I have made it through multiple bad cravings and uncomfortable situations but have now crossed into double digits. Again, the Small Book and the concepts put forth by Rational Recovery along with...
Hi all, I am looking into a meeting to go to and wanted to ask about peoples experiences with the above (if there is anyone from Oz that would be great but any advice would help!). I am not a...I can't take sleep aids for the same reasons I can't take antidepressants.... They give me restless leg syndrome which also keeps me up. I have gone as far as 6 months sober and those entire 6 months...
hi all , i really want to try and stop this madness , i lost my job in march and havent had a sober day since , i only got to day 3 last time , im weak and i hate what i have become , been boozing 20...I went through hard detox symptoms last week. I was so proud of myself but now, just one week later, I'm thinking "I'm all cured". Everyone else gets to have a drink or two "why can't I"? I think...I'm on day five of c/t from codiene, not for the first time. I'm over the physical bit but I'm at that stage when all I can think is that I will never get to get high again. Intellectually I know its...
"Suddenly the thought crossed my mind that if I were to put an ounce of whiskey in my milk it couldn't hurt me on a full stomach. I ordered a whiskey and poured it in my milk. I vaguely sensed I was...*Twenty-Four Hours A Day July 31, 2012 * *A.A. Thought For The Day* This leaves only one day today. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. it is only when you and I add the burden of...*A Prayer For All Seasons* God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE...
It’s now common for states to use these extremely helpful and beneficial federal prescription drug monitoring program, or “PDMP.” California’s prescription drug monitoring program called CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System), is a system that keeps track of doctors … Continue reading →
(Article courtesy of Common Ground) Peter Barbuto is used to seeing strange numbers flash across the screen of his iPhone all day. “It rings all weekend,” Barbuto said. “It rings all the time.” Sometimes it’s a distressed parent. Other times, … Continue reading →
The newest method of production of crystal meth is known on the street as “shake and bake,” where highly unstable ingredients are mixed inside an everyday 2-liter plastic bottle. 
A recent study — conducted by Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a team of researchers, and funded by a National Institute for Drug Abuse grant – found that patients (with no history … Continue reading →
There is a growing addiction in the US, and it’s not happening in the back alleys of big cities. 
Nutragenomics, a company in Alpharetta, GA, has been ordered by a state judge to 1) stop selling and advertising bath salts and other synthetic drug ingredients in the state 2) prominently place a notice on all of its Internet pages claiming that it’s … Continue reading →
According to Huffington Post, addiction is the most neglected disease in the United States medical system. 
Earlier this week, we talked about new forms of prescriptions created to be abuse-resistant, and how these formulations often result in the addict simply switching to another prescription or even heroin to replace their drug of choice. Today, we’re talking … Continue reading →
Recently deceased pop singer Amy Winehouse's father has a new book on the shelves, and he’s getting into the details of his daughter’s drug and alcohol abuse as well as her untimely death. 
Did you know? In the summer of 2010, a new version of OxyContin was created — an “abuse-resistant“ version intended to lessen an addict’s desire to misuse the then #1 most commonly abused prescription drug. And while OxyContin definitely dropped … Continue reading →
Knowing your child is struggling with an addiction that is potentially lethal would be scary enough, but finding out you can’t help them would be enough to break the spirits of many parents. 
Back in ‘93, Cincinnati’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducted a survey to help indicate potential stressors, psychological distresses and alcohol problems among firefighters. Out of 145 firefighters, 29% had problems with alcohol use and/or abuse. Also in … Continue reading →
The abuse of medications prescribed to replace the drug of choice and help stave off an addiction — treatments in the form of buprenorphine, methadone and suboxone — is now a sad, dangerous trend… though these powerful medicines continue to … Continue reading →
MSNBC just reported on a shocking new study by the Journal of the American Medical Association that finds more than 13,000 babies are born in the US addicted to prescription painkillers like OxyContin, hydrocodone and other narcotic drugs every year. … Continue reading →