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Dry Drunk Syndrome–Is it Beatable?
Don’t feel the same after you’ve quit. A Definition of Dry-Drunk Syndrome When I moved from Albuquerque to Cincinnati, I went to some AA meetings and made it a point to network with recovering...
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Advice on Forgiveness for Recovered Alcoholics
Forgiving without excusing. Being a recovered addict—of any kind—means more than just laying off the substance in question. That’s kind of unfair, because doing just that is extremely hard. But...
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How Long Is Withdrawal For Opiates?
The key is to seek medication. The most common opiate is heroin. Others include dilaudid, morphine, and codeine. There’s also the infamous Oxycontin. Oxycontin is a heavy-duty pain killer that...
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Tips For Dealing with Withdrawal
Tips for dealing with withdrawal In 2002, a friend of mine called me telling me he’d slept about a half an hour the last two nights. He’d had to leave his job on a landscaping crew two days in a row....
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25 Tips For Staying Sober
This post will give you a nice handy reference to many tips for not just getting sober, but for staying sober. This distills the wealth of information on this blog—not all of it—but some of the basic...
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Why You Should Stop Drinking Alcohol
Here we are again, friends. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for being here and reading my blog, but also to say that I hope the blog is inspiring you and helping you. But also, there are...
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15 Celebrities Who Have Been to Rehab
Put things in context! If you’re struggling with drink, you’re probably beating yourself up. If you’re in the middle of recovery, you may still be suffering low self-esteem or related issues. That...
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Cocaine Withdrawal Symptoms
Cocaine withdrawal is painful and gut-wrenching. However, there are actually many natural remedies that will cut down on withdrawal. That will be the focus of this article, which can change the life...
View ArticleVice Says Rehab Doesn’t Work, Alcoholism Isn’t a Disease
I had to be away from the blog for a period of time, and while I was, I saw something I really wanted to respond to. The libertarian news site Vice ran an interview with the neuroscientist Marc Lewis,...
View ArticleWe Have to Remember the Children of Alcoholics
I don’t have any children. Instead, I have a story. I had a friend once, who I no longer keep in touch with, who probably will never see this. We’ll call her Erica. She had two children, one who...
View ArticleHow Your Brain Chemistry Craves Alcohol
During my years as a drinker, I was around many people who were slaves to liquor. I don’t really know how many of them thought of themselves as having a problem. But I do know that a lot of people...
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