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Thursday, April 9, 2015
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
April 7 CHP 18 v 30 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS
As for God His way is perfect.
The lords word is flawless (GODS BIG BOOK)
He shields all who take refuge in Him.
STEP 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God .
It took me along time to realize how much I needed God ,until the shame and fear became unbearable. The game was also getting old and God only knew how much longer my luck or His grace was gonna hold out .Life for me became a self scripted movie. I should have received the Grammy for best actor and best supporting actor in a Drama. I played duel roles in life and with me ,It was like a box of chocolates you never knew what you were gonna get. Like a light switch they could be turned off and on in an instant. Sitting writing and reflecting ,I can see how i got so caught up in self that I couldn't see how low my life had become and blind too so much more so i settled. On my own ,unprotected acting out every scene of life manipulating the script to suit ME ,MYSELF ,and I . I was so full of me there was no room for God. God patiently waited for to come to the end of myself. Sorry and sad I was for along time because of the life I had been living.I never want to forget those sorrows because they led be to God who promises bright new tomorrows.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.(GODS BIG BOOK) By Joseph Dickerson
19 Percent of Americans Say They Take Some Sort of Drug Daily to Help Them Relax
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April 2nd, 2015/
A new survey finds almost 19 percent of Americans say they take some sort of drug daily to help them relax. The rate of drug use varies widely by state, from 28 percent in West Virginia to 13.5 percent in Alaska.
The findings come from an ongoing Gallup survey, conducted with health consultants Healthways, according to NBC News. The survey included calls to more than 176,000 adults nationwide. They were asked how often they use drugs or medications, including prescription drugs, which affect their mood and help them relax. Respondents were not asked about the types of drugs used.
After West Virginia, the states with the highest daily drug use were Rhode Island (26 percent), Kentucky (24.5 percent), Alabama (24.2 percent), Louisiana (22.9 percent), South Carolina (22.8 percent), Mississippi, Missouri and Indiana (22 percent) and Oregon (21.9 percent).
The states where the fewest people use daily drugs, after Alaska, are Wyoming (15.5 percent), California (15.8 percent), Illinois (16 percent), North Dakota (16.4 percent), New Jersey (16.5 percent), Colorado (16.7 percent), Texas (16.7 percent), Utah (16.8 percent) and Maryland (17.3 percent).
People who take drugs daily to relax have an overall lower feeling of well-being, Gallup noted in a statement. “One possibility is that taking mood-altering drugs or medication nearly every day contributes to lower well-being,” the organization noted. “But a more probable explanation is that Americans who already have lower well-being are more likely to use drugs or medication to relax or alter their mood, possibly to help cope with challenges related to their low purpose, social, financial, physical or community well-being.”
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Obama Decision Frees 22 Drug Offenders From Federal Prison
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April 1st, 2015
Twenty-two drug offenders serving time in federal prison will be freed, the White House announced Tuesday. President Obama’s decision to commute the prisoners’ sentences builds on “his commitment to address instances of unfairness in sentencing,” White House Counsel Neil Eggelston said.
Eight of the inmates had received life sentences, Bloomberg reports. Many of the 22 inmates would have already served their time under current drug laws and sentencing policies, Eggleston noted in a blog post.
In a letter sent this week to those receiving commutations, President Obama wrote that he believed in their abilities “to prove the doubters wrong.”
“Remember that you have the capacity to make good choices,” Obama wrote. “By doing so, you will affect not only your own life, but those close to you. You will also influence, through your example, the possibility that others in your circumstances get their own second chance in the future.”
The movement toward drug sentencing reform has gained bipartisan support.
In April 2014, the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to reduce the base offense for criminals caught with various amounts of drugs. Last June, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the new sentencing guidelines will make the federal prison system more fair to minorities, and will reduce taxpayer costs.
In July, the commission voted to reduce terms for low-level drug traffickers who are already incarcerated. The vote would allow more than 46,000 drug offenders to be eligible for early release from prison.
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Lorelei will be discussing the subjects of helping vs. enabling
17 years ago Lorelie Rozzano took the most difficult walk of her life – through the doors of a local treatment centre. She found in recovery what she’d been searching for in alcohol and drugs. Growing up in an alcoholic home she understands first-hand, the importance of a healthy family system. Lorelie is an author, mother, wife, daughter, grandmother, foster parent, counselor, sister and friend. Lorelie works at the Edgewood Treatment Center in Nanaimo, BC and is a guest blogger for Addiction Campuses and The Addicts Mom. She has written a series of books on addiction – Jagged Little Edges, Jagged Little Lies and Gracie’s Secret (A book for children who are growing up with addiction) Her passion is to help others recover from the effects of Substance Use Disorder. She hopes the honesty found in her books and on her blog, will inspire addicts and their families to reach out for the help they so desperately need, and deserve. Lorelie wants people to know there is hope and she is telling...on addiction!
For more information on Lorelie Rozzano visit her blog atwww.jaggedlittleedges.com or find her on Face Book or Twitter.
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