"I had no problem admitting I was powerless over alcohol, and I certainly agreed that my life had become unmanageable. I had only to reflect on the contrast between the plans I made so many years ago...*A.A. Thought For The Day* There are no leaders in A.A., except as they volunteer to accept responsibility. The work of carrying on A.A.--leading group meetings, serving on committees, speaking...*September 30 Daily Reflections THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE* The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.'s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and...
Last night I had a dream I was with my ex sponsor and I was telling how amazing avrt is and I feel cured he said that it's a joke and iam going to end up drinking again etc basically putting the...
So, as some of you guys know on here my mom came to visit me from America. I have mentioned how my mom is an addict, and not in recovery. This is her first trip here to CHina, and she arrived last...
.....downloading the Big Book will not, I repeat NOT, make your Kindle heavier. :rotfxko Have a happy Sunday, friends. Smile, laugh and enjoy the day!
Anyone had these early in or really at any time in recovery? In mine, everyone was drinking and I lived in a town where nobody knew me. So, I went to the liquor store and bought a bottle of white and...
Hi everyone, As this is something that's happened at the same meeting two weeks in a row, i'd just like to ask for your opinions and experience with such a thing. Last week, another member and...
I can't do this anymore. I was sober for years and threw it away on vicidon and the last futile years have been a drug seeking nightmare. Tried to quit many times. A friend has some suboxion...
This coming Saturday, September 29, is the fifth annual National Drug Take-Back Day, hosted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and held at thousands of local law enforcement offices and other sites across the country. The purpose of this important day? To … Continue reading →
Maybe not on its own, but if researchers and the latest studies into the effects of a drug called (+)-naloxone (read: plus nah-locks-own) are correct, then there may be a way to treat pain and block the addiction often triggered by traditional opiate painkillers. 
(image via Wikipedia) Stop! Put down those delicious M&Ms! In a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan, researchers found that the popular candies produce a very similar reward reaction in the brain than that of a drug or … Continue reading →
When you’re struggling to avoid cravings, work through old emotional issues, treat co-occurring mental health disorders, and learn how to live life with a completely different perspective, you need to grab every resource at your disposal to make the process as smooth as possible.
Recovery can mean lots of things to lots of people. Read here about a new study that wants YOUR FEEDBACK about recovery. The survey takes between 12-20 minutes to complete, and is anonymous. 
Almost nothing is more risky than getting behind the wheel while intoxicated – and almost no other action under the influence is so often deadly to those around you.
In this post, we’ll look at drunk driving accidents. Who’s doing the driving? How much are they drinking? When are the accidents most likely to occur? Take a look.
Good news, and bad news. First, the good: signs of the first decline in marijuana use since ’08 by adolescents in grades 6th-12th are finally starting to show, as reported by the 2012 Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug … Continue reading →
According to Reuters, more than half of U.S. drivers killed in car accidents had substances in their system at the time of the crash. Approximately 20% of those drivers had been using two or more drugs. The most common drug? Alcohol. … Continue reading →
(photo credit: Yahoo!) Actor Bradley Cooper, handsome and charming star of popular movies like The Hangover, Limitless, Wedding Crashers and The A-Team, is now coming clean about his battle with addiction. 37-year-old Bradley has been sober for nine years… but … Continue reading →
Regardless of your political stance, drugs have created a nationwide issue that affects everyone. Are Romney and Obama avoiding ‘the drug talk’ during this, the climb of the campaign? This morning, The Huffington Post posted an article that points the finger at both … Continue reading →