Extending the Hand in Recovery
Posted on March 18, 2012
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One addict helping another. Over the years I have found that some of the best most genuine souls are those of us of the afflicted variety. Afflicted addicts and alcoholics are my favorite kind of people. We have pain and hurt and obsessions no other can understand. Society in general has no understanding of why we are the way we are and frown upon our lack of control. Non-addicted individuals have great difficulty understanding us with addiction issues. We may as well slither on by some days and be tucked away in the corner as we have not lived the healthiest of lives in some cases. We have hurt those we love. We abused ourselves in many case to the point of being brought back to life by some miraculous hand to only abuse further and do it again. We have not given our family or friends much reason to trust us. We are manipulators, liars, theives, whores, dealers, junkies, hopeless causes to a vast majority. I suppose too, we can not blame those in our circle of life for having such a low tolerance for us as we’ve not given them much reason to trust or believe a damn thing we do or say. So unless one walks or has had to strap on a similar pair of shoes, quite simply they will never understand and will have great difficulty in believing we really are good people. Kind people. People in pain. But also, people with the biggest of hearts. We didn’t grow up saying I’m going to grow up and become a junkie, alcoholic, or worse yet have co-occurring disorders to go alongside our addictive tendencies. But somehow, for our own very personal reasons or hurt or life trauma or genetic disposition, we became what we became. Addicted.
Morphine Addictions and Treatment Centers
Posted on August 25, 2011
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Morphine is in a group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers and is used for the following:
Extreme pain relief
Pre-surgery anesthesia
Severe cough relief
Chronic diarrhea
Shortness of breath
Morphine Abuse Signs
If you are experiencing any of the following signs, you may be abusing morphine:
Blurred vision, double vision , involuntary movement of the eyeball or pinpoint pupils. Slurred speech, fainting or uncoordinated muscle movements.Tremors or seizures. Memory loss. Hallucinations, abnormal thinking or exaggerated sense of wellbeing. Extreme agitation
The Voices Don’t Always Win
Posted on July 5, 2011
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This is re-posted with permission from my dear friend Vic W. Thanks Vic!
Some call them random thoughts, some call them voices, some call them the committee in their heads. Whatever you call them, whatever they are, they have a tendency of winning a battle within ourselves, our thoughts, our minds, our souls, and or our hearts. However, with the proper action in place, with the re-learning of how to deal with them, and a lot of action, trials and errors, we can and are able to quiet them from time to time, and sometimes we can even get rid of them.
Sometimes we will feel as if we might need to do something different than what we are about to do. That could be that “Voice Inside Your Head” or it could be “The Voice Inside Your Heart.” Usually we can tell the two apart from each other. For one of them will lead you to a situation where you know it isn’t the “Right Thing To Do” and the other one you will know “It is The Right Thing To Do”. This also is where we might need someone else to help us to analyze what is going on, and give up their opinion. However, another way to be able to come to the right decision is to quiet yourself, your mind, your body; relax and meditate on the situation at hand. This will help you in order to clear those voices that are in your head. Not only will it help to clear the voices it will give you the guidance on what way you should be going. Read more
Kevins Story
Posted on May 30, 2011
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I was born on the South Coast of England into a devoutly Catholic working class family; there was a lot of worship and Anger in that house and the surrounding environment.
At thirteen I picked up my first drug, but even before that I can see now that I already had the disease, I was always searching, always ill at ease. Speed took me out of myself and sufficed for a while until I found hash and LSD again these where good for a while but not enough then I discovered opiates, that did the trick and fast, it took me to oblivion and I made that home. I was in and out of prisons and hospitals for the next 12 years, travelled around parts of Europe and can barely remember any of it. Read more
Symptoms of Alcohol Addiction
Posted on February 12, 2011
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In many different cultures, drinking is a part of everyday life. Alcohol is often served with meals, used to celebrate special occasions, or consumed socially when in the company of friends. For most people, having a drink every now and again is not a problem. However, if you find yourself drinking to feel good or to alleviate the pressures of life, alcohol may become a problem for you. Since alcohol abuse and alcoholism often emerge slowly, it is important to be able to recognize the symptoms. Read more
The Junkies Life
Posted on November 6, 2010
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The Junkie’s Life
Imagine this. You awake in a cold, dingy house with no lights wondering where you are and how you got there. You are shaking uncontrollably, because you did not manage to get the ‘fix’ you needed the night before. Your mouth tastes like stale cigarettes and bile. Suddenly, your stomach churns and you rush in search of a bathroom to puke up the empty contents of your stomach. If all that is not enough, you have to deal with your pimp, because you were short on the cash last night. Today, you will repeat the vicious cycle all over again. For some addicts, this is just another day in the life.
The life of a junkie is not pretty. Often it includes brushes with near death, homelessness, encounters with police, and more. All of this is because most addicts will do and say anything to get their next high. Most of these addicts start out as loving husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters. There is no one type of person who becomes an addict. Anyone can become and addict – it could be your best friend or your pastor. You just never know. Read more
Stages of Alcoholism
Posted on August 9, 2010
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Alcoholics will often deny that they have a problem, and often by the time they are ready to admit it, they are deep within the throes of the disease. Alcoholism does not just materialize overnight, though. There are various stages of alcoholism that become progressively worse over time. For this reason, it is essential that those addicted to alcohol get help as soon as possible.
Recent research has also shown that certain individuals may even be more pre-disposed to becoming alcoholics than others. There seems to be an ‘alcoholic’ gene present in some individuals that is passed through the generations. Therefore, if your grandfather was a ‘raging drunk’ and your ‘Uncle Tommy’ and ‘Cousin Lucy’ on the same side of the family tree both suffer from alcohol dependency, there is a good chance that the gene may run in your family. Knowing this, steering clear of alcohol may be your best bet. However, if you believe that you may already have a problem and are interested in getting sober, below is an overview of the stages of alcoholism: Read more
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