What Does My Road To Recovery Look Like These Days? My road to recovery has changed a lot over the past 10+ years. When I first got sober, AA/NA was the most important part of my recovery. It was a way for me to meet people going through exactly what I was going through. There […]
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By Shelby The subject of painkiller addiction is one of the few drug addiction topics I did have some familiarity with prior to learning about my daughter’s problems. Over the last 15 years, I have learned of several friends, employees, acquaintances …many different individuals who have had problems with prescription drug addiction. I have actually […]
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*written in March 2011* My alcoholics anonymous sponsor is having me work on my 1st and 2nd steps of the 12 step program, and I would like to share some of my process with you. While I struggled with both drugs and alcohol, and feel like drugs were my predominate problem, I preferred going to […]
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Addiction Recovery Poem I remember life before I met youI felt out of place, never knowing what to doI had a lot of friends, excelling in school and athleticsBut inside, I still felt somewhat patheticI felt empty, like nothing was enough I tried to be the best person I could beBut something inside just wouldn’t […]
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*written in June, 2011* At the time this page was written, my addiction drug rehab treatment had led to my being sober for about 10 months, which is the longest clean time I had ever had. But I am proud to say that now, I have stayed sober for over 3 years! Over time, I have […]
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*written in 2011* My 12 Step Work with My Alcoholics Anonymous Sponsor Before my relapse, I did not really work a 12 step program. Now, I have been clean and sober for 10 months, and I am still working on going through the 12steps with my Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor. I have started to have some […]