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information, tools and resources that anyone can use to strengthen and protect recovery, regardless of the paths taken. We will explore the wisdom of those who have lived the experience as well as research-based tools in a variety of formats.
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COA ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY!!
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Don't miss this super fun annual event!
Get up, dress up and show up at the Dwier Center in your spookiest outfit...as always, there will be refreshments,
dancing and prizes for the best costumes.
Feel free to bring a dish or a treat to share with everyone!
Music provided by Ghypsee_Freegan, who has also battled and fought to be clean and
sober since 2011.
To watch a video of the 2012 Halloween bash, click below:
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 Would you like to donate to a worthy cause but not able to give cash? City of Angels NJ, Inc. now accepts donations of merchandise!
We are looking for high-value items we can re-sell to fund our operations and provide treatment scholarships to individuals without other resources.
So far, we've successfully sold exercise and sporting equipment, electronics, watches and more.....
If you have an item you would like to donate, please contactCityofAngelsNJ@hotmail.com.
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Let's Talk About Recovery!
With 10 original shows, COARR plays Recovery Talk 24/7/365....past shows are available online atwww.coaradio.com/pastshows.
Tune in thru the smartphone app (free in the iphone/droid stores) or on www.coaradio.com to hear what's playing now.....
NEW SHOW: "Solutions" with Michael DeLeon!
Mike is the producer of "Kids Are Dying", a powerful documentary about the drug epidemic in America; he is also the founder of Steered Straight, a non-profit organization that works to prevent drug abuse; and a tireless advocate for legislative reform. "Solutions" will focus on concrete actions that can be taken now to address this problem and feature key leaders & decision makers from across New Jersey and the Tri-State area.
Don't miss the debut show tomorrow night at 7:00 pm EST.
Listen to past COARR shows any time:
For "Women & Addiction" with Terri Thomas, click here.
For "Wellness in Recovery" with life coach Nancy Tilelli, 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 recovery musician Kathy Moser, click here.
For "Laughter & Recovery" with stand up comic 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.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
October 14 Chp 107 v 2 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS
Has the Lord redeemed you ? Then speak out !Tell others He has redeemed you from your enemies (addictions) . (Gods Big Book NLT)
redeemed - to free from what distresses or harms: as
Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
We need you ! God has not delivered you from the depths of Hell to celebrate on your own.God has delivered you for a specific purpose.All that pain and suffering you have experienced was your training and strengthening exercises .Remember when you were Trying to get clean and you fought like hell , so expect helping others is going to be no different .That suffering has created in me a compassion and a love for life that some will never understand or get the chance to experience. Humility and Love are two of the biggest attributes in my life and I owe it all to my training through addiction and recovery. As a Recoveree it is your duty and responsibility to share your freedom with others still struggling . Let not your suffering be in vain !
Ephesians 4 :29 NLT Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. (Gods Big Book NLT)
By Joseph Dickerson
China Bans Drug-Using Actors From TV And Film
President Xi Jingping has cracked down hard against illegal drugs in recent months
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10/13/14
China is continuing its widespread crackdown on drug use by targeting the country’s film and television industry, banning movies and TV shows featuring actors who have reportedly used illegal substances.
The new regulations made by the socialist country stem from President Xi Jingping’s order last June to “strike hard” against illegal drugs. Government officials have claimed that the drug use of some Chinese celebrities creating a “detrimental influence on the development of young people” which has “corrupted the social atmosphere.” Forty performing arts organizations throughout Beijing have since signed agreements with municipal police to not hire any performers “involved with drugs.”
Nine celebrities were detained for various drug offenses earlier this year, including reality TV star Li Daimo, who was sentenced to nine months in prison for reportedly hosting crystal meth parties at his apartment. Actor Gao Hu was detained earlier this month for possession of marijuana and methamphetamines, while Jackie Chan’s son, Jaycee, was arrested last month after he was found smoking marijuana in his Beijing apartment and allegedly using his home as a “shelter” for others to do drugs.
Administrative detention for a maximum of 15 days is the standard sentence for first-time offenders. However, those who are deemed addicts by police can then be forced to undergo compulsory rehab for up to three years. The conditions in these compulsory treatment centers have been reported as being worse than prison; a Health and Human Rights investigation from last year found that people were routinely subject to “torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” that included forced labor, beatings, and solitary confinement.
It’s unclear how many Chinese citizens are in these facilities, but nearly 400,000 people weresentenced for drug offenses in the first months of this year. Approximately 9,000 of those people were sentenced to either death or at least five years behind bars.
Hitler with morphine addict Hermann Goering.
As compiled by American intelligence officials, a World War II dossier has revealed that Adolph Hitler regularly took powerful injections of crystal methamphetamine. Beyond the abuse of the illegal stimulant, the 47-page account counted an additional 74 different medications taken by the Nazi dictator. The report has been exposed in a Channel 4 British documentary called Hitler’s Hidden Drug Habit that will air this Sunday October 19th.
Although the intelligence records laid bare the history of Hitler’s extensive drug abuse, they also dispelled the enduring myth that the dictator only had one testicle. The famous singsong joke, “Hitler has only got one ball – the other is in the Albert Hall” was a widespread British morale-booster during the Second World War. The report of Hitler not being a monorchid, the medical term for being born with one testicle, is based on interviews with Hitler’s physician Dr. Theodor Morell. An entry from November 1945 based on Dr. Morell’s medical records said: “His sexual organs showed no indication of abnormality.”
According to the documentary, it is believed that Hitler took crystal meth before meeting with Italian leader Benito Mussolini in the summer of 1943. Before Hitler left to confront Italy's declining dictator, Dr. Morell wrote in his diary: “Fuehrer…Looking very pale and exceptionally jumpy: facing a vital conference with the Duce in Italy tomorrow.” During that notorious meeting, a sickly and stressed-out Fuhrer, high on crystal meth, is reported to have ranted and raved for two straight hours at his distressed Fascist ally.
Known as "Reichsmaster of injections" by the Nazis, Dr. Morell prescribed Hitler a motley array of prescription drugs. Despite complaints from his inner circle, Hitler made Dr. Morell his personal physician. It is believed the methamphetamine Hitler abused might have contributed to negative impressions of the Fuhrer by his top generals as the war progressed. One of those generals, Heinz Guderian, described the Fuhrer’s amphetamine-like side effects when he wrote that, “It was no longer his left hand but the whole of his left side of his body that trembled...He walked awkwardly, stooped more than ever and his gestures were both jerky and slow.”
An excessive hypochondriac, Hitler reportedly received nine injections of a drug called Vitamultin that contained methamphetamine during his final days in his Berlin bunker. Dr. Morell also gave Hitler barbiturate tranquilizers for insomnia, morphine for headaches, and bulls’ semen to boost his testosterone and sexual performance. Bill Panagopoulos, an American collector who discovered the dossier, clearly stated, “Morell was a quack and a fraud and a snake oil salesman…He should not have been practicing medicine anywhere outside a veterinary clinic.”
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Monday, October 13, 2014
“Lab Rat” Campaign Warning Teens About Marijuana Use Gets Mixed Reviews
October 9th, 2014/
A campaign to warn young people about the dangers of marijuana, which likens those who use the drug to laboratory animals, is getting mixed reviews, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The “Don’t Be A Lab Rat” campaign, launched in August, includes three human-size cages with signs such as, “Does Marijuana really cause schizophrenia in teenagers? Smoke and find out.” Another sign says, “Subjects needed. Must be a teenager. Must smoke weed. Must have 8 IQ points to spare.” The campaign also includes ads on television, online and in movie theaters.
Some young people dismiss the campaign as a scare tactic, and the effort has been mocked by the legal marijuana industry, the article notes. U.S. Representative Jared Polis of Boulder called the campaign “bizarre.” Officials in Boulder declined an offer from the state to erect a cage, saying community members did not think it was an appropriate way to deliver marijuana education.
Boulder’s school district also declined the offer of a cage. “There is some communication in the campaign about possible medical effects, and the reality is that there is a lot of research to be done,” said Bruce Messinger, Boulder Valley School District Superintendent. “We like to deal with what we know to be true.”
Larry Wolk, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said the campaign is having the intended effect of starting a conversation about marijuana’s effects. “Whether you hate it or love it, or are somewhere in between, at least you have people talking about it,” he said.
California Task Force to Combat Spread of Methamphetamine
October 9th, 2014/
A new task force based in Los Angeles will fight the spread of methamphetamine, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced this week. Authorities say 70 percent of meth enters the United States through San Diego.
Six agents will investigate illegal activities involving the manufacture and distribution of meth, the Los Angeles Times reports.
“Transnational criminal organizations have made California the largest point of entry for methamphetamine into the United States,” Harris said in a statement. In March, Harrisissued a report that called the trafficking of methamphetamine a growing threat to the state and a top priority for law enforcement. The report included recommendations, such as increased funding for state anti-narcotics trafficking task forces, and additional coordination between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in combating transnational criminal organizations.
According to the report, in 2013, border authorities seized over 6,200 kilograms of methamphetamine entering California, a three-fold increase since 2009.
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