MARCH 31 v 10 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB
 

Who can find a virtuous and capable wife ? She is more precious than rubies .


STEP 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

After all the crap you put her through you better do everything you can to make it right. My first wife took off I couldn't blame her I did not like me either. Even after you have sobered up you have to change your entire perspective and attitude. Personally I believe when you have run over someone for so long you lose your respect for them .So now your sober you still put down your wife and take advantage. Men you have to put this in a new perspective she did not stay with you through all the bull because she had no where else to go she stayed because she is the only one in the world that stuck by you when you entire life was coming apart because she loved you . She has more than earned your love and respect , now give it uncodtionally and without limit . Give her steps 5 8 9 and 10 sincerely ! You cant take back all the wrong you did but you can sure as hell make sure you dont ever put her through it again.

Ephesians 5 v 28 - So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Smartphone App Could Help People in Recovery Cut Down on Drinking
By Join Together Staff | March 27, 2014 | 5 Comments | Filed in Alcohol, Prevention & Treatment

A smartphone app may help people in recovery from alcohol abuse to cut down on “risky drinking”—having more than three or four alcoholic drinks in a two-hour period, a new study finds.

Using the app also increased the chance that people recovering from alcohol abuse would totally abstain from drinking, Reuters reports. The app has guided relaxation techniques. It sends an alert when a person is near a bar or other place that could be risky to their recovery. The app includes a “panic” button that connects with a person’s supporters and other app users, and has games to help distract from cravings.

Only one in four people recovering from alcohol abuse abstains from drinking in the first year of recovery, according to study author David Gustafson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He reported his findings in JAMA Psychiatry.

The study included 349 adults leaving rehabilitation centers for alcoholism. One group received normal post-rehabilitation treatment, while the other group received normal treatment plus a smartphone with the app, called the Addiction-Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (A-CHESS). They were able to use the app for eight months.

The researchers asked participants to report how many days within the past month they engaged in risky drinking. After one year, participants who didn’t use the app reported an average of three days of risky drinking in the past month, compared with about one day for those who had the app.

About 52 percent of those who had the app didn’t drink at all one year later, compared with 40 percent of those who didn’t have the app. According to Gustafson, the app is being used by more than a dozen treatment agencies, as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Zohydro Maker Assembles Oversight Board Designed to Spot Misuse of Drug
By Join Together Staff | March 27, 2014 | 2 Comments | Filed in Prescription Drugs & Prevention


The manufacturer of the recently approved pure hydrocodone drug Zohydro ER (extended release) announced it will assemble an oversight board designed to spot misuse of the drug, the Associated Press reports.

The outside group will consist of seven medical, addiction and law enforcement specialists, according to Stephen Farr, President and Director of Zogenix. The panel will look at data from sources including prescribing statistics, law enforcement records and addiction center reports. “We will be monitoring patients, prescribers, pharmacists, supply chains and abusers, so all the populations that would potentially touch our product,” Farr told the AP.

Five out of the seven experts on the panel have previously received consulting payments from Zogenix, the article notes.

Zohydro is designed to be released over time, and can be crushed and snorted by people seeking a strong, quick high. It was approved for patients with pain that requires daily, around-the-clock, long-term treatment that cannot be treated with other drugs. In December 2012, a panel of experts assembled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted against recommending approval of Zohydro ER. The panel cited concerns over the potential for addiction. In the 11-2 vote against approval, the panel said that while Zogenix had met narrow targets for safety and efficacy, the painkiller could be used by people addicted to other opioids, including oxycodone.

The FDA’s decision to approve Zohydro has been criticized by some legislators and public health groups. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg has received letters protesting the decision from 28 state attorneys general and four senators, among others. Law enforcement agencies and addiction experts predict approval of the drug will lead to an increase in overdose deaths.

MARCH 29 v 23 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB

Pride ends in humiliation

while humility brings honor.

STEP 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we 

understood Him. 

The Proverb is right you know. No what do you mean no its not. Does this response sound familiar .No matter what you try to say to those still out there , you will always hear the same old excuses. Pride leads to denial which in turn lead most to a premature death or a wasted life in a jail cell . Do you really want to get sober and live life to your full potential then steps one through three are the only way. There came a point where I was so broken and desperate death seemed a pure joy but I was too much of a coward to commit the heinous act . Admitting you have made a mess of your life knowing GOD is the only one who can help is where I discovered humility. Once pride loses its grip your once closed ears and shut eyes will begin to open . True humility and recovery begins when you shut your mouth open your ears hold out your hand and accept GODS help and the help offered by everyone around you !

Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

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