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Valentine's Day is a time where we show love to the people who mean the most to us, but what about those we are struggling to love?  We still need $3,830 to reach our goal to help 14 individuals start a new beginning in their journey of recovery! Will you show your #Love4Prevention today?   This year, donations made for #Love4Prevention will benefit MDC's Recovery Housing Support Fund. In our community, there is a gap for those wishing to connect to recovery housing following treatment, incarceration, and/or unstable housing. This fund was established to aid these individuals who are not financially capable of paying the initial fee to enter a safe place to further their recovery process. From November 2018 to January 2019, this fund assisted 16 individuals! Currently, this fund is at$0 and MDC has a waiting list to support those seeking help. Transitional living is a major step in preventing relapse and we need your help! It costs $300 to be a sponsor or you can donate whatever you desire. To learn more about the Recovery Housing Support Fund here.  Our mission's success is due largely to the generosity of its donors, donors like you! We hope you will consider donating during our #Love4Prevention campaign. We ensure that every donation will go directly to the service and programs MDC implements in our community. Want to donate now? Click the link below and invest in the work we are doing! Donate Today! HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? Give a Valentine! Share a valentine and donate to MDC in honor of someone struggling with addiction, in memory of those we've lost to addiction and celebrate those in recovery!  Share on Social Media All day we will be sharing graphics to help spread  #Love4Prevention! Check us out on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Share your favorite images and show your love by donating to MDC! Metro Drug Coalition | 4930 Lyons View Pike | Knoxville TN 37919 | Phone: (865) 588-5550 © 2019 Metro Drug Coalition. All rights reserved.   Unsubscribe from this list Forward this email to a friend This project is funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

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Featured Commentary: When Substance Use and Mental Health Collide Co-occurring Disorders in Teens and Young Adults Getting help for a young person with a mental health disorder or a substance use problem is hard. It’s even harder when these disorders occur in the same person, Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, President of Child Mind Institute, and Fred Muench, PhD, President of Center of Addiction, explain. Read More Half of U.S. Children With Mental Health Disorder Do Not Receive Treatment Half of the estimated 7.7 million U.S. children with a treatable mental health disorder do not receive treatment from a mental health professional, according to a new study. Read More   Increase in Teen Tobacco Use Driven by E-Cigarettes: Report Teens’ use of tobacco products is on the rise, driven by an increase in e-cigarette use, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend FDA Sends New Warnings to Supplement Makers About False Claims of Curing Disease The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new round of warnings and advisory letters to makers of dietary supplements, telling them not to falsely claim their products cure, prevent or treat serious diseases. Last year the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to makers and distributors of 12 products sold as treatments for opioid addiction and withdrawal. Read More Frequency of Drinking, Drug Use Dreams Decreases the Longer a Person is in Recovery A new study finds the frequency of dreams involving drinking and drug use decreases the longer a person is in recovery. Read More Teen Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Depression and Suicidal Behavior: Study Teen marijuana use is linked to an increased risk of depression and suicidal behavior in young adulthood, according to a review of studies published in JAMA Psychiatry. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Teaching to the Drug Test (U.S. News & World Report) Melania Trump addresses youth forum on battling substance abuse (The Hill) Tips for Parents on Talking About Drugs After Teen Deaths (Associated Press) NDEWS Presents Webinar: Chemical Slavery, with Robert L. DuPont, MD; Register in link (CESARFax) The latest tool to combat the opioid epidemic — student-loan relief (MarketWatch) 'Church Of Safe Injection' Offers Needles, Naloxone To Prevent Opioid Overdoses (NPR) A Neuroscientist Explores The Biology Of Addiction In 'Never Enough' (NPR) Heart attack tied to edible marijuana is a warning to doctors (Reuters) Opinion: Is smoking marijuana safe? Why we can't let Big Weed bury the risks the way Big Tobacco did (NBC News) Judge rules against Walmart for firing employee with medical marijuana card (The Hill) El Chapo Is Behind Bars, but Drugs Still Flow From Mexico (The New York Times) FDA issues warning letter to drug distributor McKesson for allegedly shipping 'illegitimate' opioid products (CNBC) Justin Bieber Opens Up About His Past Drug Addiction, Saying He Was Addicted to Xanax (Cosmopolitan) Opioid prescriptions for pets surge, mirroring human crisis (Reuters Health)

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You Are Loved This Valentine's Day

How are you practicing Statements #7 and #10 today? Hello Competent Women! I wanted to give a quick shout-out of love to all of our 4C women today! Whether you have a sweetheart or not, I sincerely hope that all of you can take a moment to practice a little self-love and self-appreciation today. I remember one year, well before I found WFS, that I was feeling very sorry for myself on Valentine's Day (Statement #2). I was single and I was moping about being without a sweetheart on this day that we set aside to celebrate love. I wandered listlessly into the grocery store during my lunch break to try to find something appealing to eat. Right at the entrance was a large display of Valentine's candy and gifts, seemingly mocking my loneliness, all 75% off. "Wow," I thought, "I could buy something for every single one of my friends for that price." As the faces of the dear men and women in my life began to play like a slideshow in my mind, it slowly dawned on me that I did, in fact, have a whole lot of love surrounding me (#7). Sure, I wasn't romantically involved with anyone, but lots of people loved me, and I loved them in myriad ways. I loved the way my best friend always took my side when I was struggling with a difficult situation. I loved that I could go to another one of my friend's houses any time and just sit on the couch and watch bad t.v. with him when I was bored and feeling alone. I loved that I could get into wacky political debates with another one of my gal pals. And I realized that they probably loved at least a few things about me, too! (#10) I resolved then and there to change my attitude and not spend a lonely evening feeling sorry myself (#13). I grabbed a basket and filled it to the brim with heart-shaped boxes of cheap confections and cheesy kid's valentines cards (#6). I spent the afternoon making a mental list of who I wanted to share love with that evening and plotting my driving route (#12). When I got off work, I happily slogged through Seattle rush-hour traffic to make my rounds (#11). I didn't call ahead of time, I just showed up on people's doorsteps, silly V-day tchotchkes in hand, surprising my friends with my message of love, receiving a quick hug and maybe sharing a tear or two of surprised joy, and running off to the next house (#3). If they weren't home, I left them a love-filled surprise and received messages of appreciation later (#10). Since then, I've had many Valentine's Days when I've had sweethearts, and plenty without (#13). I've had lonely single V-days, and lonely ones when I've been in a relationship, too (#4). One year early in my sobriety, the only living soul I could think of who loved me was my cat! (#10) I've isolated and wallowed in my misery some years (#2), and been able to turn myself around in others (#3). This year, I am single but definitely not alone (#5). I have thousands of Sisters worldwide, bonded together in overcoming our addictions, learning to give love, learning to receive love, and supporting each other as we learn to love ourselves a little more (#8). What's your favorite Valentine's story? I invite you to head over to our blog and share with the world! (Blog comments may be left anonymously.) Much Love, Adrienne Miller President/CEO Women for Sobriety, Inc.  ‌  ‌  ‌

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