Sunday, May 10, 2015
Friday, May 8, 2015
Feeling The Feelings
Grieving My Brother's Death in Sobriety
I had not been drinking this particular Sunday, which was unheard of for me. I can't remember a Sundayprior to this that you wouldn't have found me at a local terrace café that offered bottomless mimosas for $10. I was usually in a blackout by3 p.m., but this day I didn't go and I hadn't been drinking.
Fair and Balanced? NOT EVEN CLOSE!
Film Brutally Attacks Rehab Industry
 Greg Horvath teamed with a documentary filmmaker, Adam Finberg, to investigate the $35 billion treatment industry. The result of their partnership, "The Business of Recovery," which premiered on Sunday at the Newport Beach Film Festival, is an extraordinary look into the secretive and unregulated world of alcohol and drug rehab. |
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
May 6 CHP 112 v 7 v 8 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS
They do not fear bad news ; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them .
They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.
(GODS BIG BOOK)
STEP 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
To live a life full of addictions , is a life of fear and failures. Let me rephrase that ! Afraid , sad , alone , and lost was my life ! Living and scrambling every minute of everyday . Dreading what was gonna happen next and not very sure I was gonna make it through , or every time passing out uncertain I was gonna see the sun again. I can honestly say after fourteen years of brutally honest twelve step work I am not afraid of my present , past , and future. I have discovered a God who is a loving patient and merciful Father. He loves me in spite of me !He has pulled me from the darkness and removed my chains .Through my prayer and meditation on His words (GODS BIG BOOK) I am no longer afraid or ruled by my Ego. Addictions no longer dictate the everyday grind of life. True freedom is a gift GOD has for all of us but addictions , fear , and sadness are chains that will hold you in the darkness .
More States and Cities Consider Needle-Exchange Programs to Reduce Spread of Infection
March 31st, 2015/
More states and cities are considering needle-exchange programs as a way to fight the spread of HIV and hepatitis C among intravenous drug users, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed a bill into law last week that will allow local health departments to set up needle exchanges after obtaining approval from local governments.
In Indiana, Governor Mike Pence declared a state of emergency in response to a growing number of HIV cases linked to intravenous use of the painkiller Opana. He authorized a short-term program in one county to allow people to exchange used needles for sterile ones, to reduce the risk of contaminated needles being shared.
There are about 200 needle-exchange programs in 33 states and the District of Columbia, according to the North American Syringe Exchange Network.
In recent years, Nevada has allowed needle-exchange programs. Two Ohio cities on the Kentucky border, Cincinnati and Portsmouth, have established programs. In Florida, legislators are considering a proposal that would allow a pilot needle-exchange program in Miami-Dade County.
Supporters of needle-exchange programs say they reduce disease transmission, and can connect intravenous drug users with treatment programs. Critics say the programs sanction drug use, and discourage people from seeking treatment.
Public health officials are especially concerned about the spread of hepatitis C among people who use intravenous drugs. Hepatitis C can survive outside the body for at least 16 hours, and potentially up to four days.
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