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Sunday, January 27, 2013
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Addiction Recovery - "The Most Excellent Way"
Since
1986, "The Most Excellent Way" has been providing the Christian
solution to chemical dependency and life-controlling problems: Jesus!
"The
Most Excellent Way" is LOVE according to the Bible, 1 Corinthians
12:31, 13:3-8. God Himself demonstrated His love for us by freely giving
us the gift of Life, abundant Life, His Son. And, we love because He
first loved us!
"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived
and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures.
We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,
He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.
He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,
so that, having been justified by his grace,
we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life."
Titus 3:3-7 NIV
"The
Most Excellent Way" is a loving group of men and women affected
directly or indirectly by drugs or alcohol or any addictive behavior as
pornography or any anti-Biblical behavior. In the Support Meetings, we
grow in our faith in Christ with the encouragement of God's Word and
prayers. Thousands worldwide have been helped through attending these
weekly meetings.
A person can be totally free from addiction and
compulsive behavior only by the power of the indwelling Spirit of Christ
Jesus. Your Creator has created you and knows everything about you
(everything!) and if you are one of His, He still loves you. And…there
is a good purpose and a plan for your life.
Please join us on Wednesday evenings for this loving, caring support group meeting! We are here for YOU!
First Baptist Church Markham Woods contact person: Ernie Rudisill
Visit the national headquarters website at www.mostexcellentway.org
Addiction Support Group Meeting
Weekly: Wednesdays – 8:15PM
First Baptist Church Markham Woods
5400 Markham Woods Road
Lake Mary, FL 32746
407.333.2085
Friday, January 25, 2013
Teaching Teens to Manage Personality Traits May Reduce Problem Drinking
By Join Together Staff |
January 24, 2013 |
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High school programs that teach teens to better manage
their personality traits can help reduce and postpone problem drinking, a
new study suggests.
“Two factors determine problem drinking: personality and peer
pressure,” said study author Dr. Patricia Conrod of King’s College
London’s Institute of Psychiatry. “Teaching young people how to better
manage their personality traits or vulnerabilities helps them make the
right decisions in given situations, whether it is a matter of
overcoming their fears, managing thoughts that make them very emotional,
controlling their compulsions, analyzing objectively the intentions of
others or improving their self-perception.”
In the two-year study, high school staff in London worked with
ninth-grade students, who were divided into two groups. One group
participated in a personality-based intervention program run by school
staff, while the second group received the standard United Kingdom drug
and alcohol curriculum. All of the students’ drinking patterns were
examined.
Students filled out a personality questionnaire to determine their
risk of developing future alcohol dependence. Personality traits
identified with a greater risk of alcohol dependence included
impulsivity, hopelessness, sensation-seeking, or anxiety, Newswise reports.
School staff members trained in the personality-based program
delivered group workshops targeting the different personality profiles.
The workshops taught the teens to better manage their personality
traits. “Our study shows that this mental health approach to alcohol
prevention is much more successful in reducing drinking behavior than
giving teenagers general information on the dangers of alcohol,” Dr.
Conrod said in a news release.
After two years, the study found high-risk students in the
intervention group had a 29 percent reduced risk of drinking, a 43
percent reduced risk of binge drinking, and a 29 percent reduced risk of
problem drinking, compared with high-risk students in the standard drug
and alcohol education programs. The intervention also significantly
slowed the progression to more risky drinking behavior in the high-risk
students over the two years.
The study appears in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Moving On
"I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us." - Philippians 3:12-14 NLT
Thoughts for Today
As we come to Jesus and begin to understand who we are in him, it is time to learn from the past, put it behind and move on ahead. Paul makes it clear in today's scripture that he is on a journey. He knows he is not perfect, but he determines to forget the past and reach forward—to become all Jesus wants him to be. He is moving the right direction—toward Jesus—and he is not turning back.
As we come to Jesus and begin to understand who we are in him, it is time to learn from the past, put it behind and move on ahead. Paul makes it clear in today's scripture that he is on a journey. He knows he is not perfect, but he determines to forget the past and reach forward—to become all Jesus wants him to be. He is moving the right direction—toward Jesus—and he is not turning back.
That's where we need to be too. On a journey to Jesus, to accomplishing
his purpose for us. If we try to drag the hurts and mistakes of the
past along with us on the journey, our progress will be slowed … or come
to a stop altogether. We need to give all that baggage to Jesus and
receive his healing and forgiveness. We need to keep our eyes on him and
run forward.
Consider this …
Are you dragging baggage along as you try to move ahead with Jesus? Painful memories of abuse or other hurts. Unforgiveness. Condemnation. If you have made Jesus Lord of your life, it is time to put all those things behind. You have been made right in God's sight. You are his child. You are his masterpiece, designed for a purpose.
Are you dragging baggage along as you try to move ahead with Jesus? Painful memories of abuse or other hurts. Unforgiveness. Condemnation. If you have made Jesus Lord of your life, it is time to put all those things behind. You have been made right in God's sight. You are his child. You are his masterpiece, designed for a purpose.
Join the apostle Paul in putting the past behind and moving forward
along the marvelous path God has set before you. He has a good plan for
you. Press on!
Prayer
Father, thank you for your healing and forgiveness. Help me to truly leave my hurts and failures in the past and keep my eyes on Jesus as I move forward along the path you have for me. In Jesus' name …
Father, thank you for your healing and forgiveness. Help me to truly leave my hurts and failures in the past and keep my eyes on Jesus as I move forward along the path you have for me. In Jesus' name …
These thoughts were drawn from …
Restoring Families: Overcoming Abusive Relationships through Christ by
Janet M. Lerner, D.S.W. This study helps to minister to families caught
in the cycle of abusive relationships. The curriculum deals with
overcoming these abusive relationships through Christ and is recommended
for use in support groups and Christian counseling.
- Ministers to families from abusive relationships
- Ministers to victims of family violence
- Deals with wounded emotions
- Deals with control and intimacy issues
- Presents a strong message of Christ as healer of abusive relationships
Note: This curriculum was written especially for small groups, and we
encourage people to use it that way. However, it can also be used
effectively as a personal study for individuals or couples.
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Navy Blood-Alcohol Tests to Start in February
The U.S. Navy will begin conducting random blood-alcohol tests on sailors in the United States in February, the Associated Press reports. The Navy will use the tests, which were announced earlier this year, to determine whether a sailor is fit for duty, or may need counseling.
Sailors whose blood-alcohol level is .04 or higher when they report
for duty will not be allowed to work. A reading of .02 or higher will
not be used to punish sailors, but could be used to refer them to a
substance abuse treatment program.
The Navy will begin distributing hand-held alcohol detection devices
(ADD) to Navy commands in February. The devices should distributed
throughout the Navy by the end of May.
“Deterring irresponsible use of alcohol is essential to the readiness
of our fleet and ensuring the health and safety of our service members
and units,” Admiral Bill Gortney, Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, said
in a statement.
“Fleet Forces, in partnership with Pacific Fleet, will remain engaged
in providing service members the tools and resources to make these
responsible choices. The ADD is one of many tools commanders have to
educate service members.”
The Marines will carry out their own random alcohol screening, according to the AP.
Missouri a National Leader in Drug Courts: State’s Top Judge
By Join Together Staff |
January 24, 2013 |
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Missouri’s drug courts have more than 12,000 graduates who
have successfully completed treatment court programs, according to the
state’s top judge. “Missouri has become a national leader in drug
courts,” Chief Justice Richard Teitelman said in an address to the state legislature this week.
The courts were established in Missouri two decades ago, according to the Associated Press.
They are designed to divert nonviolent offenders who struggle with
substance abuse to judicially supervised treatment programs, instead of
prisons, the article notes. Missouri has drug courts in all but two of
its 45 judicial circuits.
Almost 600 drug-free babies have been born to treatment court
participants, Justice Teitelman said. More than half of participants
successfully complete the program.
The report states that 7.1 percent of adults who complete drug court
programs commit additional crimes within the next 30 months, compared
with 15 percent for those who do not go through the programs.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
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Proposal to Increase Restrictions on Opioid Prescribing Prompts Debate
By Join Together Staff |
January 23, 2013 |
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Government, Prescription Drugs & Prevention
A proposal by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to
more tightly control prescriptions of drugs containing hydrocodone is
prompting debate among doctors, according to NPR. A committee of the FDA will meet January 24 and 25 to consider the DEA’s request.
Emergency room visits related to hydrocodone, the key ingredient in
Vicodin and other painkillers, have soared since 2000. Vicodin, which
also contains acetaminophen, is subject to fewer regulations than pure
hydrocodone.
For almost a decade, the DEA has called for stricter regulation of
Vicodin, in order to reduce abuse of the drug. The DEA wants to change
the way drugs that combine hydrocodone with other products are
classified, to require patients to have more interaction with doctors in
order to obtain prescriptions for them.
Andrew Kolodney, who leads Physicians for Responsible Opioid
Prescribing, wants opioids to be used only for patients who really need
them, such as cancer patients. “This epidemic has been fueled by
overprescribing of opioids, particularly for chronic noncancer pain,
whether it’s low back pain, headaches,” he told NPR. “I think that’s
really created a public health crisis.”
His group wants the Food and Drug Administration to rewrite labels on
opioids to state that physicians should write prescriptions only for
severe pain, and at much lower doses. The group wants prescriptions for
the drugs to be written for a maximum of 90 days at a time. “The way to
begin to turn the epidemic around is by getting doctors to prescribe
more cautiously,” Kolodney said.
Lynn Webster, President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, is
concerned these changes may prevent many patients from obtaining drugs
they need. “We have millions of people who are totally disabled because
of their pain,” he said. “Many people who do not have access to
aggressive pain management may simply not be able to survive.”
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
National Rx Drug Abuse Summit
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UNITE will host the second annual National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in
Orlando April 2-4. We hope you will join us! Last year we had 750
people from 47 states!
Company Overview
This
must-attend National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, April 2-4, 2013, is unlike
any other national conference, bringing all impacted parties together to
address the prescription drug abuse epidemic. Conference programming is
designed to convey a synergistic approach to include: prevention,
education, treatment, law enforcement, health care providers,
pharmacists, advocates, and third-party payers – among other impacted
parties.Contact Info
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Commentary: Time to “Make An Impact” on Rx Epidemic
By Karen Kelly |
January 22, 2013 |
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Every month approximately 1,200 calls are received from
individuals in southern and eastern Kentucky seeking help with an
addiction issue. Multiply this by the hundreds of regions across America
and it’s easy to understand why the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention consider prescription drug abuse a public health “epidemic.”
One accidental overdose death every 19 minutes; more than the number of deaths from car crashes. That’s a sobering statistic.
Families and communities are being torn apart, and our children are not immune to addiction’s deadly consequences.
In 2009, an estimated 28,068 visits to the emergency department
misuse or abuse of drugs by children aged 12-14, according to a report
by the Drug Abuse Warning Network. Half of these visits involved
prescription and over-the-counter medications.
As the tide of prescription drug abuse rolled across the country,
communities found themselves unprepared for the impending flood of
problems and now struggle to react against the tsunami of addiction.
Recognizing that no single organization or agency could fend off this storm, UNITE launched the inaugural National Rx Drug Abuse Summit
in 2012. Impacted parties came together for a holistic examination of
what is being done to help solve the prescription drug problem, what
could be done or done better, and to forge lasting partnerships and
strategic alliances.
“Operation UNITE’s inaugural National Summit on Rx Drug Abuse was one
of the most professional and well organized conferences I have ever
been to,” stated Carla Saunders, NNP-BC, advance practice coordinator
with Pediatrix Medical Group at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
“Power packed with excellent keynote speakers, the Summit brought hope
to our team that has treated more than 400 prescription drug-exposed
newborns suffering from withdrawal in the past two years.”
“We learned so much about the problem of prescription substance abuse
and what can, and is, being done to combat the problem,” Saunders said.
“We had incredible opportunities to ‘unite’ with others and see that
there is hope. In hope there is strength, and in strength there is the
power to make a difference.”Last year’s conference sparked many on-going collaborations among stakeholders in this on-going battle. Feedback from the more than 700 participants has been used to shape discussion at the second Summit, to be held April 2-4, 2013, at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Florida. Breakout and general session programs will focus on ways participants can “Make An Impact” in the fight against prescription drug abuse.
With youth experimenting with drugs at an earlier and earlier age, it
is incumbent on all stakeholders to identify and collaborate on
successful educational strategies that will help change behaviors.
No single entity or initiative can solve our nation’s problems alone.
In addition to grassroots educational efforts, law enforcement
strategies and providing appropriate treatment/recovery programs for
addicts, we must look at long-term cures – and that involves effective
legislation at local, state and federal levels. The Summit brought
recognition to work of the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug
Abuse and collaboration continues on strong Prescription Drug Monitoring
Programs.
“This may be the biggest challenge of our society, and the only way
this destructive trend can be reversed is if everyone — I mean, everyone
– gets involved,” stated U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (WV-3rd), a keynote
speaker at the first Summit. “Our nation’s future – our children’s and
grandchildren’s future – hangs in the balance.”
We cannot let this problem go unchecked. Prescription drug abuse is
growing out-of-control, draining limited resources and devastating
families. Please join this important national conversation on April 2-4, 2013, and Make An Impact! Our future is at stake.
Karen Kelly, President/CEO, Operation United
Military Deployment Increases Risk of Substance Abuse in Young Family Members
By Join Together Staff |
January 22, 2013 |
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Alcohol, Drugs, Military, Parenting, Research & Youth
Having a parent or sibling who has been deployed in the
military increases the risk of drug and alcohol use among middle and
high school students, a new study finds.
The study found multiple deployments by a parent or sibling was
linked with an increased risk of lifetime and recent use of drugs and
alcohol, MedicalXpress
reports. The study found a high number of deployments was linked with a
14 percent increase in the likelihood of lifetime drug use, and an 18
percent increased risk of recent use.
The researchers at the University of Southern California School of
Social Work found youth in grades 5 to 11 with a sibling in the military
were more likely to use drugs than those with a parent in the military.
The findings appear in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
“The potential for strain and the trauma associated with multiple
deployments in the past 10 years of war seem to be driving this. People
need to be aware that these experiences have an impact,” lead author
Tamika Gilreath said in a news release.
She added, “Everyone talks about the impact of parents, but no one
talks about the impact of other close family members, such as siblings.
There is research to suggest that the deployment of a sibling is
similarly disruptive as parental deployment. Parental concern may
influence their interactions with the younger sibling who is left to
cope with their own sense of loss as well as their parents’.”
The researchers suggest schools with a high density of students with
deployed family members should consider providing education about
substance use. They also recommend that community medical providers
increase substance abuse screening in these children.
Phone App Shows Effects of Drinking On Facial Appearance
By Join Together Staff |
January 22, 2013 |
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A new phone app shows the effect of drinking alcohol on a person’s facial appearance. The “Drinking Mirror” is designed to make people aware of the physical toll of heavy alcohol consumption.
The app, which is free until March, is available for Android and
iPhone users. People can upload or take a photo of themselves, and enter
information about their drinking habits, The Washington Post
reports. The app shows them how their face might age if they continue
to consume alcohol at their current rate, by adding weight gain, dull
skin, wrinkles and red cheeks.
The app is part of the Scottish government’s “Drop a Glass Size”
campaign, launched by Health Secretary Alex Neil this month. “Evidence
shows us that most people who drink alcohol, particularly at home, have
no idea of how much they are actually consuming. This campaign will show
people how small changes to their drinking habits can have a
significant impact on their health and wellbeing,” he said in a news release.
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