start out with what Crack Cocaine is:

What is Crack Cocaine ?

After doing some research, Crack is broken down to: 2-beta-carbomethoxyl-3-beta-benoxytropane. Crack is a crystallized state of cocaine that's gone through a certain chemical change and it's considered that the name comes from the "cracking" sounds it makes when smoking the drug.

Crack is to be considered highly addictive. I have lived with people both Rehab, Detox and Oxford House Situations where there true addiction was Crack Cocaine. I have heard so many horror stories about just how addicting crack can be.

What is Smoking Crack?

Smoking crack is a method used to in-take the drug crack. It is the most popular method and is usually smoked via a pipe or water pipe. However, there are other methods of smoking crack. Scraping off the residue from the pipes and inhaling or smoking it ( usually with a brillo pad) can be done or even injecting it.

What are the short-term effects of Crack Cocaine?

Crack Cocaine causes a short-lived, acute high that's instantly accompanied by the opposition— intense depression, uneasiness and a lusting for more of the drug. Addicts who use it often do not eat or sleep properly or at all while they are smoking Crack Cocaine.

This can last for days. They can experience greatly increased heart rate, muscle spasms and convulsions. The drug can make people feel paranoiac, furious, hostile and apprehensive— even when they are not high.

No matter of how much of the drug is used or how oftentimes, crack cocaine increases the risk that the user will experience a heart attack, stroke, seizure or respiratory (breathing) failure, any of which can result in sudden immediate death.

Smoking Crack Cocaine additionally demonstrates a series of health hazards. Crack Cocaine is often mixed with other substances and nasty chemicals that can be extremely toxic when burned, inhaled.

As Crack Cocaine smoke doesn't stay powerful for long, crack pipes are generally very short. This often causes cracked and blistered lips, known as “crack lip,” from users having a very hot pipe pressed against their lips.

What are the long-term effects of crack cocaine?

In addition to the common risks affiliated with cocaine use, Crack Cocaine users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.

Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Drug users are more probable to have infectious diseases.

Smoking Crack Cocaine on a daily use causes sleep loss and loss of appetite, resulting in malnutrition and getting sick more easily. Smoking crack cocaine also can cause aggressive and paranoid behavior.

As crack cocaine interferes with the way the brain processes chemicals, one needs progressively so much more of the drug just to feel “normal.” (Similar to Heroin) Those who become addicted to crack cocaine (as with most additional drugs) lose interest in other areas of life.

Coming down from the drug causes severe depression, which becomes worse and worse after each use. This can get so hard that a person will do almost anything to get the drug— even commit murder. That's how crazy this shit is folks! And if he or she can not get crack cocaine, the depression can get so intense it can drive the addict to suicide.

PHYSICAL & MENTAL EFFECTS
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS

Because it's usually almost smoked every time used, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
Loss of appetite
Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature
Contracted blood vessels
Increased rate of breathing
Dilated pupils
Disturbed sleep patterns
Nausea
Hyperstimulation
Bizarre, erratic, sometimes violent behavior
Hallucinations, hyper excitability, irritability
Tactile hallucination that creates the illusion of bugs burrowing under the skin
Intense euphoria
Anxiety and paranoia
Depression
Intense drug craving
Panic and psychosis
Convulsions, seizures and sudden death from high doses

LONG-TERM EFFECTS

Permanent damage to blood vessels of ear and brain, high blood pressure, leading to heart attacks, strokes and death
Liver, kidney and lung damage
Severe chest pains
Respiratory failure
Infectious diseases and abscesses if injected
Malnutrition, weight loss
Severe tooth decay
Auditory and tactile hallucinations
Sexual problems, reproductive damage and infertility (for both men and women)
Disorientation, apathy, confused exhaustion
Irritability and mood disturbances
Increased frequency of risky behavior
Delirium or psychosis
Severe depression
Tolerance and addiction

Folks, this stuff is the real deal of scary stuff out there in the drug world! Stay away from it if you can!

And, if you are addicted, please try and call someone to "Drag your Ass" to a Rehab".. It WILL ruin YOU !

Depression - Is it Causing You to Relapse ?

2013-03-11T19:31:00.001-04:00

Depression - Is it Causing You to Relapse ?

Hello, David L. Here (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Those who suffer from depression sometimes risk experiencing a relapse, especially if the depression episode was severe and lasted for a long period.

Some people recovering from Depression may feel overwhelmed or scared by the idea of being independent. Others may begin to lose interest in their normal routine and daily activities. Continue reading to learn about the effective ways to prevent a relapse of depression.

Many of us Relapse and begin using drugs or alcohol again. It is a very difficult time ,stage, environment and subject to defend against.

Relapses happen many times during recovery and I , David L. can tell you I have relapsed many, many times before I started to get it right!

I know it is easier said then done but if you feel like your going to use again and want to, please call someone , anyone, who is on your side that can hopefully talk you out of using.

With me being very stubborn, I Never wanted to call or even see anyone for help when I felt like I was going to relapse. I know, it is sick! but many addicts out there can totally agree with me. When you want to use, you will find a way to use! Period!

The last thing on most addicts minds is calling someone to talk them out of it, especially if they are in early recovery.

So, What do you do then?

The number one reason for relapse is usually Depression. Not just any kind of Depression but the kind where you are actually Depressed not ever being able to use or drink again!

Below are some suggestions that may help because it really is up to you to make that choice if you are going to use again and relapse and have to start all the way over from the beginning again which is never fun.

We are talking about, family, friends, loved ones who eventually find out and then after they find out, you feel even more Depressed because that you "USED AGAIN" and you are probably thinking that they are never going to speak to you again because you "Just Cant Get It"...

It is the worst feeling I can truly tell you fellow addicts. To start over all the way from the beginning and erase all of that "Clean Time" you once had. It Totally SUCKS!!

Below are some suggestions to control or eliminate a Possible Relapse:

Remember, most of the time someone Relapses is due to Depression, so , just check out the following ideas to battle this below:

1. If You Are in Treatment, Continue Your Depression Treatment.

Schedule regular sessions with a advocate or therapist to prevent a relapse or future sequences of depression.

Take prescribed medications for the period advised by your doctor. This may be between 6 months and a year after an episode or for several years with antidepressants.

Don't break off your medication shortly after your depression ends, because you'll be more probable to go through a relapse.

2. Carry Out Exercises That Center on Positivity.

Perform actions that interest you and make you happy, such as visiting friends or working on your favorite hobby.
Make daily lists of things in life you're thankful for to battle negative feelings.

Seek Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is depression Treatment that helps you center on improving your frame of mind and a more favorable outlook on life.

3. Exercise on A Regular Basis

To release endorphins, which will aid in triggering positive and energetic feelings.

Execute physical exercise for at the least twenty mins per day by walking, running or performing any other type of activity you enjoy.

4. Acquire Healthy Sleeping Habits.

Keep a consistent sleeping schedule to help regenerate your brain chemicals and regulate your mood.

Sleep for at the least eight hours--or as long as you need to--in order to wake up fully freshened up in the morning.

5. Consume A Healthy, Balanced Diet.

Consume low-fat diets that include lots of fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts and whole grains to naturally boost your mood and overall mentality.

6. Modify the Way You Cope With Stress.

Cope with problems at once instead of putting them off to prevent your stress level from increasing.

Wait until you feel comfortable with the situation before making big, life-changing decisions.

Don't waste time flirting with what you could have done differently before your depression or blame yourself for past actions you can't change.

7. Confide in, and Spend Time With, Friends and Family.

Spend time with people that make you feel better about yourself to help reconstruct your self-pride.

8. Join A Support Group.

Support group members can assist you by sharing their effective methods and advice on managing depression.

You'll be able to join a support group pitched toward the type of depression you have, such as bipolar disorder or postpartum depression.

Ways of Overcoming That "Itch" to Use Drugs and Drink Alcohol

2013-03-06T14:38:00.001-05:00

Ways of Overcoming That "Itch" to Use Drugs and Drink Alcohol

David L. here ( Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Let's face it fellow Drug and Alcohol users whether in Recovery or still Using! Let me start out with the one's out there who are STILL using drugs or alcohol.

( For some reason, I feel like I always have to include both the terms "Drugs Users and Alcoholics" because there are still people out there today, that use to use drugs think it's ok to drink here and there!)

If you really would like to recover 100% from Drugs and Alcohol, you must not do either one! You'll just be substituting one for another!. (never a good idea, in my opinion!)

I had a friend a few years ago who lived with me and 11 others in what is called an "Oxford House".. (For those who do not know what this is, it is a place to stay with people in Recovery, with rules of course, like urine tests each week, job duties etc..)

Anyway, he was a Heroin Addict and over about 8 to 9 months living in the house, he decided it was time for him to go elsewhere and that he was ready to start all over again, from the bottom up to become a Non-drug user.

It was hard not to believe him because he went to the weekly A.A.and N.A Meetings, required to go to 4 a Week, that was one of the serious Oxford House's Rules you can't break. That is how disciplined the house rules were.

Ok, so he abided by all the rules while living in the house, contributed many times during the meetings both giving the meetings and speaking and talking and always giving positive comments!

He followed every rule in the Oxford House, be in no latter than 11pm. (Unless work Interfered with this), he did his weekly chores assigned during house group meetings which we had one to two times a week.

So, when he left, we all thought he would not only stay away from heroin, stay clean and sober, but find a brand new life with a complete positive attitude.

Well, unfortunately , he did not! It is sad to say that a couple of months later, the house received a call saying that they found him dead and overdosed from Heroin under a bridge somewhere in Philadelphia.

We all at the house, of course, were very sad about this because we loved this guy and truly believed it would work out for him once he left.

Soon after, we called the family from the house to give our condolences and discovered that he was doing well for some time, he decided to drink with some old buddies, (and here is the key to all of this)

It eventually led him back to using Heroin which eventually killed him!

You, see folks, this is a perfect example of why you must stay 100% clean and sober if you want to survive Recovery. Unfortunately, some people in recovery disagree with me about this subject, and unfortunately, that is the way their addictive personalities come out.

People with addictions offten find that it is no big deal to drink, and that a couple of beers or shots will be fine because they think they are not sniffing pills, or shooting up Heroin.
I know this from exinking too clearly anymore. So, I started using drugs and drinking at the same time! A very, very horrible mix!

Ok, lets get down to what the article title says "Some possible ways to overcome that urge or nasty itch that will come your way" whether your new in recovery or have been in Treatment or still using today, now.

What is the most beneficial defense mechanism to avoid these urges to use?

Preventing relapse by managing urges to use is very possible. ?

When you're early in recovery and you're furious or baffled, it may seem like there's no shake off to the what is called "the itch to use"... or that they'll never disappear completely. ?

You may feel like you're fighting a losing battle, and that the urge to use your drug of choice will always be present.
Do not ever give up especially if you really want to quit! You have to want to quit in order for any of this advice will work for and with you during your Recovery!

Here is how the process of overcoming those so called "Itches" worked for me. ? I'm sure it can work for anyone else as well, if they're relentless sufficiency on carrying out these ideas:

1) Get detoxed in a safe environment.

I started with this and I do not really see how it could have worked any other way, for me at least. ? I was heavily addicted to alcohol and certain kinds of drugs at the time and if I tried to go a day without drinking then I wouldn't even be able to sleep. ? Period. ?

So my body needed the alcohol physically. !

If you are anywhere near this point then I strongly suggest that you seek out a medical detox. ?

Other drugs are similar stories. ? If you're physically addicted to a chemical then seek medical help for the detox process. ? If you don't, then you're just making it harder on yourself, and maybe a lot more life-threatening, too.

2) Seek professional help AFTER detox.

It is not enough, in my belief, to just get physically detoxed from drugs or alcohol. ?

You require help beyond that. ? For the majority of most people this will be in the form of either short term rehab, twelve step meetings, or possibly out patient therapy or counseling. ?

Any of these options might or may not help you, but avoiding all of them is probably a mistake. ?

Evaluate your success in early Recovery established by results only. ?

If you use drugs or alcohol, then your approach flunked, and you should try something different (and more intense) then following time.

3) look for long full term Treatment or ongoing care of some class.

I was never willing to do this much until I got very despairing to stay clean and sober. ? For me, long term Rehab was necessary and 100% called for to overcome the urges that would have caused me to relapse!

I remember crumbling and ramming down my fists into my bed in long term rehab, ragged by both fears and tears, and believing that I'd never be happy in my life without drugs and alcohol. ?

If I hadn't been in treatment during those urges, I'd have, for certain, relapsed. ? Long term treatment enabled me to get past my strongest urges to use.

4) formulate a holistic advance to your recovery as you move on in your sobriety.

This is vital in the long run! Self-complacency kills! (always remember this) If you get lazy in your long term travel, you'll, sooner or later, pick back up and use again. ? In order to overcome this possibility, you need a proactive approach to taking positive action in your life!

A holistic approach means that you try to grow in many different areas of your lifetime.
For instance, have you ever considered fitness. ?

You get into shape. ? You exercise more often than you once did both making your body much stronger and healthier but also speeding up the process of detoxifying your body from all of those toxins that stay inside your body for some time!
You quit smoking! hopefully and eventually which is another Addiction itself.

You may attempt to look for spiritual growth. ? Maybe you go back to church some day. ? Maybe not. ? Maybe you start meditating. ? Whatever. ?

The point is that you keep pushing yourself to learn and to grow in new areas. ? If you stay stuck in early recovery maneuvers then you limit your ability to grow in long term Recovery.

Overcoming urges to use comes naturally to someone who continuously pushes himself to grow in recovery. Again all of you interested in starting Recovery or who are in Recovery Treatment of some kind, It is always up to you and no one else who decides you next move.

Just Do It !

Just Do it Today, not tomorrow and start to really enjoy the feeling and real happiness of what it feels like to not be dependant on any kind of drug!

I guarantee after some time, ( it is different for everyone) but you will start to see who is in control of both you mind and body, and you will eventually realize that it is YOU and not the drugs who dictate how you are going to face or feel the next day.

And to end this article, please, take Recovery one day at a time!

Do not rush your Recovery and Treatment!..

Just wake up clean and sober, get to a meeting, and love yourself for doing what you have longed to do for a long time!

Thank You For Reading This Article and I really Hope It Helped You Out Somehow!

David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Rehab or Treatment - Still Confused ?

2013-03-05T19:00:00.002-05:00

Rehab or Treatment - Still Confused ?

Hello fellow Recovering addicts or Alcoholic or non - revering addict and alcoholics.
David L. here ( Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

I want you to understand that whether or not you are in a Rehab or are considering getting into some sort of Treatment program, I have been there! Both recovering and non-recovering (still using but curious) ...

I am writing this article straight from my heart, with no interruptions, no research, Nothing What so Ever! This article is coming straight from my true experiences at all but from my own straight shitty situations.

I have been in your shoes before. Rehab sounds like a very "Scary" word and the same for treatment. It took me many, many times to finally get into a Rehab Treatment Facility.

There've been many times where I would just say " F . YOU" to anyone that got in my way. I almost once said it to my parents but did not, and I am so greatful that I didn't because my Father would have kicked me out of the house and I would have been Homeless!

Just Get Your ASS Into Some Sort of Program Involving Treatment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really hope this article gets your diluted, disturbed, druged or drunk Ass into a program!

Even though my Parents, Friends, and loved ones encouraged me to get help and get into some sort of Rehab or Treatment facility, I still would not listen to them and decided to try and figure this all out on my own.

What I tried was what I personally call: "The DO IT ON YOUR OWN" fix yourself plan.

Do you know how many times I have tried this plan?... More than 20 if I can recall all of my efforts. And Guess what?... Non of them ever worked out!

I eventually started to drink and use again which did nothing more than bring me back down into the "Gutter" I was originally in.

The thing I can tell you is that you have a choice! You ALWAYS have a choice to get help in a Rehab or Treatment center, EVEN if you have NO INSURANCE!  to bring you to another article I have written about called: ( how to get into a Rehab with Zero Insurance"...) (...click this link below: )http://recoveryfromalcoholdrugs.blogspot.com/2013/02/insurance-treatment-recovery-what-if.html

But, in the long run, the choice is ALWAYS YOU! ... You have to WANT to quit whatever drug or addiction you do. NO ONE can make you change or get the Treatment you need.
Even your own family!

Yes, you may be going to A. A. or N. A. meetings, even have a sponsor, but it will ALWAYS be up to you for making that decision to get help.

I am 43 years old now. If I could have looked into my future through a crystal ball, If I knew the help and treatment and knowledge that was out there, I would have immediately got help ASAP P.     no questions asked!

My problem was that I was so stubborn and thought that I can do this by myself, Never worked in the 1st place! But most of us whether in recovery, or still addicted to some sort of drug or alcohol, never seem to accept the fact that we are ADDICTS!..

The crazy thing is even if you know deep in you heart that you are an addict of drugs or alcohol, your crazy mind set tells you different most of the times! What I mean by this is that you are 100% powerless over your addiction! You Need Help Now!

It finally took me years of my life to get into my 1st Rehab Facility because I thought that i really did not have that big of a deal of a problem.

It was like I had a split personality. One of my personalities said to "Keep Drinking and Using" and the other said "You Need Help..NOW".. and I know that this has happened to you at one time or another! And if not, you WILL eventually reach this point of the Possitive or Negative way to go.

In this situation, which I know many of you can relate to, of course, the worst half of my personality told me to continue using. It was almost like having the Devil inside my brain.

Yes, It was like the Devil was controlling me but what it was in true reality was my Addiction controlling me!

My Addiction was not only in totally control of my life but it was making the most ridiculous choices and decisions I have ever made to continue using!

Sounds like Insanity yes, by the way, in Websters Dictionary is defined as:   ..." Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results ? ...

" Crazy.. Huh..? ... "

I will totally admit that I was at one point in my life "Insane".. ! I was so out of control of my addiction that I tried so many different things just to continue using. Some I can not even mention here right now on this site!

To end this article, I have to tell all of you that are still suffering to Please get help now!...

I do not care what age you are, just get to a Rehab or Treatment facility as soon as possible because I am hoping that this article will give you that "Kick in the Ass" that you need.

As the say:

" Just Do It ! "

Once you are into a Rehab Treatment facility, (hopefully for no less than 30 days) when you get out, you will see how awesome it is being sober and clean.
Remember, it is up to you! You know what you have to do.

YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO GET HELP.....!

and if you do not, I am sorry to say that you will lose everything in your life! Your Family, Friend, and Loved Ones! It may not happen right away but eventually it will HAPPEN.

Please, Get HELP!

Thank You for reading this article from David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)....

Begin Again - Poem From an Unknown Author

2013-03-05T16:31:00.002-05:00

Begin Again - Poem From an Unknown Author

This poem came from an "Unknown Author" but I have to give credit to the website page I received this from: Here is that page:

http://www.spirited-lady-living.com/addictionrecoverypoems.html

Hello There! I Am David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)
I found this poem on the above website and thought that it was a perfect poem for this Website "Recovery From Alcohol Drugs"...

I don't know what it is about poems, especially poems about Recovery, Treatment, and anything to do with Addiction to any drug out there including alcohol in which many do not realize it is just as much of a drug as any out there!

Withdrawing from Alcohol can be a very serious problem and you can actually die if you do not get the proper Treatment. Please, as always, I am a recovering alcoholic and addict but alcohol was my primary drug that I used.

Believe me, in my 43 years of life, I have had some of the worst withdrawals from alcohol which required immediate medical care, including an ambulance to take me to the nearest hospital.

Never try to Detox on your own! Do not be afraid to go to a hospital. Trust me, they will help you and give you the proper medication that you need to Recover and Withdrawal safely !

And always remember, going to a Rehab is an awesome thing to do! I've been to 5 so far, but it took me 5 Rehabs to finally understand how important and precious my health and life was. My family, friends and loved ones!

Just NEVER be afraid to get into a Rehab!!!

It May be the Best Decision of Your Life!!!

Enjoy The Poem Below ! :)

Begin Again

One of the best things we can do in our lives is

Begin again

Begin to see yourself as you were when you were the happiest

Begin to remember what worked for you and what worked against you

Begin to try and re-capture the magic that is life

Begin to live a lifetime each day as you did when you were a child

Begin to forget your baggage, the problems that don't matter anymore, the tears that cried themselves away, and the worries that are going to wash away on the shore of tomorrow’s new beginning

Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives

If we are wise, we will turn away from the problems of the past

And give the future and ourselves a chance to become the best of friends

Sometimes all it takes is a wish in the heart to let yourself

Begin again

- Author Unknown

Gambling Addiction Problem - Do You Have One?

2013-03-03T20:11:00.006-05:00

Gambling Addiction Problem - Do You Have One?

If you have a Gambling Addiction Problem, it can affect every facet of your life. It can change your perception, strain relationships and interfere with your obligations and responsibilities.

Hello! David L. Here (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

I can honestly tell you that I Gamble from time to time. Not as much as I used to but I still Gamble. I also can tell you that I feel that Addiction when I am winning. It is a "Rush" just like any drink or drug that pleases your Endorphins or what people refer to as your "Pleasure Zone"

If I lived close to casino and had the extra money to gamble with, I can tell you that I would gamble and not let anyone tell me not to or get in my way, even if I had to take the bus!

I would have to say, in my opinion, that Gambling Addicts are not as recognized today and should be just like Addicts and Alcoholics.

If you feel like you have a problem gambling, Please get some sort of Treatment for Recovery !

You may think you can stop any time you want. However, you just can't seem to do it. Compulsive gambling is an addiction which can be successfully treated if you have the right help. Let me help you get your life back on track.

Understanding Gambling Addiction and Problem Gambling

Pathological gambling is the clinical term for compulsive gambling. It's acknowledged in the DSM-IV as an Impulse Control trouble. Over time, it can definitely get worse and worse if you do not do anything about this.

If you are a Gambling Addict and know it you should get the help you need in Treatment Rehabs, Even if you can't find a Gambling Rehab anywhere near you, I would highly suggest you get into ANY Addiction program for and kind of

Treatment because if you do not, eventually you can hit what is called "Rock Bottom" and for a Gambling Addict and like all Addicts alike, we all are in the same category as Gambling Addiction, whether you do Heroin or abuse prescription drugs or abuse alcohol, it can be devastating if you do not get some sort of Treatment.

Just like any other addict out there, It can ruin your marriage, your family, your friends, your business and your life. You can actually become someone that you thought you never could.

Your thoughts change so easily and you become obsessed with the thought about gambling. You begin to chase your losses.

You disregard everything that's near and dear to you!

You don't want to become this person but you may feel like you are at the point where you have no choice. You think, just one more bet, just like one more drug or drink, the next bet can make everything better, my whole world can change with taking just one more chance.

Below is a Gambling Problem Forum That You Can Join For Free!

Here is the Link:

http://www.psychforums.com/gambling-addiction/

You don't have to suffer anymore because their is Treatment out there for Gambling Addiction.
Below are some Myths and Facts about Gambling Addiction

Myths & Facts about Gambling Addiction and Problem Gambling

MYTH: You have to gamble day-after-day to be a problem gambler.

FACT: A problem gambler may gamble frequently or infrequently. Gambling is an issue if it causes problems.

MYTH: Problem gambling isn't actually a problem if the gambler can afford it.

FACT: Problems caused by excessive gambling are not just financial. Too a great deal of time spent on gambling can lead to relationship failure and loss of significant friendly relationships.

MYTH: Collaborators of problem gamblers often drive problem gamblers to gamble.

FACT: Problem gamblers often excuse their behavior. Finding fault in others is 1 way to ward off taking responsibilities for their actions, including what is needed to overpower the problem.

MYTH: If a problem gambler works up a debt, you should help them take deal with of it.

FACT: quickly fixed solutions may appear to be the right thing to do. Nonetheless, bailing the gambler out of debt may actually make matters worse by enabling gambling troubles to carry on.

Do I have a gambling problem?

You may have a gambling problem if you:

*Feel the need to be secretive about your gambling.

*You might gamble in secret or lie about how much you gamble, feeling others will not interpret or that you'll surprise them with a handsome winnings.

*Have trouble controlling your gambling. Once you start gambling, can you walk away?

*Or are you compelled to gamble until you've spent your last dollar, upping your bets in a bid to win lost money back?

*Gamble even when you don't have the money. A red flag is when you're getting more and more desperate to recoup your losses.

*You may gamble until you've spent your last dollar, and then move on to money you don't have- money to pay bills, credit cards, or things for your kids.

Y*ou may feel forced to borrow, sell, or even steal things for gambling money. It’s a vicious cycle. You may sincerely believe that gambling more money is the only way to win lost money back. But it only puts you further and further in the hole.

Family and friends are worried about you!

Denial keeps problem gambling going. If friends and family are worried, listen to them carefully. Take a hard look at how gambling is affecting your life.

It is not a sign of helplessness to call for for help. Numerous older gamblers are reluctant to reach out to their adult children if they have gambled away their inheritance. But it is never too late to make changes for the better.

Remember to visit this free forum for getting more advise from similar gambling addicts, I would if I were a Gambling Addict but it is up to you to make that change if you WANT TO CHANGE!!!!!

Click The Link Below to Join The Gambling Addition Forum:

Gambling Addiction Forum

Good Luck and Please Get the Help or Treatment You Need !

Thank You For Reading This Article!

David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

2013-03-02T14:01:00.000-05:00

How Alcohol and Addictions Affect Family Members

Hello there from David L. (Alcoholic/Drug Addict)

This article gives an example of what Addictions can do to you Family, loved ones and Friends.

The longer alcohol and drug abusers use their drugs of selection, the more high-risk their lives become. Until they're securely in Recovery or Rehab Treatment, this carries on in a downward spiral until they wind up in incarcerated, insane, or dead.

“Securely” in Recovery stands for a working a platform or attendance of guidance systematically with numerous dedication. Many Individuals who merely turn up at A. A. or N. A. meetings, direction, or groupings are not inevitably committed to Recovery.

This is precisely truthful for family members. Family members are struck by the expanded troubles that addiction makes. The alcohol and drug usage by the actual Addict are all “intoxicants.”

This signifies that they employ and use substances knowing that they'll eventually become intoxicated – high or drunk or totally drugged up. Over a time period, numerous family members start out experiencing emotions and feelings that leave them “elated to feeling just as high as the user” also. These emotions or feelings are called “Intoxicant Emotions."

They include pity, guilty conscience, resentment, self-pity, vexation, and angriness. These emotions literally “intoxicate” an individual in this that they eventually alter the way somebody experiences when he or she indulges in them.

An “intoxicant emotion” such as shame often makes an individual to hide out, be secretive, experience depressed emotions , or are not able to rest and or have a good nights sleep.

This is alike in the way an alcoholic or a drug addict might experience when using or breaking away from his/her drug of option. Intoxicating personal feelings might arouse an individual or slow them down so that he or she can not function that well.

Occasionally these emotional states are equally irregular as those that bears upon the alcoholic or addict when he/she receives a drink or drug. Family members follow the equivalent downwardly spiral effect as an alcoholic or addict does.

There are four levels of family sickness prior to the family either “hits rock bottom" or moves into some sort of Recovery program or Treatment facility.

The 1st phase is the "Worry Stage"

This is the phase where family members are performing out of a true interest. They're only starting out to feel the effects of alcohol and drug abuse by a beloved. Family members at this phase have no thought of what they're up against.

The 2nd stage is the "defending stage". This comes about after the “1st block out” where the family members have barricaded the realism of the situation and are coming in and out of self-denial.

Drug Addicts and alcoholics frequently undergo “blackouts" or 100% memory loss which happens to be a time period when they have no remembering of consequences and events, typically while severely afflicted or during a time period of detaching themselves from heavy and grueling alcohol or drug use.

Once at this phase, families are literally obsessed with the addict’s or alcoholic’s demeanor.
They protect the alcoholic or drug addict by lying to other family members, employers, friends or loved ones (girlfriend or boyfriend) or to others about there doings.

Though permitting the addict’s behavior, they feel progressively much more responsible for the family problems. The consequence is that the alcoholic or drug addict's "blackouts" or "block out get increasingly more and more at an insane pace!

They can not recall all the damaging conduct of the addict and tend to downplay the outcomes. During this stage, family members try to change their own behavior to accommodate to the chemically drug-addicted or alcohol addicted individuals behavior.

This is a vital stage that might cause family members to either become obsessed with the addict, or they might start out drinking or using drugs themselves.

Family members might try to become “the perfectible person” trusting that will make the addict/alcoholic pleased and alter his/her methods. It's during this time that family members might begin to feel they're “losing their minds,” become abstracted, feel like they have turned into unsuccessful people, and require medical or mental healthcare.

They often give so very much to others that they have nothing left to take care of themselves. Next comes the Exhaustion stage, when family members guard their consumption of intoxicating emotions, just like the addict fights back their use of drugs or alcohol.

They lose their self-worth and go through serious anxiousness or depression. All excuses fail and fear rules their lives. They've arrived at their “bottom.” Exactly as the addicts or alcoholics arrive at their own bottoms.

Family members must decide that is is the right time to admit to the problem and recover, face insanity or death. They utterly can't go along with the way things are going. When they arrive at this period, family members must admit their problems and take on help that they need in dealing with them.

Just remember that you may be in pain with your usage or drinking and selfishly think that it's you and no one else going through the horrible experiences but you family and loved ones and friend who care about you are also experiencing probably the same emotions as well.

Thank You for reading this article!
David L. ( Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

What Rehabs Are Like - For Recovery and Treatment

2013-03-01T17:49:00.001-05:00

What Rehabs Are Like - For Recovery and Treatment

Hello Fellow Recovering Alcoholics/Addicts out there.

David L. here ( I am a recovering Alcoholic/Addict myself )

I am going to explain a little bit of what to expect if or when you decide that a Rehab is the thing that you need to do. So, please read this article and understand what I am about to write. :)

Before Reading This Article, I Would Like to Recommend Visiting These 4 Sites Below:

Facebook Page About Recovery and Treatments

Recovery Treatment From Alcohol and Drugs

Heroes in Recovery

Al C Holic

REHABS AND TREATMENT FACILITIES

I, David L., have been to 5 Rehabs in my 43 years of life thus far. The 1st few, I was sort of forced to go to them by my parents just to satisfy them. I love my parents whom are approaching their 80's and really do not want to cause any more stress and worrying for them.

The 1st first 4 Treatment Rehabs were just for this cause that i just mentioned above, to satisfy my parents but the 5th and hopefully final Rehab I went to was all for me and no one else.

You would figure eventually that by going to just one rehab you would finally get the message and hint on why you are there in the first place but that did not come to me as easily as others.

It was the 5th Rehab that i wanted to go to and actually participate in every meeting ,session, and share many personal things that i never did in the previous 4 Rehabs!
If you are an "Alcoholic/Addict" and never have been to a treatment rehab facility, and you are also out of control with your addiction, I highly recommend to get to one.

If you don't have insurance, do not let that stop you because there are many Rehabs out there who will take you there for FREE. One Rehab i went to was just that... "Free".. the only thing to be concerned about if you have no insurance is that you may have to wait a few weeks to get in because most of these Rehabs which are free have a waiting list.

Yeah, that sucks, but guess what?, if you can manage your addiction after researching some free rehabs ( hopefully close to your area) once you are accepted and they have a bed open for you, Jump immediately on that opportunity to get the treatment you really need.

So, With that said, let me explain some things that usually occur when you get into a rehab. some are different than others.

Some have different agendas and programs then others. With that said, below are some things to expect from either a FREE Rehab Treatment Center or one that you insurance will cover.

***NOTE*** If you have a job, a steady job that you think that will interfere with going to a rehab and loosing your job, there is one important thing to remember: ***

Most companies, as long as you are honest with them, tell a manager or someone higher up in the chain of command that you have an issue with addiction, most companies will allow you to go to a rehab and still keep you job when you get back. This happens more each day and happens to be not such a problem now days.

So, Get Into A Rehab!

Things to Expect in Rehab Treatment Facilities:

*Chemical dependency education
*Prescription drug, heroin and alcohol detox
*Family and group therapy
*Addiction counseling
*Psychiatric and psychological care

Most drug rehabs and inpatient alcohol treatment centers are committed to helping you attain lasting sobriety.

You should expect some of the following:

The First Stop - Detox

Some residential rehab facilities have their own in-house detoxification programs, but more centers today are requiring clients to complete detox prior to entering their facilities. In other words, you may need to get clean and sober before you can even enter rehab.

The trend today is to have you go through the withdrawal process at a facility that specializes in dealing with drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Typically, this done on a short-term, five to seven days, inpatient basis.

Education

Education is the core component of all treatment and rehab programs. It may vary from facility to facility, but generally the process is aimed at getting you to look at your addiction honestly and realistically, and change your attitude about your drug and alcohol use.

In the early stages of recovery, most alcoholics or addicts may still be holding on to some denial about the seriousness of their problem or may be ambivalent about quitting drugs and alcohol for good.

Treatment programs try to break through that denial and ambivalence to try to get you to commit to a clean and sober lifestyle.

Typically, you will learn about the nature of alcoholism and the dynamics of addiction, the effects drugs and alcohol have on your body and the consequences if you continue to use.

Counseling and Group Therapy

During your rehab, you'll probably receive individual counseling with a trained addictions counselor and you'll possibly participate daily in group therapy meetings with others at the facility.

These sessions are designed to begin to teach you the skills that you will need to live life without drugs and alcohol. You will learn how to recognize situations in which you are most likely to drink or use drugs and how to avoid these circumstances if possible.

You will learn new coping skills.
The group sessions are designed to teach you the value of seeking support from others who are undergoing the equal experiences and challenges that you are.

In some facilities, these group sessions may be actual twelve step meetings. In other facilities, they may be facilitated by staff members.

Family Meetings

Many successful drug and alcohol rehab programs will include members of your family in your treatment syllabus. Inquiry has shown that admitting family and friends in the educational process significantly betters rehab outcomes.

Some programs include family members and friends throughout the entire rehab process, from the initial assessment through continued follow-up aftercare.

In the family meetings, your family members will learn about the moral force of dependency, learn to distinguish durabilities and resourcefulness to assist in furthering your recovery, discuss how they've been affected by your substance abuse and learn how they also can begin to heal their own wounds.

Many rehab facilities require family members to attend Al-Anon meetings if they want to visit you while you are in treatment, to learn how they may have been enabling you and contributing to the problem with their actions and reactions to your substance abuse.
Aftercare Program

The typical residential drug and alcohol rehab program will last about twenty-eight days, sometimes longer, during which you are in a structured environment where no drugs are alcohol are available.

Then what? What happens when you have to leave the relative safety of the facility and go back into the real world?

Successful rehab programs have a strong aftercare program plan designed to meet your individual needs.

By now your counselor probably knows you well and will suggest the next steps to take based on where you are on your recovery journey.

Your aftercare plan may include intensive outpatient treatment, residence at a halfway house, attendance at 12 step meetings, weekly check-ins with your counselor and other suggestions to help you avoid the situations and triggers that might cause you to relapse.

For all of you wishing to get into a Rehab or Treatment Facility, I hope this article helped in some way.

Thank You For Reading This David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Insurance Treatment Recovery - What if You Don't Have Any For A Rehab?

2013-02-28T19:51:00.005-05:00

Insurance Treatment Recovery - What if You Don't Have Any For A Rehab?

I Don't Have Rehab Insurance! What Do I Do?

What About Loans ? What Do I Do if I Can't Get Any Loans?

Do Not Worry Because There are Rehabs That Accept People With NO INSURANCE ! - for your Treatment!

Hello, David L. Here (Recovery in Alcohol/Drugs)

If you are serious about going to a Rehab for Treatment and have absolutely no Insurance, Like myself, You can still get into a Rehab, you can still get into one with no insurance, zero loans, and horrible credit! (which I have)

People, who don't have health Insurance and do not have money to finance a drug rehab treatment program, may sometimes feel helpless. If you're in need of drug rehab treatment and call up a lot of the drug rehab centers, you'll find that many of them will not be interested in providing help unless you do have health insurance or money.

I know what you are thinking: (it sucks and it's not fair)
but don't worry, there are free drug rehab programs that can help you, but they're not that easy to locate. ( It took me some time to find one in my area, but I did find one that accepted me with no Insurance!)

And for them accepting me with zero Insurance and bad credit for treatment I desperately needed, I was so grateful!! :)
A lot individuals who are alcoholics or addicts are not knowledgeable that the Salvation Army has about two hundred drug rehab treatment programs.

They run as non-profit-making charitable organization which assist the community. You have to explore and search for nearest Salvation Army in your local region. Just trust me on this! Because I was not only unemployed but I also had NO Insurance but I did a little research and found that there are Rehab places kind of close and some further away that will take you!

Don't "Sweat" not having Insurance!!!

A couple of the necessities of getting into these Rehab programs is just to be willing to get the help provided, involvement in the faith based recovery Rehab program and power to work inside the Salvation Army system while you're getting treatment.

You're, in addition to, expected to stay at the least 6 months in the recovery program. (now, I really do not like saying this but 6 months is a long time, especially if you live by yourself and need to work to pay your bills but you can leave when you feel like you have the Treatment you need) you'll be provided a place to stay, food, clothing and educational training and this will be all free to you.

Therapy includes guidance on an personal foundation, bible study involvement and group therapy sittings. When you provide your services to the system, it neutralizes the price that will go towards the treatment costs. Working helps you to be accountable, conditioned, creditworthy, vocational skills and employment preparation.

Drug addicts that enter free drug rehab treatment take in college and high school courses of study. This aids the drug addicts with producing some type of normality in their lives and teaches them to convert to normal citizens of society.

Individuals who abuse drugs never think in advance that they'll require insurance to fix their problem. As a matter of fact, this is the furthermost thing from their judgements. Nonetheless, the truth is that to get the right treatment from a private rehab center, you'll need to have good insurance or 1000s of dollars every month.

This sounds crazy, but many Rehab Treatment centers cost close to 1,000 a day! I personally checked out this one Rehab called "Passages in Malibu" and for a 30 day stay it would have cost me close to 100,000 dollars! Sounds insane, yes? These Rehabs are usually for the celebrities or rich and famous.

These are the Rehabs you do not want to call.

It will cost up to $20,000 each month to stay at a rehab center that offers private facility. Not many of us have the kind of savings that can finance treatment in these facilities. Some people may not even qualify to get government subsidized help.

There are different options to consider for drug rehabilitation. Nonetheless, some of it depends on if you are eligible for a government program or not. Throughout the United States, there are over 2,000 programs available for those who would like to get recovery from drug abuse.

For programs that are non-profit-making and charitable in nature, finances don't play any part in whether you get help or not. Your overall condition and treatment takes priority over every thing else.
Recovery homes are optional for those who want free drug rehab treatment.

Although, this isn't entirely free, it allows for a supportive environment among its occupants. Residents pay a nominal cost that's shared amongst each other. The advantage of entering a recovery house is the friendships that are formed, employment training possibilities and gainful employment.

So, in a nutshell, The very first thing I would recommend to do if you have zero insurance but are really interested in getting into a Rehab for Treatment, I would do a "Google" search with the words: ... "Rehabs Treatment Facilities"... (in your area) or .... " I don't have insurance .."

Good Luck and I am Sure With a Little Research, You WILL FIND A FREE REHAB!!!

Are You Addicted to Nicotine ? - Both Smokers and Tobacco Chewers

2013-02-27T15:07:00.001-05:00

Are You Addicted to Nicotine ? - Both Smokers and Tobacco Chewers

David L. here (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Hundreds and hundreds of Smokers including Chewing Tobacco users die every day of the year! This should tell you something about how incredibly Nicotine is! Nicotine is one of the most addicted and abused drugs of today!

Many of the smokers or Chewing Tobacco users do not even realize this, but it is true. I am a Chewing tobacco user and am slowly cutting down my amounts of usage everyday until i am 100% free of Nicotine. I happen to be using both the Nicotine Patch, Nicotine Gum, and the Nicotine lozenges.

They really work! I am hoping to be 100% Nicotine free by the end of March. ( I have been Chewing Tobacco now for almost 28 years) So, with that being said, I do not want to get mouth cancer or any other disease that comes along with Nicotine using.

If you are a Smoker or Chewing Tobacco User, or even both, I highly suggest you read this article for some facts about what Nicotine is and how it affects your body to the point of complete addiction.

Regrettably, Cigarette Smoking nonetheless tops the list as the most preventable killer in the U.S.A. Nowadays, reporting for 438,000 deaths each year. Estimations from the Centers for Disease Control dating back to the year 2007 tell us that twenty. eight % of the United States of America. adult population, or forty-five. three million individuals, presently smoke cigarettes.

Nicotine is Highly Addictive

The inhaled nicotine tobacco smoke goes from the lungs, into the bloodstream and up to the tobacco users brain within seven to ten seconds.

(This goes for both Smokers and Chewers )

when the nicotine reaches this stage, nicotine triggers off a number of chemical reactions that produce irregular sensations of pleasance for the smoker, but these pleasures are short-lived, lessening within minutes.

As the nicotine level deteriorates in the blood, smokers feel highly strung and disturbed --

This is the beginning of Nicotine Withdrawal.

(This goes for both Smokers and Chewers ) therefore, in order to alleviate the uncomfortableness, smokers light up another cigarette and the Chewing Tobacco users put more "Chew" into their mouths usually under their lip...and then another..and another.

And then it goes -- the vicious circle of nicotine addiction. One cigarette or Chew is never enough, a fact that every smoker or Chewer recognizes all too well.

In order to give up smoking or chewing with success for the long-run, it helps oneself to realize the actual nature of nicotine addiction and what it demands to break free of it.

In fact, smokers and Chewers are often surprised to learn that they're addicted to a substance. Several of us believed that smoking and chewing were just horrible habits; something we could lay off easily when we determined it was the wright time to do so.

Let's take a look at how nicotine impacts brain chemistry and begin the educational procedure that will help us fight this addiction to the end, once and for all.

Nicotine and Adrenalin

When a person breathes in cigarette smoke, the nicotine in the smoke is rapidly assimilated into the blood and starts affecting the brain within ten seconds. With Chewing Tobacco it may take one full minute.The result is the release of Adrenalin, the "fight or flight" hormone.

Physically, adrenaline increases an individual's pulse rate, blood pressure level and restrains blood periods of "Flow" to the cardiac muscle.

Once this happens, the smoker not the Chewer in this situation, undergoes speedy, taking a deep breath and the feeling of a racing heartbeat. Adrenaline also teaches the body to ditch extra glucose into the bloodstream.

Nicotine and Insulin

Nicotine also suppresses the discharge of insulin from the pancreas, a hormone that's responsible for removing excess sugars from an individual's blood.

This leaves the smoker in a somewhat hyperglycemic circumstance, signifying that he or she has more sugar in their blood than is normal.

High blood glucose (Sugar) plays the part of an appetite suppressant, which might be why smokers and chewers believe that their cigarettes or chewing tobacco reduce and dilute their own hunger.

Nicotine and Dopamine

Nicotine activates the same reward nerve pathways in the brain that other drugs of abuse such as cocaine or amphetamines do, although to a lesser stage.

Research has established that nicotine increases the level of dopamine in the brain, a neurotransmitter that's responsible for feelings of delight and well being.

The intense effects of nicotine wear away within minutes, so individuals must go along with drugging themselves oftentimes throughout the day to uphold the enjoyable effects of nicotine and to keep away from their withdrawal symptoms.

The Chemicals in Cigarettes

In addition to nicotine, cigarette smoke is composed of more than 4000 toxic chemicals and tar ( way too many to mention here ) but if you are curious, then go to the link below which shows all 4000:

The 4000 Chemicals That Are In Cigaretts

But, for chewing tobacco, here are the harmful chemicals that are eventually interjected into your body:

- Cadmium: used in car batteries
- Formaldehyde: embalming fluid
- Lead: a poison
- Nicotine: an addictive drug
- N-Nitrosamines: cancer-causing chemical
- Polonium 210: nuclear waste
- Acetaldehyde: irritant Hydrazine: toxic chemical
- Benzopyrene: cancer-causing chemical
- Uranium 235: used in nuclear weapons
- Sodium: salt, can cause high blood pressure
- Sugar: can cause cavities
- Fiberglass and Sand: abrasives
( Wow ! Allot of these harmful additives seem dangerous to me! It just makes me want to quit even more when I read what's inside Chewing Tobacco. )

The tar in a cigarette, which can be as much as twenty-two milligrams in a high-tar cigarette to seven milligrams in a low-tar cigarette, exposes smokers to an increased risk of lung cancer, emphysema, and bronchial disorders.

The carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke increases the chance of cardiovascular diseases. The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that secondhand smoke causes lung cancer in adults and greatly increases the risk of respiratory illnesses in children and sudden infant death.

Quit Smoking Now

It Can Be Done!!!

Statistics show that only a small percentage (just about seven%) of people who try to quit smoking without support are still smoke-free a year later.

Nevertheless, those with a quit program in place that includes education about nicotine addiction and a solid support group, do much better.

Again, I am using the Nicotine Patch and gum plus nicotine lozenges . It really makes a difference for me. All 3 can be purchased over the counter in places like Walmart, target and CVS/Wallgreens type of stores.

Folks, Quit ! Period ! Do you really want to die from lung cancer? Do you really want to get mouth cancer from Chewing Tobacco?

I am sure your answers are "Hell No".... So, get rid of Nicotine in your body. I would recommend getting the patch and either nicotine gum or lozenges.

Thank You For Reading - David L. (Chewing Tobacco Addict/Alcoholic and Addict)

Are You Addicted To Using The Internet ?

2013-02-27T09:22:00.002-05:00

Are You Addicted To Using The Internet ?

Hello All ! David L. Here (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Just like all other Addictions out there, You CAN actually become an INTERNET JUNKIE. As a matter of fact, a few years ago, I was slowly leaning towards Internet addiction myself. I would spend so many hours online building Websites, searching, chatting, and especially Using Facebook and YouTube.

Below is not only a brief definition to what Internet Addiction is but also a self-questionare and some tips for treatment!

Addiction to Technology:

Cyber addiction is perhaps the most complex societal contagion America is facing today because the nature of the Internet is all encompassing. There is email, texting, Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Skype, Google, Yahoo, iTunes, and innumerable chat rooms.

So What is Internet addiction?

Internet addiction is identified as an impulse control disorder, which doesn't call for use of any intoxicant drug and is very like a Gambling Addiction. Some Internet users may develop an emotional bond to on-line friends and activities they create on their computers.

Internet users may enjoy aspects of the Internet that allow them to meet, socialize, and exchange ideas through the use of chat rooms, social networking websites, or "virtual communities." Other Internet users spend endless hrs searching for subjects of interest Online or "blogging".

Blogging is a contraction of the term "Web log", in which an individual will post comments and keep a regular account of events. It can be looked at journaling and the introductions are primarily textual.

Like other addictions, those suffering from Internet addiction use the virtual world of illusion to get in touch with real people through the Internet, as a replacement for real-life human connection, which they're not able to accomplish normally.

Below is a really good Questionnaire to see if you suffer from Internet Addiction. Just be honest with your answers, keep the answers to yourself because only you will know if you are really an Internet Addict !

1. How often do you find that you stay on-line longer than you meant?
2. How often do you disregard household tasks to spend more time on-line?
3. How often do you prefer the excitement of the Internet to intimacy with your mate?
4. How often do you form new relationships with fellow on-line users?
5. How often do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend on-line?
6. How often do your grades or schooling assignments suffer because of the amount of time you spend on-line?
7. How often do you check your e-mail before something else that you need to do?
8. How often does your job performance or productivity suffer because of the Internet?
9. How often do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks you what you do on-line?
10. How often do you mask disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of the Internet?
11. How often do you find yourself anticipating when you'll go on-line again?
12. How often do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, and joyless?
13. How often do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers you while you're on-line?
14. How often do you lose sleep due to late-night log-ins?
15. How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being on-line?
16. How often do you find yourself saying "just a couple of more mins." when on-line?
17. How often do you try to reduce the amount of time you spend on-line and fail?
18. How often do you try to hide how long you have been on-line?
19. How often do you decide to spend more time on-line rather than going out with any friends?
20. How often do you feel down, temperamental, or anxious when you're off-line, which disappears once you're back on-line?

Above are some great questions to ask yourself if you have a problem with using the Internet! Just like all addicts, if you feel that you are and Internet "Junkie", there is help out there believe it or not. They have rehabs, clinics, in-patient and out-patient help as well.

Below are a few Tips for coping with Internet addiction:

Modify your Internet use gradually:

*To help you see problem areas, keep a log of how much you use the Internet for non-work or inessential actions.

* Are there certain hours of your daily schedule that you use the Internet more often then other days? *Are there triggers in your day that make you stay online for hrs at one time when you only planned to stay for a couple of mins?

*Set goals for when you are able to use the Internet. For instance, you could try setting a timer, scheduling use for certain hours, or making a loyal decision to switch off the computer, tablet, or smart phone at the same time each nighttime. Or you could reward yourself with a certain amount of online time once you have completed a homework assignment or finished the laundry, for example.

*Replace your Internet usage with healthy activities. If you're bored and lonesome, rejecting the impulse to get back online can be very hard.

*Have a plan for other ways to fill the time, such as going to lunch with a fellow worker, taking a class, or inviting a acquaintance over.

More Tips for Dealing with Internet Addiction:

*Ask yourself, “What am I escaping from when I spend so a lot of time on the Internet?” Write down these activities and lessen your Internet time to follow up on some of them.

*Set reasonable Internet use goals and stick to them. Take frequent breaks, at least five mins each hr, and do some other activity.

*Alter your routine to break your usage patterns. If you spend evenings on the Internet, start limiting your use to mornings.

*Seek out friends and acquaintances who “could not care less” about the Internet. Take time to treasure the fact that all life isn't yet online.

*Stay in touch with the offline world. Visit news stands, book and music stores, and participate in entertainment such as museums, music, and live theater. Novels and poetry readings are hard to experience online.

*Treat the Internet as a tool. Stay focused on the fact that the Internet is a means to an end. Plan your strategy— whether you are looking for info or amusement —with the end in mind and you will save useful time.

Thank You For Reading ! David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Marijuana Addicts - There is Help

2013-02-26T16:56:00.006-05:00

Marijuana Addicts - There is Help

Hello, David L. here (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Many of us think that Marijuana is ok to use. Many think it should be legalized. And many think that since Marijuana comes from the earth starting out as a seed, that it is not harmful to your body or mind.

I, David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict) however came to believe that smoking pot for a long time is not only addictive but will eventually make you or turn you into a zombie.

Many people who smoke Marijuana still believe that there is nothing wrong with smoking pot. Again, in my own personal opinion, not only does marijuana smother your lungs (it has been said that smoking one joint of Marijuana is almost the same as smoking two packs of cigarettes!)

I really believe you can become addicted to Marijuana at one time in life especially if you smoke it everyday.

I personally know people who cant even function wright unless they have there daily smoke or puff of a joint! I don't know about you but that sounds like addictive behavior.

Below is some really good info on Marijuana abuse and addiction and possible ways to help the Cannabis addict.

What is a Marijuana Addict?

A marijuana addict's life story is manipulated by marijuana. Most people who smoke Marijuana falls back on the involvement altogether, their aspirations eventually disintegrate .

Marijuana (also known as Cannabis ) dependence is a continuous tense sickness frequently extending their own drug use to become addicted to other drugs, including alcohol.

The lives, thinking and desires of marijuana addicts center around marijuana--scoring it, dealing it and finding ways to stay high.

Addiction is a progressive, long-term continuing problem. When an addict tries to cease using and conks out since living without the drug is just overly too difficult, that's an addiction.

When an addict is positive that he or she can't live without marijuana, the dependence converts to a compulsion. When the addict uses even though he or she assured themselves they would not, this eventually turns out to become an obsession.

It's the nature of dependency that addicts do not conceive that they're ill. Marijuana addicts, particularly, lean to think that they must be “all right” because there are a great deal of drugs which are more high-risk, and additional folks whose lives are much more defective off as a consequence of their using. That's called self-denial.

We have discovered that addiction is a physical, mental and spiritual disease. The physical panorama is the obsession– the inability to cease when we have began.

The mental aspect is the compulsion, or the overwhelming desire to use, even when we're destructing our own lives and the lives of of which are our loved ones and family. The spiritual prospect of the disease is our absolute self-centeredness.

Propositions to Family Members & Friends of Marijuana Addicts

We addicts in recovery have ascertained, through the 12 Steps, that we're from each one responsible for ourselves and our processes.

If a dearest close loved one decides to help and aid a diversion to a particular crisi for the pot smoker addict, they detract the addict's chance to work it out, or go into the wrong direction all together.

This will make it more grueling for the addict to comprehend the trouble and set about seeking a solution if they even can.

As the addict comes near their "Rock Bottom" ( which is known as your worst case scenario ) and the way they live including the progression of their disease, many times the family members and friends have a leaning towards the pot smoker addict, providing them to defer the elemental recoils of their using.

Clearly, beloveds seek to alleviate the agony the addict might be experiencing because of commitment, love, caring, and a common sense of obligation.

Family and friends might contribute money (which likely endures the marijuana addict into buying more cannabis), buy food, pay up on rent and bills, bail bond them out of jail, and so forth. By attempting to salvage the addict from him or herself, you're doing both yourself and the addict a ill service.

Addicts frequently try to falsify and or plain out lie to their loved ones through the use of guilt feelings, fearfulness, and angriness.

This is a very most common maneuver applied (both consciously and unconsciously) by the addict to acquire what he or she wants by taking advantage of the emotions of those tightest to him or her.

When the Addict starts Recovery, We advise You TRY:

•Supporting the addict by altering your mental attitude and draw close to the trouble.

•Centering on YOURSELF and your own life. The recently clean addict will be doing the same. Living with an addict touches on everybody involved.

•Detaching yourself from the addict's demeanor. Separation isn't harsh. Detachment facilitates viewing states of affairs truthfully and objectively, therefore arriving at the most well-informed conclusions as imaginable.

•Being supportive. There possibly might be a significant quantity of time while both you and the addict adapt to a new way of living. Attempt to foster harmoniousness and equilibrate in that new life-style.

When the Addict starts out with their Recovery, We advise That You avert

•Attempting to pacify or patronize the addict.

•Checking out here and there to see if the addict is stoned or in self-possession of drugs or alcoholic beverages. However, attempt to not allow for the addict to take advantage of you or betray you. (This can be a tough one to get by on!)

•Lecturing, pecking or faulting the addict about former use or newfound soberness.

•Establishing threats, particularly if you're not set to carry them out.

Ward off False anticipations and look for agreement of understanding.

Once the addict breaks off using and begins the recovery operation, do not anticipate that their flaws and all the inconveniences of your shared lives will go away. You may discover, at the start, precisely the opposite.

Drug use was a managing mechanism for the addict. That coping mechanism will be “in the raw” awhile, particularly when detoxing. Do not anticipate that a striking confident personality change will instantly come about.

Once a marijuana addict starts attending meetings, there might be disturbance and disputes with your normal living agenda, procedures, and family responsibilities. This is where your compassionateness, patience, and encouragement will be addressed .

The time spent in the past by the addict in the pursuit of getting and remaining high may now be spent attending meetings, learning recovery literature, talking on the telephone with additional MA members, writing, contemplating, and praying.

These actions are of predominant importance to the recently clean addict and your reinforcement will be of eminent measure.

You might be surprised to discover that the addict at present takes a firm stand on attending to certain activities and obligations you found obligated to attend yourself in the yesteryear.

This isn't a time to condemn past doings, but an chance to rehearse entrust and benefaction. The consequence will make up the reciprocal payoff of sustaining a new and healthy human relationship.

We as humans can only be responsible for ourselves. This goes for both the addict and the person who cares. Choose every day, one at one time. Be fearless and pleased. Attempt to adapt yourself to what is, now. Beef up your own intellect and body, exercise your own psyche.

Support For You

Marijuana addiction in your kids, partner, or other beloveds is hard for you to endure with in healthy methods. You require accompaniment likewise. A few choices are twelve Step and support groups for friends and family, church service groups, and therapy.

These resources can instruct you how to live your life more full, no matter what your beloveds are doing. You might have the chance to talk about the unique problem of living with a beloved ones addiction.

It's significant to recollect that addiction is a disease which greatly affects the addict and those who love the addict.

What is Marijuana Anonymous?

Marijuana Anonymous is a companionship of men and women who partake in sharing their experience, durability, and desire with one another that they might figure out their most common troubles and assist other people with the same addiction to recover from Cannabis Addiction.

The only necessity for membership is wanting to stop using marijuana. There are no dues or fees for membership. Marijuana Anonymous is self-supporting through members' contributions.

Marijuana Anonymous isn't associated with any religious or secular institution or organization and has no opinion on any outside controversies or causes.

The primary purpose of its members is to stay free of marijuana and to help the addict who still suffers achieve the same freedom. This is done by practicing the suggested 12 Steps of recovery and by being guided by the 12 Traditions.

In the end, hope for recovery lies in the addict's power to acknowledge that they have a problem and that they require assistance. This is what we call a “bottom” or “moment of clarity.” The addict must have a true desire to stop using and the willingness to admit that the problem can't be met alone.

That's why Marijuana Anonymous exists. We're marijuana addicts ourselves and this is our message: Any addict can stop using, lose the compulsion and want to do so, and detect an endlessly more beneficial way of life by adopting the spiritual principles incorporated in the 12 Steps, one day at a time.

The Steps of Marijuana Anonymous

1.We admitted we were powerless over marijuana, that our lives had become unmanageable.

2.Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3.Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God

4.Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5.Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6.Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character.

7.Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings.

8.Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

9.Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10.Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.

11.Sought though prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out.

My Addiction Poem By David L.

2013-02-26T13:52:00.006-05:00

My Addiction Poem By David L.

Drinking and Drugging, was my lifes new high
I never thought so soon, that I would shed a tear and cry

The higher I got, the better I would feel
These moments of Drunkenness, were stronger than steel

The people I hung out with, to drink and to drug
It made me into, what you'd call a thug

I would steal, and beg, just to get high
My money was gone as soon as I got by

This never ending story, this story of me
I never understood how horrible this can be

I soon realized, that the high i sought for
Became my Additicion , that led my life from the core

These friends I called friends, were never there for me
There only concern, was to get high as can be

I needed the help, and I knew it was there
The help that I needed, the help that would care

For the many moments of using, I soon found the truth
I was drinking my parents, nasty vermouth

My parents did notice, the bottles were filled less
I felt the urge, that I needed to confess

Whether drugs or alcohol, whatever it was
I had to do something, to stop this cause

I went to my first meeting, of alcoholics anonymous
When the meeting was over, it couldn't have been more obvious

That my using, my addiction had brought me to an end
I knew it were meetings ,that I needed to attend

Even though I am sober, I must not forget
It would be worse and more horrible, than our national debt

The rehabs and hospitals, where I been so many times
The horrible things I did, would be considered crimes

I wake up everyday, feeling clean as I can be
No more headaches, and nausea, and the feeling of being free

Of alcohol and drugs, When I once used
My family my friends, whom all I've abused

I will always be an Addict, I'll always know that
If I don't go to the meetings, I will just fall flat

In a hospital or homeless, a situation where iv 'e been
I feel if I use, I'll be creating a sin

Waking up feeling sober, and clean as I can see
Shows me the way to a new life, the one that's for me

Thank You All For Reading This Poem

David L. ( Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

Ice or Crystal Meth - What's the Difference?

2013-02-25T16:38:00.001-05:00

Ice or Crystal Meth - What's the Difference?

Hello all here reading this article from David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

I have to tell you that I have never used Meth once. I did almost try it at a party in Colorado where i was living at the time, and I was completely drunk off my ass!

I thank my higher power for not allowing me to use Meth that evening because who knows what would have happened. I have a severe addictional personality and I can honestly almost 100% say that if i were to use that Meth that night, I would probably be hooked like the many out there.

I have researched numerous posts and articles to give you this article below. From what i have seen and heard not only by word of mouth but in the 5 rehabs i have been in that Meth is the most addicting and harmful drug of today.

I would be very scared to even try Meth if given the chance just from all the research i have done on this drug. If you are a Meth user, please read this article and I truly hope you get the help you need to get the hell away from this crap! Because from what i have heard and learned from my research, this drug was designed to completely ruin your life!

Thank You, David L. (Recovering Alcoholic/Addict)

The full term Ice is ill-used most generally in the Hawaiian islands. Crystal Ice is a strain of methamphetamine hydrochloride, as a matter of fact it is methamphetamine in its most perfect material and may seem like tiny crystallized rocks.

Additional full terms for this type of methamphetamine include crystal methamphetamine and glass. This methamphetamine is recognized to be even more habit-forming than regular methamphetamine since it's more complete when ingested. Ice or crystal Meth is commonly smoked, nonetheless, it can be squashed and snorted or crushed and fixed into a fluid form and ingested intravenously.

The primary difference of opinion between “regular methamphetamine” and ice or Crystal Methamphetamine is that ice is produced in what are stated to be “super laboratories” and on a much greater scale than household prepared methamphetamine.

The procedure in which ice or crystal Meth is extracted can be very difficult to make in the average methamphetamine laboratory. About most of the times, the average, more inexpensive methamphetamine passed out on the street has been cut down numerous times to dilute it further and provide the Meth drug dealer to make numerous net profits. The "high" is nonetheless still the equal, yet it does not hold up as long nor does it feel as potent.

Since ice is more often than not cooked up in bigger laboratories that would be more promiscuous to discover here in the United States., more times than not the Methamphetamine is imported from Mexico and additional countries and bootlegged into the United States.

WHAT IS CRYSTAL Methamphetamine?

Crystal methamphetamine is short for crystal Meth. It's just 1 form of the drug Meth.

Meth is a white crystal clear drug that people consume by snorting it (inhaling by the nose), smoking it or interjecting it with a needle.

Further more, several even take it by mouth, but all eventually evolve with a serious super-stong desire to go along with using it for that the Meth drug produces a simulated sensation of feeling happy and well being —a stimulated rush (strong sensing) of assurance, hyper activeness and vigor. One, in addition to, feels a huge decrease in their appetite. These drug effects more often than not last from 6 to 8 hrs, but can last upwards to 24 hrs.

The 1st experience may postulate a few delights, but from the beginning, Meth starts out ruining the drug users life and spirit.

What is Meth?

Meth is an illegal drug in the same category as cocaine and additional potent drugs of abuse. It has many nicknames, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.

Crystal methamphetamine is used by people of all ages, but is most generally ill-used as a “nightclub drug,” consumed when partying in night clubs or at rave parties. It is more common now days to hear the actual street name of Meth as "ice" or "glass".

It's a serious life threatening and dangerous, powerful chemical and, as with all drugs, a poisonous substance that 1st behaves like a stimulating drug but and then eventually starts out to consistently ruin the human body.

Therefore, it's affiliated with life-threatening health circumstances, including amnesia, aggressiveness, psycho demeanor and possible heart and brain damage.

Extremely addictive and also extremely habit forming, methamphetamine erupts the substance abusers human organic structure resources, producing a desolating addiction that can only be remedied by consuming additional amounts of the Meth Drug.

Crystal methamphetamines effect and overall result is extremely concentrated, and many drug users describe they they get "Hooked" and are completely addicted to Meth from the very 1st time they ever use the drug.

***(Wow !... I am so grateful I have never used this because knowing my personal highly addictive personality, I would most likely loved the drug)***

Here is a photo of someone who has what is a horrible case of "Meth Mouth"... This happens to several Methamphetamine users.

*** below is a quote from a Methamphetamine user: ***

“...I smoked it at one time and BANG! I was hooked,” said 1 methamphetamine drug addict who eventually lost his entire family, all of his friends, his career job as a musician and wounded up being homeless..."

*** (just a quick reminder that pretty much all drugs including alcohol can eventually lead you down this dark, scary, horrible road at one point!)***

Therefore, methamphetamine is among the most difficult drug dependencies and addictions to treat and care for and numerous methamphetamine drug users sooner or later pass away and die in its clutch.

*** below is another quote from a Meth user: ***

“...I began using crystal methamphetamine when I was a senior in high school. Prior to my 1st semester of college was just finishing up, methamphetamine converted into a gigantic problem for me which, eventually, I dropped out of college altogether.

I appeared to others like I had chicken pox, from hrs of gazing at myself in the mirror and pecking at myself. (which allot of Meth users do) I spent all my time either doing methamphetamine, or trying to get it...”

In sumary to this all, PLEASE GET HELP! DO NOT LET METH RUIN YOUR LIFE!!!!

The Twelve Steps and Traditions of A.A. and N.A

2013-02-25T12:00:00.000-05:00

The Twelve Steps and Traditions of A.A. and N.A

If you really think about it, read both steps and traditions of A.A. and N.A. and you will see a lot of comparisons. One thing I always recommend is if you go to just A.A. meetings and can't seem to find one around where you live or a particular time that works for you then try N.A. Also, Vice Versa.

No mater what, you can go to either meetings and will be accepted.

The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Make a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditations to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous

1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.
2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority-a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
3. The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
5. Each group has but one primary purpose-to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
6. An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
9. Alcoholics Anonymous as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous

1. We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

12 Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous

1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NA unity.
2. For our Group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our Group conscience, our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern.
3. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using.
4. Each Group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting other Groups, or NA, as a whole.
5. Each Group has but one primary purpose--to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.
6. An NA Group ought never endorse, finance or lend the NA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property or prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Every NA Group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
8. Narcotics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our Service Centers may employ special workers.
9. NA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
10. NA has no opinion on outside issues; hence, the NA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

Methadone Detox - Recovery

2013-02-23T15:19:00.002-05:00

Methadone Detox - Recovery

Increasingly more individuals who have taken the path to several Methadone clinics as a "treatment" for heroin dependency are consuming doses from one hundred fifty mgs to three hundred mgs daily of methadone.

At some point in time, they make up one's mind that they are not able to safely operate where they work and other places in general and would like to cease from taking any more of the methadone.

Nonetheless, most people taking methadone discover that when they try to "ween off" or terminate this all in all, that the painfulness of the drug withdrawal is overly way too much and they most likely resume where they left off re-taking methadone either at the same dose as before or an even higher dose altogether.

We're going to discuss what Methadone A.K.A. (dolophine hydrochloride) is and what it's not. Then we'll set off a certain program or schedule if you want to call it that , which should let methadone addicts to withdraw from methadone on your own, or go to a detox center (which is always the most recommended 1st choice).

I personally never took methadone but from my research on the Internet, i have discovered you can do it both ways but only if you do it the right way.

But, again, nonetheless , i WILL always recommend a detox center where you will be supervised and medicated properly. Again, this is just my personal opinion.

THE METHADONE LETDOWN

Methadone is advertised as the "resolution" for individuals who are addicted to heroin or even OxyContin--legal heroin. The conception is simple-minded.

Below are a few of the "marketing" details applied to rationalize giving somebody who's addicted to a horrific drug an even more habit-forming and serious drug called "Methadone":

•It will prevent the irritating withdrawal symptoms for up to twenty-four hrs or some of the times even of a longer period of time.

•There is no requirement for using any needles

•It's considered legal

•It's cheap

•It won't expect individuals to perpetrate felonious human activities to get it and to find the income to buy it

•It's received at a commercial business enterprise area and not in some scary dark gloomy back street

•It's usually made up by a company and not blended with other unidentified additives like heroin is

•It will provide for you to hold on to your employment

•It's "socially" accepted.

Nonetheless, there's additional info more or less about methadone that isn't advertised but is genuine.

Methadone:

• It's more habit-forming than heroin or OxyContin

• It's harder to detox from than heroin or OxyContin

• It's seldom effectual as a drug to assist individuals to escape and finally get the hell away from drugs altogether because they just can't bear the painfulness if they stop consuming it

• It's frequently consumed simply to prevent withdrawal symptoms, and numerous methadone drug users will consume additional drugs like Xanax also known as (alprazolam) or booze up on some sort of alcoholic beverage to get some kind of a "high"

• It's very dangerous when mixed with alcohol or other drugs

• It's going to produce a few very unasked side effects, several of which are set off in The Methadone Prison

• It's frequently expanded to degrees as high as two hundred mgs daily, and dosage quantities in excessiveness of a hundred mgs daily are of recent starting to become the "normal" thing

Listed below are some Drawbacks that are known to going to Methadone clinics

• They are Frequently located several miles away from the methadone user

• They often expect the user to get in ahead of time and await in line to get their dosage of methadone

• Most of the times they are in unpleasant and scary regions of the town or city to get it

• Oftentimes, there are those drug dealers in those methadone clinic areas who try to sell methadone users other drugs (which, of course, is very tempting)

• A lot of the times you will notice that they will increase your typical dose of methadone rather than assisting the methadone user to deal with their troubles as a whole

• They often are scornful if somebody on methadone says that they would like to stop using methadone (which I find very curious)

• They often show the individual that stopping methadone isn't such a good idea by not slowly "weaning" off the methadone but by cutting down the dosage, which they acknowledge that this will place the individual into grueling withdrawal symptoms

• They often see a methadone user as a source of profits and just another source of making more money and forgetting altogether that the person really needs help ( this irritates me the most! )

GETTING OFF A HIGH DOSAGE OF METHADONE ON ONE'S OWN

Now, again, I do not recommend this but I must add this to this article because there are always going to be those people who say to themselves: ... " Naaa... I can do this by myself...I don't need any detox clinic to get off this shit..."

Anyway, below are some suggested ideas to accomplish this if you do decide to do it on your own:

While methadone is really habit-forming, people can withdraw from this drug on one's own.

It won't be a simple task to do though. It will take some time. It won't be without uncomfortableness but it can be done.

The following is a program that should work:

• Make the conclusion that you're going to get off and away altogether from methadone even though it's not all of the time going to be a comfortable task and is going to involve at least a 6 to 10 month commitment

• I would suggest to properly educate yourself about how methadone acts out inside your body by reading about endorphins

• When you've arrived at your final decision to quit this crap, then acknowledge that this is going to be a straining attempt and the more beneficial that your human body is working, the easier the withdrawal should be

• Try to find an alternate medicine medical Dr. who will give you a thorough going physical, and if there are physiologic troubles won't just prescribe a drug but try to find an genuine treatment of the cause of the problem

• When you've obtained a DR. that works for you, make sure to tell the Dr. that you plan to withdraw from methadone and would like to make certain that you're physically in good shape

• If the doctor finds physiologic troubles, then handle them and do not begin your withdrawal till the Dr. feels that you're ready

• Ask the Dr. about IM (intra-muscular) interjected vitamins

• Hydration is really crucial so you need to address to the Dr. about incurring intravenous feeding for hydration and to start working up the body up with vitamins, good healthy foods and nutrients prior to and during your withdrawal

Have the Dr. advise you on:

• How to supervise your own blood pressure, temperature and heartbeat;

• What to do if your blood pressure level, temperature or heart rate is away from the range and area it should be in

• When to take any medications the doctor prescribes to control "spikes" in temperature, blood pressure level and heart rate as they happen while you are withdrawing

•You should read about the importance of hydration

•Get rid of sodas, beer and liquors and cut down on your consumption of coffee and tea since these are diuretics and will reduce the amount of hydration

•Begin some sort of exercise program - even if it's just walking around for at least 10 mins. to help progress the health of the body and ready it for the withdrawal

•Make sure to find a Dr. Who's authorized to prescribe Suboxone and make an appointment

•Prior to the appointment read about Suboxone

•Explain to the Suboxone Dr. that you're going to withdraw from methadone and when you've cut down on your dosage to between fifty and sixty mgs of methadone, that you desire to start on Suboxone and then not maintain but start tapering off Suboxone

•If the Suboxone Dr. Isn't willing to assist you to "weaning" off of Suboxone ( some just would like to maintain you), then find another Dr. who will assist in your "weaning" off process

•You shouldn't try to reduce your methadone dose more than 2.5 mgs every 2 weeks for the first 2 months and then, if it's going well, you will be able to increase the reducing in dose to five mgs every 2 weeks

•If you're on a hundred mgs of methadone and would like to reduce your dosage to fifty mgs, then your withdrawal will take about 6 months once you start

•Go to the methadone clinic and explain what you've done and ask them for assistance

•Because there will be several days where you'll in all probability not feel good during this withdrawal, make certain to verbalize with your family and your employer and let them know what you're going to be doing so that they'll understand

•Once you're down to fifty mgs of methadone, go to the Suboxone doctor

•Once you're on Suboxone, continue at the same dose for at least thirty days before starting to reduce the daily dose

•Then start reducing the daily dose of Suboxone by one mg per week until you're tapered off

•During this time, follow your exercise routine and the intravenous feeding

•You'll be able to succeed in less than 10 months from a hundred mgs a day, but it can take twelve to eighteen months if you're on a higher dosage.

Good Luck on Which Way You Choose to Get Off of Methadone!

David L. (Recovering Addict/Alcoholic)

Thank You All For Facebook Likes

2013-02-22T16:15:00.002-05:00

I just wanted to write a genuinely sincere quick post on my appreciation for all of you who have "LIKED" my page on facebook !!!!

https://www.facebook.com/RecoveryFromAlcoholandDrugs

I really hope I can get as many of us (recovering addicts/alcoholics to join both my feed (which is free) and LIKE my Facebook page.

My goal is to help and provide as much information as possible to anyone out there who is either in recovery or still using. so, with that said, please click on the top menu bar link called :

http://recoveryfromalcoholdrugs.blogspot.com/p/suggest-ideas-fo.html

any ideas what so ever about Recovery or Addiction problems that I have yet to cover.

I want this blog to grow so large that the message gets to everyone in the world. That will def. take some time but that is my goal because you and I both know that when you are truly sober and clean, life is so beautiful!

I also have a page called:

http://recoveryfromalcoholdrugs.blogspot.com/p/guest-posting.html

Where you can actually write what ever you want to share, (as long as it has to do with RECOVERY, ADDICTION, RELAPSE, or Thoughts of wanting to use.

Please share your story and if I feel it is appropriate to add to my blog, I will ADD IT ! PROMISE !

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR HONEST GENUINE COMMITMENT TO THIS BLOG.

HELP ME GROW THIS BLOG FOR ALL OF US WHO HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON!

DAVID L. (Recovering Addict/Alcoholic)

Recovery Tattoos

2013-02-21T19:24:00.003-05:00

Recovery Tattoos

Sobriety Recovery Tattoos

AA Tattoos

NA Tattoos

Dave L. here. (recovering addict/alcoholic)

I found this really cool and awesome Recovery Tattoo article whom I believe was created by a person called Eric Anderson.

If I am wrong, I apologize because all of my articles and posts are genuine and unique. When I discovered this particular web page, I had to include this into my website.

Most of us get tattoos so why not make your next tattoo a Recovery Tattoos?

Enjoy and I hope you find something interesting in this Recovery Tattoo article.

Recovery Tattoos,
NA & AA Sobriety Tattoos

"We" admitted being powerless over...and that our lives had become unmanageable/
...is a mouth-full !

Yes, this is a real tattoo, from friend on Facebook, I'm told it's on the cover of a tattoo book too. Anyone know which !?

Recovery Tattoo Gallery #1

May Featured Ink: Eric Anderson, in first two years got 5 recovery tattoos.
I was his sponsor once and also knew him when we were both inmates! Is this called growing in recovery?

Last months featured Recovery Tattoos. Rusty has sworn to live for today until he can turn this into a one year coin, and room-mate Brandon, to just stay "Serene"

A.A N.A Sobriety Recovery
TATTOO GALLERY #2
click to enlarge

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Cocaine - How Seriously it affects your brain - Recovery

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Cocaine - How Seriously it affects your brain - Recovery

Cocaine is a very potent stimulating drug which has so many substantial impacts on the brain and has an exceedingly high potential for drug addiction and dependency.

An extremely habit-forming drug substance, Cocaine is a potent stimulating drug derived from the leaves of the Imogene Coca plant native to South America.

It's commonly encountered in a powderised pattern, as a powderised hydrochloride salt which is most generally snorted, although it's also broke up and interjected.

Crack is another form of cocaine - this is a lucid form of cocaine which hasn't been tempered with acids to bring forth the familiar fine-grained form.

Crack cocaine is heated up and the valorizations brought forth breathed in to bring about an intense high, very much like with the exercise of "freebasing" which came before the mass product of Crack cocaine.

Cocaine is a stimulant. Alike other stimulant drugs, cocaine works at the central nervous system to arouse the production of dopamine in the brain.

It's dopamine which brings forth the "high" of the drug. This chemical is developed by nature by the brain in reply to certain stimulants; but cocaine works by keeping the re-uptake of dopamine, which deepens the pleasure points the chemical makes.

This interrupts normal brain function and brings forth an experiencing feeling of euphoria. Nonetheless, chronic use of cocaine in essence rewires the brain, inducing physical dependence. It in reality can alter the organic structure of the brain.

Likewise to producing addictive patterns of demeanor, regular drug users of cocaine feel an expanded tolerance to the drug so that bigger and greater quantities are called for to produce the same sort of euphoric state.

Along with this comes a much more eminent risk of dangerous physical and psychological consequences.

How Does Cocaine Negatively affect Health?

Cocaine abuse has an amount of dissimilar damaging consequences on physical health. Cocaine causes the pupils to dilate, blood vessels to compress and an increment in pulse rate, blood pressure and body temperature.

The drug can also cause digestive troubles including sickness and ab pain, in addition to headaches. Cocaine addicts may as well have a leaning towards becoming undernourished, since the drug is a powerful appetite appetite suppressant.

The damaging health affects of cocaine may vary with the technique of consumption.

Snorting cocaine can cause nosebleeds, hoarseness, a runny nose and a loss of one's smell. Interjecting cocaine brings out drug users to the danger of catching HIV and other diseases if they share needles; allergies are also not rare in cocaine-injecting users.

Cocaine users can in addition to run the danger of gangrene in the intestines due to brought down circulation. Accented steady use of cocaine can cause anxiousness, irritability and paranoiac though patterns.

Some cocaine drug users even go through psycho sequences, occasionally formulating into an genuine paranoid psychosis.

Cocaine users are forever at a more eminent danger of strokes and heart attacks, regardless of how frequently they use cocaine or through what technique the drug is absorbed.

There are those who have abruptly died from a cardiac arrest the very 1st time they've used the drug. Most cocaine related to deaths are due to a sudden cardiac arrest on using the drug.

Naturally, we have just exposed the tip of the problem when it concerns addiction and addiction treatment.

Prescription Drugs - Most Commonly Abused

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Prescription Drugs - Most Commonly Abused

Prescription drugs are getting worse every day it seems! It is almost like you can go to any doctor today and say you are in pain and they may give you something like percocet or an Oxy.

I have taken these and believe me, they do make you feel good! I have actually broken my toe several times, my ankle, my wrist in 2 places and fractured my jaw.

I also screwed up my knee body surfing in Hawaii one day when i wiped out on a huge wave that twisted my leg the wrong direction. They gave me Vicotin for that. Wow! That was awesome! But , really , was it?

I do not know about you but i have a severe addictive personality and if i take something that makes me feel somewhat different, semi-drowsy, sedative, high or pleasurable, i will take it!

This is what really makes being addiction addict to almost anything so very dangerous.

I now have to be really careful to read the ingredients of certain drugs or over the counter drugs now days if i have a really bad cold or flu or if i am in pain.

Because for me, all it takes is just one pain relieving medication that may trigger me to go back to drinking again. And it may be my last binge because i might die this time!

It is very scary to talk about this but at the same time it is very important to talk about this because if you are somewhat like me then we have a lot in common.

Below are many meds that are prescribed today that are totally abused!

There are so many Medications which can be effective when they're used properly, but some can be addictive and life-threatening when misused.

This advice below provides a brief look at some prescribed medications that—when used in ways or by people other than prescribed—have the potential for harmful medical aftermaths, including addiction.

Just two years ago, In 2010, just about sixteen million Americans reported using a prescription drug for non-medical reasons in the past year; 7 million in the past month.
Depressants

Examples of Commercial & Street Names

Barbiturates

Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; barbs, reds, red birds, phennies, tooies, yellows, yellow jackets

can be injected, swallowed

Benzodiazepines

Ativan, Halcion, Librium, Valium, Xanax; candy, downers, sleeping pills, tranks

usually swallowed

Sleep Medications

Ambien (zolpidem), Sonata (zaleplon), Lunesta (eszopiclone); forget-me pill, Mexican Valium, R2, Roche, roofies, roofinol, rope, rophies

usually swallowed, snorted

Intoxication Effects - Sedation/sleepiness, decreased anxiousness, feelings of well-being, lowered inhibitions, slurred language, poor concentration, mental confusion, lightheadedness, afflicted coordination and memory

Potential Health Consequences - lowered blood pressure, slowed breathing, tolerance, withdrawal, addiction; increased risk of respiratory distress and death when combined with alcohol

Also, for barbiturates - euphoria, strange excitation, fever, irritability/life-threatening withdrawal in habitual users
Opioids and Morphine Derivatives

Codeine

Empirin with Codeine, Fiorinal with Codeine, Robitussin A-C, Tylenol with Codeine; Captain Cody, Cody, schoolboy; (with glutethimide: doors & fours, loads, pancakes and syrup)

usually injected, swallowed

Morphine

Roxanol, Duramorph; M, Miss Emma, monkey, white stuff

usually injected, swallowed, smoked

Methadone

Methadose, Dolophine; fizzies, amidone, (with methylenedioxymethamphetamine: chocolate chip cookies)

usually swallowed, injected

Fentanyl & analogs

Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze; Apache, China girl, China white, dance fever, friend, goodfella, jackpot, murder 8, TNT, Tango and Cash

usually injected, smoked, snorted

Other opioid pain relievers:

Oxycodone HCL, Hydrocodone Bitartrate Hydromorphone, Oxymorphone, Meperidine, Propoxyphene

Tylox, Oxycontin, Percodan, Percocet: Oxy, O.C., oxycotton, oxycet, hillbilly
heroin, percs
Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet; Vike, Watson-387
Dilaudid; juice, smack, D, footballs, dillies
Opana, Numporphan, Numorphone; biscuits, blue heaven, blues, Mrs. O, octagons, stop signs, O bomb
Demerol, meperidine hydrochloride; demmies, pain killer
Darvon, Darvocet

usually chewed, swallowed, snorted, injected, suppositories

Intoxication Effects -

Pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness, sedation, weakness, dizziness, nausea, impaired coordination, confusion, dry mouth, itching, sweating, clammy skin, constipation
Potential Health Consequences - slowed or arrested breathing, lowered pulse and blood pressure, tolerance, addiction, unconsciousness, coma, death; risk of death increased when combined with alcohol or other CNS depressants

Also for fentanyl - 80-100 times more potent analgesic than morphine
Also for oxycodone - muscle relaxation/twice as potent analgesic as morphine; high abuse potential
Also for codeine - less analgesia, sedation, and respiratory depression than morphine
Also for methadone - used to treat opioid addiction and pain; significant overdose risk when used improperly

** Taking drugs by injection can increase the risk of infection through needle contamination with staphylococcus, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis, and other organisms. Injection is a more common practice for opioids, but risks apply to any medication taken by injection..**

Stimulants

Amphetamines

Biphetamine, Dexedrine, Adderall; bennies, black beauties, crosses, hearts, LA turnaround, speed, truck drivers, uppers

usually injected, swallowed, smoked, snorted

Methylphenidate

Concerta, Ritalin; JIF, MPH, R-ball, Skippy, the smart drug, vitamin R

usually injected, swallowed, snorted

Intoxication Effects - Feelings of excitement, expanded energy, mental alerting

Potential Health Consequences - increased heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism, reduced appetite, weight loss, nervousness, insomnia, seizures, heart attack, stroke

Also, for amphetamines - speedy breathing, tremor, loss of coordination, irritability, anxiousness, restlessness/delirium, panic, paranoia, hallucinations, impulsive behavior, aggression, tolerance, dependence

Also, for methylphenidate - increase or decrease in blood pressure, digestive problems, loss of appetite, weight loss

Other Compounds

Dextromethorphan (DXM)

Found in some cough and cold medicines; Robotripping, Robo, Triple C

usually swallowed

Intoxication Effects - Euphoria, slurred speech
Potential Health Consequences - increased heart rate and blood pressure, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, confusion, paranoia, distorted visual perceptions, impaired motor function

Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse

About seven Million Americans Reported Past-Month Use of Prescription Drugs for Nonmedical Purposes in 2010.

What types of prescription drugs are abused?

3 types of drugs are abused most often:

Opioids—prescribed for pain relief

CNS depressants— barbiturates and benzodiazepines prescribed for anxiety or sleep problems (often referred to as sedatives or tranquilizers)

Stimulants—prescribed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the sleep disorder narcolepsy, or obesity.

After Marijuana, Prescription and Non medical use of Over-the-Counter Medication Account for Most of the Commonly Abused Drugs.

Thank You for Reading!

David L. (Recovering Addict)

What Would You Like Me To Write About?

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What Would You Like Me To Write About?

Just like it says above:

What would you like to see me write about more on this site?

I am open to any and all suggestions!

Thank you,

Dave L. (Recovering Addict)

Heroin - How it Affects the Body

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Heroin - How it Affects the Body

Heroin - How it Affects the Body during recovery

Hello, David L. here. (recovering addict)

I always try to remind every recovering person who reads my web site to understand that i am trying to cover as many addiction problems we face out their today. Not just drugs or alcohol (which are the same to me) but other addictions in the near future such as:

sex addiction, food addiction, shopping addiction and believe it or not, plastic surgery addiction. Now, Being that i am a recovering alcoholic/addict, I will mostly stick with topics that due the most harm to our bodies such as drugs/alcohol/food.

But in a later article i will write, just for informative reasons, it will be labled something like the "top 10 or 20 addictions in the world" . And you will be seriously amazed on what shit people are addicted to more often than you think.

Anyway, let us now talk about one of the Worlds most destructive drug ( I believe it is now 2nd from Meth ) called HEROIN !

Heroin is an opium derivative. Opium in its raw form is detected in the Asian opium poppy seed. The 1st uses of opium date from to earlier than 3000 B.C. believe it or not! Afterwards, morphine, from opium, started to be exploited. And then, in the later 19th century, heroin was modernized.

Heroin, synthesized from morphine, on the bizarre flip side was actually meant to be a non-addictive replacement for morphine.

Yeah right?

Nonetheless, later on after its initial departure into the populace, heroin was determined to be every bit or more addictive than morphine. How crazy is this? Well, I guess science has come a long way now since BC times!

Originally intended to alleviate pain and heal basic ailments such as the usual cough, heroin was soon discovered to be extremely habit-forming and induce its own health problems, including dying.

Heroin was banished in the United States. in the early 1900s as a publicly useable drug. However, heroin had become recognized for its euphoric highs and has since become one of the most popular and most habit-forming outlawed drugs on the street nowadays. And now, it seems most are just trying to Recovery from it!

Whether heroin is shot, sniffed, or smoked, it can be extremely addictive and pose severe health hazards. Heroin enters the brain as morphine and inheres in opioid sensory receptors at the brainstem responsible for vital functions such as breathing.

Frequently when a user passes away from a heroin o.d. It's because the body is so smothered that it literally tells the brain to forget how to breath and the person dies from respiratory failure.

Instantly accompanying the initial insertion of heroin into the body, a drug user might feel an amplified euphoric "Happy" state and a warm flush of weightiness before falling under flip-flopping states of sleep and wakeful awareness.

The more a person uses heroin, the higher his tolerance to the drug will become and the more of the drug he/she will demand to take to get high.

Numerous addicts say their tolerance has been built up so high and the drug has impacted them so profoundly that they often chase the drug and "just use it to feel somewhat normal again".. Not to mention not ever being able to reach the high they at one time felt when they 1st began using.

***Quick Note***

***When i would binge drink for weeks sometimes over a months everyday, i would also reach this phase "just to feel normal" except i would still vomit and never be able to eat. A very crazy phase you NEVER want to get into***

Every time a person uses heroin, even the 1st time, he's placing himself at risk. All it takes is once to o.d., get HIV or hepatitis from an infected needle or DIE! Habitual heroin use can cause grave health ramifications, which can also lead to death. Chronic users are at risk for organ diseases and life-sustaining organ failure, including the liver, heart, kidneys, and lungs.

Advanced heroin addiction treatment centers are now available with state of the art technology to address heroin addiction and its effects on the body in general. Advanced brain scan engineering science and consolidative programs of care can direct the physical, psychological, emotional, and neurological functions affected by the addiction.

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It is a really good read and i suggest you read it if you want to quit heroin!

Please leave any comments, suggesstions or ideas of what i can wrtie about. I need your help to keep this site alive and growing for all Recovering addicts out there in the world to have a place to come to for information!

Thank You,
Dave L. (Recovering Addict)

Recovery - 6 Steps on How to Avoid Alcohol

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Recovery - 6 Steps on How to Avoid Alcohol

Ok, Dave L. here. I am a recovering addict especially alcohol. Now, with that being said, These following tips work for me (not all the time but most of the time) if and when I get the urge to drink and/or go to a liquor store.

Please Remember though, I am STILL in RECOVERY, I am an addict and ALWAYS will be!
The difference is that I HAVE the CHOICE to control this addiction if i CHOOSE to!

Or, I can let it go the other way and drink until i either pass out, end up in jail, in a detox or rehab or 6 feet below the ground ! ( if you know what i mean )

So, I choose to Try and CONTROll my addiction as much as possible. What bothers me is that there is a commercial ( I wont say the name of this rehab for legal purposes) but they CLAIM that they "CURE" your addiction which is total bullshit! There is NO CURE!

You will always have it with you everywhere you go. It is like a "light switch" that goes on and off at the most unexpected times. For me, sometimes I just wake up and want to drink right away. Sick Huh? So, with that said, below are some (hopeful helpful hints and tips) that may or might help you with that awful devil of a craving for alcohol:

1. When you wake up in the morning, no mater what, drink a large glass of water. the electrolytes will give your brain an awareness of being more alert and therefore making you feel more optimistic on your next choice of actions.

2. Stretch and do some Yoga - believe it or not, when you do this for just 5 - 10 min. you are bringing more blood to your brain and not only having a clamber effect afterwards but an over-all sense of well being thus making you make better decisions.

3. Have a cup of coffee and/or eat something! When your stomach is somewhat full, it is hard to want to drink, especially beer which is already very filling.

4. Take a quick walk outside for some fresh air. Breathing in fresh air is not only good for you but it also makes you think more clearly. Even better if the sun is shinning. Get some of that natural heliotheropy.

5. Call someone - I don't know about you but when i call someone, usually a family member, or a sponsor, or friend and just "talk" about something funny, it makes me feel good and think of better things to do that day.

6. If you have to walk, bike or drive pass any liquor stores on the way to work or where ever you are going, look away real fast and then remember what will happen when you drank. The sickness and and nausea, vomiting, fatigue, memory loss, body aches, hurting family or friends etc...

I am hoping to come up with more to add to this list in the future....

I hope some of these will help you out if you have that desire to have that drink.

Please don't!

Thanks For Reading This and feel Free to Comment !

David L. ( Recovering Addict)

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Rehab or Treatment - Still Confused ?

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I really hope this article gets your diluted, disturbed, druged or drunk Ass into a program!

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If I am wrong, I apologize because all of my articles and posts are genuine and unique. When I discovered this particular web page, I had to include this into my website.

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