Family addiction – what do I mean? Addiction is a family disease because of the way it changes the brains of each and every member in a family where there is undiagnosed, unhealthily discussed, untreated addiction. And if it is not addressed, it generally passes along to the next generation in one form or another… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Links This Week
Here are some links to posts that offer points of view to discuss further. Take a look and add your comments to the conversations: Addiction! the Disease That’s Created a Disease! http://amuseaddicts.com/addiction-the-disease-thats-created-a-disease/ On Alcoholics Anonymous: a Sober Conversation http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=weblog&wlid=5&id=700&cn=14 New Drug Czar Diasvows Drug ‘War’ http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/new-drug-czar-disavows-drug.html… Continue Reading
Living with an Alcoholic: Control, Detachment and Love
Living with an alcoholic is extremely difficult when all concerned do not understand the brain disease of alcoholism. Difficult issues, such as control, detachment and love, arise. To better understand what you can and cannot do, please find the following guest post by Irene Watson, author of award winning The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to… Continue Reading
Drug Tests Don’t Lie
Drug Tests Don’t Lie is a guest post from The Discovering Alcoholic, who writes a top rated recovery blog, www.discoveringalcoholic.com, covering alcoholism, substance abuse, treatment and recovery issues. NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield is proclaiming his innocence after being suspended for failing a drug test. My first thought is drug tests don’t lie, but people do.… Continue Reading
When an Opioid Drug Addict Needs Surgery | Pain Meds
When an opioid drug addict needs surgery | pain meds alarm bells go off for everyone concerned. What can / should they do? At a recent meeting, one of the discussions was about living in fear of what would happen if a recovering opioid drug addict with the co-addiction of alcoholism had to have surgery… Continue Reading
To Mothers Who May Have a Child Who Drinks Too Much
When you have a child who drinks too much, it is especially difficult to find anything “Happy” about “Happy Mother’s Day.” Whether your child is a teen or an adult, being a mother of a child with a drinking problem (whether alcohol abuse or alcoholism) is unbelievably difficult. The concepts of “letting go” or “mind… Continue Reading
Links This Week
Please find the following article/post links I’ve found of interest this week: High Functioning, But Still Alcoholics http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/health/05brod.html?_r=2 Reasons Why People Drink Alcohol http://talkrehab.org/reasons-why-people-drink-alcohol/ Alcohol Affects Women’s Brains More Than Men’s http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/women/a/aa010604.htm Illinois Coalition ‘Sticker Shocks’ Community http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2009/illinois-sticker-shocks.html… Continue Reading
Triggers Aren’t Dangerous Unless You’re Standing in Front of the Gun
This is a Guest Post by The Discovering Alcoholic, who writes a blog at http://discoveringalcoholic.com/blog Perrry Morgan says cash is his trigger. “The temptation is just too great when you get that amount of money practically put in your back pocket. It is enough to tempt you to go back on the booze… It is… Continue Reading