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Things that are difficult to say when drunk:
1. Innovative 2. Preliminary 3. Proliferation 4. Cinnamon Things that are very difficult to say when drunk: 1. Specificity 2. Anti-constitutionalistically 3. Passive-aggressive disorder 4. Transubstantiate Things that are downright impossible to say when drunk: 1. Thanks, but I don't want to have sex. 2. Nope, no more booze for me. 3. Sorry, but...
Don’t forget that booze kills too
02/19/2012
An opinion piece in the Sunday New York Times, "Drinking and Drugging," brings up an interesting point of view that made me think. I am as guilty as others, wondering what...
It’s Children of Alcoholics Week! February 12-18, 2012
02/11/2012
An estimated 25 percent of all children in the United States are affected by or exposed to a family alcohol problem. SAMHSA supports the National Association for Children of...
It’s not the cold that’s killing them in the Ukraine
02/08/2012
I remember hearing a story about an AA who was depressed and went to the country to isolate a little more. The chilling end of the story is that he drank and walked out into a...
Chronic pain in recovery
02/02/2012
This is an article that needed to be written: "The Perils of Chronic Pain in Recovery." I can't tell you how many times I've heard in meetings about and from people who have "gone...
A Bridge to Recovery on Campus
01/24/2012
Lots of good support and opportunities for young addicts and alcoholics to stay sober today. Why it's taken so long for campuses to focus on this segment of young adults and...
Binge drinking on the rise
01/21/2012
A new report has come out stating that more than 38 million adults in the US or more than 10% of the population regularly binge drink, four times a month, which basically amounts...
Perhaps the bravest fight so far
01/15/2012
The AP Newswire reports that Retired Brigadier General Stanley Cherrie has revealed that his years of heavy drinking had grown into alcoholism which nearly killed him. U.S. General...
200 million illicit drug users worldwide
01/13/2012
Christian Nordqvist has written one of the most powerful articles using statistics to get the world's attention. In Medical News Today, it states that there are 200 million illicit...
Will Kate do for addiction what Diana did for AIDs?
01/10/2012
Kate Middleton has announced that one of her primary charity causes will be addiction and recovery. From the LA Times: Action on Addiction, which supports research, prevention and...
Meeting them where they are via text messaging after ER visits
01/04/2012
One of the largest populations to visit hospital Emergency Departments are young adults 18 to 24 years of age and more than one third of them report alcohol abuse or...
Honesty about death and addiction for Christopher Hitchens
12/26/2011
Keith Humphries writes a good essay/blog on "Why Honesty About Hitchens' Addiction Matters." Reminding us to call a spade a spade when it comes to the reason for someone's death...
Teen Addiction Anonymous
12/21/2011
This just came across my virtual desk:Teen Addiction Anonymous, a program for teens created my teens. I almost rolled my eyes thinking, "another adaptation," but before I judged...
Contaminated homemade alcohol
12/17/2011
Alcoholism is a significant problem in both rural and urban areas of India.More than 100 people have been killed by contaminated homemade alcoholic spirits in the Indian state of...
LBA: Lip Balm Anonymous
12/03/2011
Last week I heard about LBA from a friend of mine -- chuckling and shaking my head with doubt, I did a Google search for information about it. At About Lip Balm Anonymous, I...
Help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays
11/16/2011
The Great American Smokeout. November 17, 2011 Find out more.
November 17, live chat on coping with the holiday season
11/16/2011
On Thursday, November 17 from 4 PM to 5 PM EST, Phoenix House and The Fix are hosting a live chat on Twitter, to discuss the highs and lows of the season—and their effects on...
New reality series on drunk driving
11/12/2011
TLC (used to be called The Learning Channel) is planning to air it's first episode of a new series on drunk drivers; it's called ... D.U.I. While we watch, drivers take field...
You’ve gotta see this one
11/07/2011
Scanning the headlines for news on alcoholism and drug dependency, look what I found. I didn't know they had stores that sold special flasks let alone this extra special giant...
D.E.A. weighs in on “bath salts”
10/26/2011
More disconcerting news arrives about chemicals used in "bath salts" from the D.E.A. as the invoke "emergency scheduling authority" to get some of the most common substances made...
Eating disorder? Go to a rehab?
10/14/2011
With over an estimated 11 million Americans, mostly young women, suffering from eating disorders (most commonly anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa), California health insurers got...
Are you there God?
10/05/2011
Marya Hornbacher, the author of "Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulemia," is interviewed for thefix.com, "Are You There God? It's Me, Marya." It's a thoughtful conversation and...
“Addiction Vaccine, Tantalizingly Close”
10/04/2011
New York Times has an article today entitled: "Addiction Vaccine, Tantalizingly Close." But before the addiction community gets all riled up, know that it refers to narcotics not...
7 ways to become more powerful
09/27/2011
Take a look at an interesting article by Steve Hauptman, LCSW, who is a Gestaltist and leader of interactive therapy groups and coauthor — with his “inner monkey,” Bert...
How much alcohol do young people in Europe drink compared to the US?
09/23/2011
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence has come forth with a study comparing underage drinking in the United States with Europeans. Key Question: Do young people...
Fighting a food addiction
09/20/2011
Food addiction is the number one cause of death -- if you include heart disease, stroke, hypertension and diabetes. Brad Lamm, one of the most well-known interventionists...
Kentucky bans Xanax
09/15/2011
Benzodiazephines are often a thorn in the recovery communities side in that some psychiatrists and mental health workers prescribe them to recovering addicts and alcoholics for...
Drunkorexia: Starving for a drink
09/06/2011
It was with interest that I came across the article, Drunkorexia, put out by Indiana Prevention Resource Center, one of many that are coming out as the new college year commences....
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
08/25/2011
It was with interest that I read thefix.com's version of the new definition of addiction by the ASAM (see previous blog post). They titled their article with an alarming twist:...
Addiction is a chronic brain disorder
08/23/2011
A really important announcement was made by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, stating that from a four year investigation, it is their conclusion that addiction is a...
Are you crazy? Or just sick?
08/09/2011
More than 100 medical disorders can masquerade as psychological conditions, according to Harvard psychiatrist Barbara Schildkrout, author of Unmasking Psychological Symptoms, a...
Every time an addict or alcoholic dies
08/02/2011
It's not a bad thing that every time an alcoholic or addict dies there seem to be articles galore about how science has proven that some people have different brain scans and/or...
Addictive personality? You might be a leader
07/29/2011
Addictive Personality? You Might be a Leader, is the title of an article from the NY Times, July 23, 2011. A balanced and sober look at how an addictive brain functions and some of...
Russell Brand shares experience, strength, and hope on Amy Winehouse
07/26/2011
Amy Winehouse was put to rest at a family held funeral. Many of the comments that fill the papers are filled with sadness but not surprise at the early death of the soulful...
Calls and Donations to the Together Warmline Are Growing
07/22/2011
The Together Foundation Warmline is a free service for those with non-urgent questions about addiction and recovery. Its experienced counselors have...
Dr. Silkworth, be patient with us!
07/20/2011
This month, alcoholism and drug addiction seen as a medical problem, has gotten article coverage in popular paper and journals. In the New York Times article, Rethinking...
I am not a fraud!
07/18/2011
I was beginning to feel like a fraudulent blogger because of all sorts of reasons. I always post about content that is already created, I usually don't have strong feelings , I...
AA to Change Way of Doing Things
07/16/2011
A friend sent me the following humorous account of AA. Having searched the Internet for an author to attribute it to and not coming up with a soul, the following is posted with...
It’s All About You Weekly Cartoon
07/14/2011
Don't miss our new Tony Murphy cartoon, "It's All About You." (Even though it's all about me!)
Thank you and farewell to Betty Ford
07/09/2011
Betty Ford will be known as a pioneer in the field of alcohol and addiction rehabilitation centers as well as a sober woman who embraced the 12 step recovery program. Read...
San Francisco here they come!
07/06/2011
One of the most inspiring groups in the world of recovery are the Young People's Groups in Alcoholics Anonymous which began forming as early as 1945! This year the annual ICYPAA...
The Fairy Tale of Recovery
07/05/2011
"The ________ With The Hat" Once again, there was an article in the New York Times section this Sunday, about "the arts" and recovery. A friend made the comment to me that she...
Animal study: exercise may combat alcohol cravings
06/30/2011
Exercise may turn out to be an effective treatment option for alcoholism, a 2010 animal study suggests. Alcoholism disrupts normal daily circadian rhythms (such as when to sleep...
Marijuana use on the rise
06/24/2011
Two congressmen are introducing legislation that will legalize marijuana and allow states to legislate its use. The legislation would limit the federal government's role in...
Sex addiction
06/23/2011
The behavior of U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner has brought attention to the issue of sex addiction, although there is no diagnosis of sex addiction in the official listing of...
The Irish Times perspective
06/22/2011
I chuckled when I saw that the Irish Times ran an article: How US obsession with addiction has spawned a rehab industry, because I thought how like the Irish (I can say this...
Sorry for Amy Winehouse
06/20/2011
The Wall Street Journal reported that Amy Winehouse bombed out on her first concert in years, because she was bombed; Amy Winehouse Booed in Belgrade (Video). Glad the...
A long weekend ahead — unplugged
06/16/2011
I am getting ready for a long weekend and realize that the "long" in long weekend is giving me anxiety. There's definitely the influence of technology and constantly being...
Would your counselor spot an addiction?
06/13/2011
Coming from over two decades in the rooms of recovery and also working in the field of alcoholism, it amazes me that the entire world does not know about addiction. From my...
Fight over God splits Toronto AA
06/07/2011
Our neighbors to the north, in Toronto AA, are having their fair share of exposure in the media. It's an interesting dilemma; it seems that Toronto AA removed two agnostic...
Buzz Wake Up and Seniors
06/05/2011
What's up with the caffeine? The "Buzz Wake Up" gets some ink from the Wall Street Journal, and its interesting to read who is the top buyer of these "uppers" today. Energy...
ADHD is linked to substance abuse in recent study
06/04/2011
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry came out with new evidence linking ADHD to substance abuse. Not the most shocking of reports,...
Mental health and dependency
06/04/2011
Alcohol dependence is four times more likely to occur among adults with mental illness than among adults with no mental illness (9.6-percent versus...
The Baby Boom is having problems with alcohol
06/02/2011
The Baby Boom, which came of age with drugs all around, is having problems with alcohol. Between 2000 to 2008, the number of substance abuse treatment admissions in the United...
New found passions in sobriety
05/31/2011
My career coming into sobriety was as a psychotherapist. I spent the first two years struggling with the notion of why was I being paid to listen to people when the rooms of...
Happy hour linked to pub violence
05/27/2011
A Cardiff University study has established a link in the UK between pub violence and happy hour-style drinking promotions. Researchers studied pubs and nightclubs with a history...
New research on young people and long term recovery
05/27/2011
Thank you to Whitney O'Neill, Outreach and Program Coordinator at "Faces & Voices of Recovery" for the following: A groundbreaking article about young people in recovery ...
Smoking kills half a million Americans a year
05/25/2011
More than 500,000 Americans die from smoking-related causes each year, according to new statistics. Smoking kills slightly more men than women, the report says. While the rates of...
Gambling is the new addiction
05/22/2011
This week, a profound article came out on "Health, medical, and science updates," explaining why this addiction is having increased visibility in our culture. Check it...
Baby Boomers Do Rehab Their Way
05/16/2011
The stage of life of a person entering rehab for an addiction has a large effect on what treatment will succeed, says John Dyben, clinical director of the Hanley Center for...
Watch this before prom night!
05/15/2011
Got to hand it to these guys. The Monroe police department put on a mock car crash to show a high school, the day before their prom, the potential consequences of drunk driving....
This will stop drunk driving
05/15/2011
Someone sent me this video, a conglomeration of Australian Public Service Announcements, created for their stop drunk driving campaign. It's a little longer than usual, but it...
Elderly victims of abuse often use alcohol or drugs, study says
05/10/2011
Victims of severe traumatic elder abuse are more likely to be female, suffer from a neurological or mental disorder, and to abuse drugs or alcohol, according to research published...
Our resident cartoonist
05/09/2011
Challenging the challenge of the Second ‘A’ in AA
05/08/2011
We posted a blog a few weeks ago, in response to thefix.com’s article by Susan C. about “Anonymity.” Seems like she got a lot more ink out of the topic since then. Looking...
Facebook visitor asks for opinions
05/04/2011
MAGAZINE | May 01, 2011 You Are Here: The 'Wet House' Where Alcoholics Can Keep Drinking By BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS It's always 5 o'clock at St. Anthony's. Very thought...
Charlie P . . . (of “Joe & Charlie”) . . . gone now . . . but not forgotten
04/23/2011
On my way into a meeting Thursday night, I thought I heard someone say, "Charlie died." Today, I received an email that must be making the rounds, about Charlie P. and seems to...
Getting a buzz? For what?
04/21/2011
Coming across an article on a more glitzy website that brings to light some interesting topics, but oftentimes seems to exploit the world of recovery (my opinion) -- I read the...
Be Here Now — on the west side subway
04/19/2011
In our Final Word Department, the author reflects about the expectations that can come with sobriety ... if I stay sober for a year, will my "after" photo be a vision of serenity...
Apps helping drunken drivers?
04/17/2011
Let's hear it that our Senators Reid, Schumer, Lautenberg and Udall asked that the apps available to help drunken drivers avoid sobriety checkpoints, be removed from online stores....
A Heavy Drinker by any other name … would be an ________?
04/15/2011
I remember when I split hairs between the definition of a heavy drinker and an alcoholic; I wasn't an alcoholic because: "I socialized when I was drinking." "I didn't drink in...
Real Men Know How To Iron
04/12/2011
In an earlier issue of Together, we published an article that created interest and addressed the issue of "The Link Between Sex Trafficking and Addiction." Yesterday, Demi Moore...
A Drunken Medieval Knight?
04/11/2011
Found an interesting book entitled, "Drinkwater: A Sobering Tale About A Medieval Knight" by Otto Scamfer. The concept is fascinating although the book reviews are not...
Turning Pain into the Path
04/07/2011
A year ago,Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche gave a talk on "Turning Pain into the Path" in Charlottesville, Va.The interview is filled with lessons and insights that are timeless and useful...
DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in April
04/05/2011
DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in April Find a location near you. All told, the American Public turned in more than 121 tons of pills on ...
Ommmmmmm; need a sober get-away?
04/02/2011
Many times I've searched the Internet for 12th Step vacation destinations as well as just plain recovery oriented places to chill. By the time I finished my research, I was too...
Laurie Dhue of HLN on Charlie Sheen
03/31/2011
In this preview, host Laurie Dhue discusses her 15-year battle with alcoholism and is joined by Dr. Drew and actor Jeremy London, who also battled addiction but is now sober....
One too many
03/31/2011
April is Alcohol Awareness Month (it's their 25th Anniversary!) and this is no April Fooling. The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence has chosen a powerful but...
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