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The proper and safe disposal of prescribed and over-the-counter drugs is one of the key strategies to prevent medicine abuse, which has been a driver of overdoses, deaths and addiction.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Rate of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Increased 37 Percent Since 2002 - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Rate of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Increased 37 Percent Since 2002 - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: The rate of alcohol-induced deaths has increased 37 percent since 2002, reaching 30,700 U.S. deaths in 2014, The Washington Post reports.
More Than 47,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2014, Setting Record - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
More Than 47,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2014, Setting Record - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: More than 47,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2014, setting a new record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drug overdoses increased 6.5 percent from 2013.
Three-Fourths of High School Students Who Use Heroin Have Also Used Painkillers - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Three-Fourths of High School Students Who Use Heroin Have Also Used Painkillers - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: A survey of high school students finds 77 percent of those who use heroin say they also have used opioid painkillers for non-medical purposes.
Kratom Used as Alternative to Heroin, But Can Lead to Addiction: Experts - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Kratom Used as Alternative to Heroin, But Can Lead to Addiction: Experts - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: The drug kratom is being used by some people as an alternative to heroin and other illegal drugs even though it, too, can be addictive, The New York Times reports. Kratom is increasingly popular and easily available.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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“If she got really quiet and listened, new parts of her wanted to speak.” –SARK
“When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing--just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?” -Ralph Marston
“With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.” -William Wordsworth
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Statement #8, “The fundamental object of life is emotional and spiritual growth.”
Daily I put my life into a proper order, knowing which are the priorities.
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So often I had covered up quiet. Quiet felt disturbing, foreign almost. Alcohol quickly erased that stillness; in my mind and in my life. Under the influence, there was no such thing as hushed or low key. It was all or nothing; out of this world and over the top. It got so loud I couldn’t think anymore. My mind was on autopilot while my inner self disappeared.
In sobriety, something simply amazing happens. The mind begins to resurge, one minute at a time. Clarity comes into view. With this arising, come new thoughts and new insights. Here is where the WFS Program in action unfolds into New Life. For me, this was akin to an awakening. Thoughts began to flood my brain as newly sober sensations and feelings were being uncovered.
I noticed how I had been surrounding myself with noise. From music, to TV, to drama and negativity; I had longed to occupy my mind. Now sober, I needed to make sense of these ricocheting thoughts. I began to journey into quiet and stillness. Statement #8 paves the way. I held on tight. (Still do)
Many 4C women encourage meditation, writing in a journal, or spending time in nature. Jean wrote about sunrises and sunsets. In our Program Booklet, Jean mentions, “I feel spiritual in the observation of nature, for then my spirit floats free and joins in an otherworldly force. I feel a oneness with the universe. I especially feel this oneness when I watch a dawn or sunset.” I like to picture our Jean sitting in the stillness of a new dawn with a joyful smile on her beautiful face.
Sometimes quiet for me is as simple as turning off the radio in the car. The landscapes feel fuller and brighter and so do I. My most favorite time of stillness is being present as the sun breaks through the tall trees while the rising reflection bursts over the river. There is such a glow inside and out that I have no words to describe what I see and feel and it’s almost paradoxical; embracing stillness allows fullness to unfold.
However you experience stillness, be it outside in nature or in the comfortable confines of routine, the growth that stems from this quiet reflection enables us to majestically soar. Hugzzz, Karen
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Hi 4C Women, I turned off the radio in the car yesterday and it was so peaceful. I didn’t realize how much I mindlessly have noise much of the time. It made me realize that I need to put into practice more of the lessons Nina taught at the Mindfulness Class at the WFS Conference. That is not an easy thing to do. I am more into writing or expressing verbally what I am feeling/thinking. It is a challenge to be in the quiet. However, I do appreciate the changing of the seasons and there are times when I walk outside my house and just smell the air, listen to the birds chirping and look at the colors of the blooming flowers or fall leaves. I sometimes wonder why Jean put spiritual and emotional growth in the same statement and it always goes back to creating a blend of knowing who you are and your place/purpose on this earth. Working on these two certainly puts into perspective what our priorities are for us personally.
I have found my spiritual growth in my faith and my emotional growth - well, that is definitely an ongoing process but progressing it is! This is what I appreciate about WFS - there is no right or wrong way to feel yet there are healthier choices and decisions that we learn as we grow spiritually and emotionally. For me, spiritual growth is my faith and that is okay. It can be something else entirely for someone else. Emotional growth is done at our own pace. It sometimes reminds me of grief and how not drinking or drugging can be like losing a best friend and we grieve about that. Yet, no one says, okay, that is long enough - get over it now! You wouldn’t do that to a friend who lost a loved one so why would you do that to a woman who is doing her best to move forward, who is struggling but willing?
For me, that is the key - the willingness to change, to find the way to this beautiful new life. As we say, it is not about the number of days sober, it is what you do with those days. This is how emotional and spiritual growth takes place and this is how we set our priorities. Are you willing? –Dee
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Thank you, Karen and Dee, for your words of encouragement and inspiration to start off our week! ~Becky Fenner, WFS Director
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Sunday, January 24, 2016
Two Senators Call on Congress to Fund Effort to Combat Opioid Epidemic - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Two Senators Call on Congress to Fund Effort to Combat Opioid Epidemic - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Two U.S. senators are calling on Congress to pass an emergency spending bill to combat the growing opioid epidemic, according to The Hill. Senators Angus King of Maine and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are asking for $600 million in funding.
Small Number of Doctors Prescribing Buprenorphine - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Small Number of Doctors Prescribing Buprenorphine - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Despite the rising rate of addiction to opioids, a relatively small number of doctors are authorized and willing to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction, according to Stateline.
Rising Death Rate of Young White Adults Driven by Drug Overdoses - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Rising Death Rate of Young White Adults Driven by Drug Overdoses - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: The rising death rate of young white adults in the United States is being driven by drug overdoses, The New York Times reports.
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Vermont Program Offers Vivitrol to Departing Inmates to Fight Heroin Addiction - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Vermont Program Offers Vivitrol to Departing Inmates to Fight Heroin Addiction - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Vermont is starting a pilot program this month that will offer the opioid addiction treatment Vivitrol to departing inmates at one correctional facility. If it is successful, the state plans to expand it to all seven of the state’s prisons, CBS News reports.
January 22 Psalm 69 v 20 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH IN THE PSALM
Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless ,I looked for sympathy ,but there was none ,for comfort but I found none. (GODS BIG BOOK)
STEP 5 Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
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Scorn-the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt
Scorn causes wreckage on both sides! The addicted and the loved one become victims. The step is very important to work so you can get to the root cause of scorn, get it out into the open and deal with it. Know matter what was said or done , no one is worthless . In the eyes of God we are all special treasures .We are His creation and His children . Hiding scorn and pain in your heart will keep you bound up in your self medicating ways.Expose it deal with it and get rid of it! Once its out it will lose it power and sting.
Ephesians 4 : 31 32 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you. (GODS BIG BOOK) By Joseph Dickerson
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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