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"Love of Recovery" Free Concert and Dance

The Addiction Professionals Meet and Greet Will Be Held In The VIP Section This is a Rockers In Recovery Concert and Network Event: We do this through Rockers In Recovery Radio and Productions Inc. RIR has once every quarter a concert and network meet and greet. This is a great way to get to know other addiction professionals with main stream traffic of the general public. This combined together brings professionals and community together.

When

Saturday Feb. 15, 2014 From 7pm to 10pm

Where

The Venue of Fort Lauderdale, 2345 Wilton Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305.

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February 5 v 21 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB

For the Lord sees clearly what a man does,

examining every path he takes.

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

Honesty is key in everything you do ,especially for those of us in recovery. After all the time I wasted in my addiction I realize the person I lied to most was myself . GOD can see all things so why try to hide or deny what you have done. Honesty with self GOD and others will bring change in your life .

Jesus said I am the truth the life the way and no one comes to the father but through me!

Sat. Feb. 22, 7:00 pm: Movie Night at COA Kids Are Dying Trailer Come to the Dwier Center (392 Church Street, Groveville, NJ) onSaturday, Feb. 22 for an early showing of "Kids Are Dying" a brand new documentary from Steered Straight's Mike DeLeon. This film discusses the addiction epidemic sweeping the nation, and will be featured on A&E cable TV later this year.   To watch the trailer, click the image on the left.  To listen to last week's COARR radio show with Mike, click here.   In The Press    Excellent new article on the Mercer County heroin epidemic in the Trenton Times, with an inspiring story from COA. ....  to read the article, click here.   Expanded COA Recovery Radio Archives Let's Talk About Recovery!   The COARR archives have recently been expanded with show photos and links to resources. Catch up on your favorite shows and listen to episodes you missed!   COARR can be accessed via any Internet-enabled device - for the free smartphone app, visit your iphone or android store.      For "Women & Addiction" with Terri Thomas, click here. For "Hope Fiend" with Minister Rich Mollica, click here. For "Emotional Sobriety" with Andy Finley MFT, click here. For "Journey Thru the 12 Steps with the Life Recovery Bible," click here. For "Share Your Scars" with Vicki, click here. For "Wings Over Water: Creativity in Recovery" with Kathy Moser, click here. For "Laughter & Recovery" with Wil B. Kleen, click here. For "Relationships in Recovery" with Alexa, click here. For "Saving Lives" with COA Director of Interventions Tom Redneck Clark, click here. For "Nar-Anon Families of Addiction Information Line" click here. Medical Care for Addiction City of Angels NJ, Inc. works closely with many different health care providers including secular & faith-based inpatient facilities, outpatient programs, counselors, therapists, holistic health care practitioners, clergy, and physicians.    Located in West Windsor, NJ, InFocus Urgent Care  has become a trusted resource for medical care and therapies related to addiction and other conditions.  To learn more about InFocus, click here.  To listen to a COARR show featuring Dr. Seeta Arjun discussing suboxone and other therapies for addiction, click here. (Dr. Seeta's segment appears about halfway thru the recording). Rosary Prayer Group at The Dwier Center   There will be a meeting of the new Tuesdaynight Rosary intercessory prayer group at 6:30 pm tonight at the Dwier Center. The Rosary group meets weekly to pray the Rosary for the entire COA family, including those in recovery and those not yet. Like other forms of meditation/spiritual connection, praying the Rosary has been shown to produce profound benefits...  to learn more about how this practice can help you, click here.

If You Tweet, Tumbl or Pin....   ...Follow COA on our new social media! For Twitter, click here.   For Tumblr, click here. For Pinterest, click here.   Tidbits COA hosts support group meetings for both recoverees and their families every day of the week at the Dwier Center (392 Church Street, Groveville, NJ). This includes 12-step meetings, Men's and Women's Recovery groups,  Relapse Prevention Group, Thursday night veteran's support group, Saturday night self-injury support group, Sunday night Spirituality Meeting, and the popular Sunday morning family support group, The Breakfast Club. To check out our online calendar, click here.   For directions to the Dwier Center, click here.  The COA website offers an Addiction News Feed with the latest studies, reports, news and other info on addiction. It's updated in real time with the top 30 articles. To read the feed, click here.  More than 28,000 viewers around the world have watched original videos on the  COA YouTube channel. To tune in, click here.       Check out COARR's new Tumblr page!     For COA's Twitter page, click here.     Join COA's Pinterest community! To visit the boards, click here.       Keep current on COA activites - join the COA group on Facebook!  COA news is posted first on Facebook, and this page often has photos not available elsewhere. Click here to visit.     City of Angels NJ, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides many services to addicts and their families including interventions, recovery support, Family Program, counseling services and more. All of our services are provided at no charge.

Marijuana-Infused Snacks Alarm Parents, Schools and Some Doctors

By Join Together Staff | February 4, 2014 | Leave a comment | Filed inCommunity Related, Drugs & Youth

Parents, schools and some doctors are voicing concern about children’s access to marijuana-laced snacks, which are becoming increasingly popular in states where recreational or medical marijuana is legal.

In Colorado, where recreational marijuana for adults ages 21 and older is now legal, marijuana-laced snacks are becoming a booming business, according to The New York Times. Products include chocolate-peppermint Mile High Bars and peanut butter candies infused with hash oil, the article notes.

Retailers say the products are popular with customers who want to experience the effects of marijuana without smoking and coughing. Critics say the snacks are ending up in the hands of teens who want to get high discreetly, or children who don’t know they contain marijuana. They note products can contain large concentrations of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

Colorado has ordered stores to sell marijuana-infused snacks with child-resistant packaging, and has banned labels designed to appeal to children.

In a study published in May 2013, researchers at Colorado Children’s Hospital reported they treated 14 children who ingested marijuana, half of whom ate marijuana-laced foods. Symptoms, most of which were mild, included unusual drowsiness and unsteady walking. One 5-year-old boy had trouble breathing. Eight children were hospitalized, and two were treated in the intensive care unit. All of the children recovered within a few days. The study was conducted after medical marijuana became legal in Colorado, but before the state legalized recreational marijuana.

Fewer Teens Abusing Prescription Painkillers: Report

By Join Together Staff | February 4, 2014 | 1 Comment | Filed in Drugs,Tobacco, Young Adults & Youth

A new government report finds fewer teens are abusing prescription painkillers or smoking. According to the report, 8.7 percent of teens and 9.8 percent of young adults abused prescription painkillers in 2011, down from 9.2 percent of teens and 12 percent of young adults in 2007.

The National Behavior Health Barometer report found 6.6 percent of teens smoked cigarettes in 2012, down from 9.2 percent in 2008, according to USA Today. The report found 9.5 percent of teens used any illicit drug in 2012, about the same as in 2008. There was an increase in the number of people enrolled in substance use treatment in a single-day count, from 1.19 million in 2008, to 1.25 million in 2012.

The number of teens suffering from major depression rose, from 8.3 percent in 2008, to 9.1 percent in 2012. Only one-third of those teens received treatment in either year.

The number of people receiving buprenorphine treatment for heroin addiction jumped 400 percent from 2006 to 2010, the report found. The number of people receiving outpatient behavioral health treatment through Medicare rose by more than 30 percent from 2006 to 2010, the article notes.

Cheap Heroin Abundant in New York, Officials Say in Wake of Hoffman’s Death

By Join Together Staff | February 4, 2014 | 2 Comments | Filed in Addiction,Drugs & Prescription Drugs

Cheap heroin is easy to find in New York City, according to law enforcement officials who spoke after actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead with dozens of packages of heroin in his apartment.

The packages can sell for as little as $6 on the street, The New York Times reports. Some of the packages were branded with purple letters spelling out Ace of Spades, while others bore the mark of an ace of hearts, the article notes. At least five of the packages were empty and in the trash.

Heroin-related deaths rose 84 percent in New York City from 2010 to 2012.

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials say heroin seizures in New York state are up 67 percent over the last four years. In 2013, the agency’s New York office accounted for nearly 20 percent of DEA seizures nationwide, with a value of approximately $43 million. During a raid last week in the Bronx before the Super Bowl, 33 pounds of heroin were found, along with hundreds of thousands of branded bags, some of them stamped “N.F.L.” Heroin bags are often named for popular celebrities or luxury products, such as Lady Gaga or Gucci.

People using heroin in New York and around the country are increasingly young and middle class. Many of them started abusing prescription painkillers before moving on to heroin.

Earlier this month, the DEA joined an investigation into the source of a batch of heroin that killed 22 people in western Pennsylvania. The heroin involved in some of the deaths contained the synthetic opiate fentanyl, often used during surgery.

Heroin containing fentanyl has also begun to appear in New York City, according to Kati Cornell, a spokeswoman for Bridget G. Brennan, the special narcotics prosecutor for the city.

Photo source: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Hello Recovery Heroes!

The International Quit & Recovery Registry, a project sponsored by the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, is pleased to announce the grand opening of our new interactive website! Our mission is to further scientific understanding of recovery and encourage those struggling with addiction. After receiving input from our current registrants, we have improved our website and released a new assessment. This assessment is now ready for you, our recovery heroes, to complete! Follow the link below to our new site and create a member account to complete the new assessment (The Gemstone Series 1: Garnet Assessment) and check out all of the new features, including recent news articles, discussion forums, and profile pages. You must have a member account to complete the assessments. This account can remain private or allow you to engage in social interactions with other members of the Registry - Your choice! Thank you for helping us tackle the mysteries and challenges of addiction!

https://quitandrecovery.org/register/?email=recoveryfriends@gmail.com


Looking forward to working with you!

The International Quit & Recovery Registry Research Team

https://www.quitandrecovery.org

Free Community Seminars Presented by  Livengrin's Family Services Department

Continue learning and being part of recovery at February's free monthly seminar held at: Livengrin Counseling Center -- Oxford Valley 195 Bristol-Oxford Valley Road Langhorne, PA 19047 ~ 215-638-5266 Monday, February 10, 2014: Stages of Chemical Dependency by Susan O'Donnell, LPN, MHS  6 PM -- 8 PM   **Snow Date: Monday, February 17, 2014**  Seating is limited -- these sessions often fill up so please register as soon as possible.    To register for the sessions or for more information,  call Dana Cohen, Family Therapist -- 215.638.5200 x162    Ample free parking is available!

February 4 v 23 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB

Keep your heart with all diligence,

For out of it spring the issues of life.

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

Well there you have it , all issues of life come from the heart .Society teaches that addiction is a mental health issue but the Bible puts it in a completely different context. This is why I have said addiction is a heart problem , fix that and the head will follow. People have asked me whats the difference between Christian recovery and secular recovery. CHRISTIAN recovery GETS TO THE HEART OF ADDICTION IN ALL THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. SECULAR TREATMENT CONVINCES US THAT WE HAVE An INCURABLE DISEASE . I AM not buying that ! Addiction is the byproduct of a broken heart and only JESUS can fix that .

Jesus said I am the truth , the life ,the way no comes unto the father but through me. 

February 3 v 5 v 6 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.6 

Seek his will in all you do,

and he will show you which path to take.

STEP 3 : Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God .

Some of you are waking up this morning and your lives are a mess. No matter  how hard you try to do things right in your life you keep winding up back where you started from. That is called insanity ,no I am not saying your  insane but I am the process of active addiction is insane. We cannot keep doing what you have always done and think our lives are gonna change. Let me save you some precious time and tell you its not. Read the Proverb take the step, pray , get a sponsor and work it !

A New Showing in Philadelphia of the feature documentary film about the 23.5 million Americans living in  long-term recovery, and the emerging public recovery movement that will transform how alcohol and other drug problems are dealt with in our communities.     To view the trailer, click here
Help us to change the conversation from problems to solutions for America's top health problem! About The Council    The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc., an affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), is a private nonprofit organization serving Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County. The Council provides a widerange ofservices to families, schools, businesses, individuals and the community at large regardless of ability to pay, ethnicity, race, gender, age and/or sexual orientation.  www.councilsepa.org About PRO-ACT PRO-ACT is the regional nonprofit organization working to mobilize and rally individuals in recovery from addiction, as well as their families, friends and allies in a campaign to end discrimination, broaden social understanding and achieve a just response to addiction as a public health crisis.  www.proact.org   All proceeds donated will support recovery			Wednesday, February 26, 2014  Location:  The William Way LBGT Community Center 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107   Doors open 5:30 pm; Film and Discussion 6 - 8 pm A panel discussion with behavioral health and public policy experts will follow the film, offering attendees the opportunity to ask questions of area leaders and experts.   TICKETS Tickets in advance are $15; at door $20   To purchase advance tickets please click here  Or call Michael Harper at 215-345-6644, ext. 3109 Email him here Sponsorship and Expo Opportunities Are Available Sponsors also assist students and people in early recovery  to attend this event For sponsorship information email Michael here  or call 215-345-6644, ext 3109 The moving story of The Anonymous People is told through the faces and voices of citizens, leaders, volunteers, corporate executives, public figures, and celebrities who are laying it all on the line to save the lives of others just like them. This passionate new public recovery movement aims to transform public opinion, engage communities and elected officials, and finally shift public policy toward lasting solutions. www.councilsepa.org

Like us on Facebook                               www.RecoveryWalks.org                         Follow us on Twitter  SAVE THE DATE! PRO-ACT RECOVERY WALKS! 2014 September 20, 2014         We're delighted to announce that planning for our 13th Annual Recovery Walk in downtown Philadelphia is in full swing. Committees have been formed and they are busy making exciting plans. In each of the last few years, we have gradually increased the number of participants--last year we reached 20,000 at Penn's Landing. Let's top that this year! We know we can do it with your help!   www.RecoveryWalks.org   has been updated and has all the information you may need  To register to join the Walk: click here To learn about the Honor Guard: click here To form and register a team: click here To volunteer for a committee or or Walk Day: click here To learn the benefits of sponsoring the event: click here To sign up as a Sponsor: click here To download team captains' tools: click here To donate to the Walk: click here Sincere thanks to our newest Sponsors Doylestown Hospital St. Mary Medical Center The First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown We can't do it without all of you! Recovery Walks 2014 is an Important Fundraiser         The Recovery Walk has several goals:  to show that recovery is real--it's happening NOW; so that the joyful solidarity of 20,000 or more people can provide hope to others; to do our part in reducing the stigma of the disease of addiction; to educate the media; to honor people and organizations that provide services for the recovery community; and to honor those who have not survived this disease.         Hand in hand with those goals, the Walk is a fundraiser so that PRO-ACT can continue to expand our services to the growing number of individuals and families who wish to access and sustain long-term recovery. First, however, we must raise funds to cover the cost of the Walk--signs and banners; t-shirts; speakers and entertainers; parking; added law enforcement for the city; rental booths and equipment, etc. To donate now to Recovery Walks! 2014, please click here Celebrate National Recovery Month         While we're celebrating our 13th Annual Recovery Walk, we're also celebrating the Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration's 25th Annual Recovery Month. Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible.          This year's theme, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Speak Up, Reach Out," encourages people to openly discuss--or speak up about--mental and substance use disorders and the reality of recovery. The theme aims to foster public understanding and acceptance of the benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery from behavioral health conditions. The observance also promotes ways first responders, faith leaders, youth and young adults, and policymakers can recognize these issues and intervene--or reach out--to help others, as well as themselves.