12 step family would like to share this emotionally gripping testimonial written by a recovering addict about their struggles to stay clean and the importance of a support system for making a recovery. Please keep in mind that the author’s identity has been kept anonymous for the sake of maintaining the basic premise within AA [...]
Archive | March, 2009
Teenager conducts study that suggests parents don’t share underage drinking experiences with their adolescents
Sparked by an interest in the root cause of underage drinking and alcohol abuse amongst teens, Chelsea Lynn Jurman decided to conduct a study as part of the Intel Science Talent Search that would bring her one step closer to a realistic cause. 123 high school students where interviewed for the study, by way of [...]
Cocaine Nation and Heroin Nation Premier on Discovery Channel
Cocaine Nation and Heroin Nation premiered on the Discovery channel this week. The two series are rated TV-14 because of the subject matter and some disturbing footage of drug abuse. Both series take a raw look at all sides of drug abuse including the users, the dealers, treatment and even the science behind the addictions.
Cocaine [...]
Oklahoma Program To Stop Prescription Drug Abuse Loses Funding
A website financed by a federal grant and maintained by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics called the “Prescription Monitoring Program” (PMP) has now lost all of its funding. The PMP was a website which allowed access to doctors in order to see their patient’s prescription history.
The PMP made it easy for doctors to reduce the [...]
What is InTheRooms.com?
There’s been a lot of talk about a new social networking site called In The Rooms (www.InTheRooms.com). Similar to MySpace or FaceBook, InTheRooms.com lets members post photos, chat online, and meet other members from around the world. But InTheRooms.com caters to a special sort of member, individuals in recovery.
Whether you are thinking about getting clean [...]
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