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Life in the nicotine-free lane
“We’re tougher than we think we are!” So penned Larry (longtime sober alcoholic) recently in the SOS Newsletter. Larry was reflecting and sharing his life today, after 20 years off the sauce, and a number of years off nicotine.
I’ve worked in the field of addiction recovery since the early eighties but I kept smoking until 1993. Although I’d been alcohol free since 1978, I shared smokes at breaks with folks I counseled regarding alcohol and drug addiction recovery, including ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Reversing the Psychological Effect of Cigarette Ads
By Jim Christopher , Health Expert...folks were recovering alcoholics, drug addicts in recovery, and persons with food addictions... Read more »
New Study Shows ADHD Meds Do Not Raise Risk of Substance Abuse
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health ExpertDeciding to medicate your ADHD child is never an easy decision for parents. Hearing rants from... Read more »
Fighting addiction: Developing a program that meets your needs
By Jim Christopher , Health ExpertWhen I finally attained recovery from a lengthy booze addiction on April 24, 1978, previous feeble... Read more »
Smoking and Alcoholism: How to Fight Multiple Addictions, Part II
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert...others suggest that recovery rates for alcoholism and drug addiction improve among successful... Read more »
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...should express their affection for the patient and their intentions for supporting the patient through recovery, but they must strongly and consistently demand that the patient seek treatment.... Read more »Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal
for Alcohol WithdrawalWhen a person with alcoholism stops drinking, withdrawal symptoms begin within 6 - 48 hours and peak about 24 - 35 hours after the last drink. During this period, the... Read more »Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...recovering completely from depression. Patients who become symptom-free have the best chance for complete recovery compared to patients whose symptoms merely improve.In general, patients should... Read more »Images
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