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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
May 12 CHP 73 v 21 v 22 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS
When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute and did not understand I was a beast before you.
(GODS BIG BOOK)
STEP 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
I wish I had found this verse twenty years ago ! Fear , insecurity , and being ignorant to my pain kept me trapped in my self medicating ways far longer than I needed to be . Society kept trying to tell me I had some sort of mental problem and the doctors kept trying to convince me I inherited my self medicating ways from previous family generations. For a very long time I believed all of it and though at times I had glimmers of hope and sobriety , I was still broken , angry , ignorant , and hurt. Accepting the labels that society and doctors placed on me only took away my sense of worth and if I had this horrible disease and mental problems what was the point of getting better. If this verse had been read to me years ago, I probably would not have understood just like it states. Beast is a good way to explain my years in active addiction ! Picture one they are mindless and senseless like robots , they just do according too nature , they run wild with that kill or be killed mentality , you cant even get close and if you do and are spotted you will be torn to shreds. Many people in my life stayed senseless and addicted until their bitter end.Gone too soon taking with them unseen gifts and talents buried in pain deep in their hearts. Society and doctors can tell me over and over their theories all they want but as far as I am concerned and from many years of personal painful experience , ADDICTION IS THE BY PRODUCT OF A BROKEN HEART .If you study the steps and GODS BIG BOOK carefully you will discover the keys too removing the labels eliminating the pain and living life in a freedom you never thought possible. Fix the Heart and the Head will Follow !
Proverb 4;23 - Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
(GODS BIG BOOK) By Joseph Dickerson
Gloucester, Mass. Will Provide Treatment, Not Jail, for Those Surrendering Illegal Drugs
May 6th, 2015/
The Police Chief of Gloucester, Massachusetts has announced the town will provide treatment for people who come to the police station with illegal drugs and paraphernalia, instead of arresting them.
Police Chief Leonard Campanello posted on Facebook, “We will walk them through the system toward detox and recovery. We will assign them an ‘angel’ who will be their guide through the process. Not in hours or days, but on the spot.”
Two area hospitals will provide quick treatment to people addicted to heroin or other opioids who come into the station, beginning June 1, The Christian Science Monitor reports. At least one local store will make the opioid overdose antidote naloxone available for little or no money, the article notes. The police department will cover the cost for those without health insurance, with funds seized from drug dealers during investigations.
Chief Campanello is planning on travelling to Washington, D.C. next week to discuss Gloucester’s plan with Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and Congressman Seth Moulton, all of Massachusetts. “I will bring what Gloucester is accomplishing and challenge them to change, at the federal level, how we receive aid, support and assistance. I will bring the idea of how far Gloucester is willing to go to fight this disease and will ask them to hold federal agencies, insurance companies and big business accountable for building a support system that can eradicate opiate addiction and provide long term, sustainable support to reduce recidivism,” he wrote.
This year so far, three fatal overdoses have been reported in Gloucester, a town of 30,000. Seattle launched a similar “treatment, not jail” program in 2011. Last month, the state’s attorney for Cook County said many nonviolent felony drug cases in the Chicago area would be steered to treatment instead of prison.
Too Soon?
How allowing early sips of alcohol can influence a child's mind and future
In a three-year study - kids who were allowed to sip wine or beer from their parents' glasses "now and then" before the age of 11 - were four times more likely to binge drink in high school. The link remained even after researchers accounted for parents' drinking habits, family history of alcoholism and poor impulse control in students. Letting young children take a sip on special occasions may send a "mixed message."
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