With recent reports placing Florida as the US state with the most seizures of illegal drugs and a booming rise in addicts of Meth, Oxycodone, and MDMA, it’s good to know that a fellow ship like FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF ADDICTS: Nar-Anon has a presence in the community. The Nar-Anon fellowship is comprised of friends [...]
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Mother Sharon Osbourne Defends Family’s Past, Addiction Problems
Last week Sharon Osbourne irately responded to an insinuation that the Osbourne family’s past, addiction problems made the family inapt for any further TV productions, akin to the MTV’s the Osbounre Show. The stinging allegation came in the midst of announcements of a new variety show that the Osbourne family will be hosting called, Osbournes: [...]
Book Review: Gerald G. May’s “Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions”
“After twenty years of listening to the yearnings of people’s hearts, I am convinced that all human beings have an inborn desire for God,” is the introductory sentence of Gerald G. May’s book, “Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions,” which sets the pace for the rest of the pages.
“Addiction and [...]
12 Step Family Recovery Testimonials; “Sobriety: Personal Goal – Shared Mission”
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 [...]
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 [...]
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