Getting treatment for drug or alcohol addiction is a crucial step on the road to recovery, giving many people the tools and the foundation to start a new and sober life. Unfortunately, this step is often more difficult for members of the disabled community, who face barriers including physical, e...
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Apr
17
2018
I love alcohol. I love the way it tastes. I love the burn as it goes down my throat. I love the rush I feel as it starts coursing through my veins. I love the confidence I gain and the fun that follows.And I haven't had a drop of alcohol in six years.Do I miss it? You bet. I miss it every single ...
Apr
12
2018
I was always a bit socially awkward. Looking back, I can clearly see how that lack of confidence led to my becoming an alcoholic. So you can just imagine my apprehension about going to an AA meeting.My thoughts were racing with all sorts of preconceived notions generated by memories of watching o...
Mar
13
2018
Anyone who has spent any time at all around a heavy drinker will know that when alcohol starts pouring, secrets come out. This is true for both occasional binge drinkers and long-term substance abusers; alcohol makes many people more open about their feelings, more likely to talk about anything, ...
Nov
07
2017
One of my "normal" friends asked me this once. The answer seemed pretty obvious to me at the time. "It saved my life! What's not to love about that?" "Yes", she said, "But, how? How does going to a bunch of meetings save your life?"It was then that I realized that unless you have walked through t...
Sep
05
2017
Most Americans drink. In fact, based on studies by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, more than 86% of all Americans drink at least occasionally. A further 26% of Americans regularly binge drink with the intent of getting drunk. If you occasionally, or not so occasionally, in...
May
02
2017
When I was drinking, I was in denial like everyone else, but no one brought it to my attention until many years went by and my family held an intervention. Several people had written me letters that they read out loud, one at a time. But it was my sister's letter that really got to me. She said t...
Nov
29
2014
Do you have a problem with Alcohol?More often than not alcohol abuse is subtle. Alcoholic drinking results in harmful behaviors and consequences that the drinker may not even be aware of until their life is out of control. It morphs into a real problems that is hard for the drinker to realize unt...
Nov
15
2013
An excerpt from the Big Book's Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward...about Taking Care of Our Health - Body and MindEverybody knows that those in bad health, and those who seldom play, do not laugh much. So let each family play together or separately, as much as their circumstances warrant. We are...
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