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Subject: Re: Getting Clean..for kel: SUSAN


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Date Posted: 06:50:31 02/22/06 Wed
In reply to: Lori 's message, "Re: Getting Clean..for kel: SUSAN" on 13:44:38 02/19/06 Sun
 Lori,

A couple of things. Yes drugs work! It is the addiction that is the problem. Addiction has less to do with the drug of choice and more to due the person trying to numb some pain or fill some void in there life. 90% of counselors in rehab are ex-addicts, and they do run the place. Yes some times a meth user like AA better than CMA or CA cause AA meetings are not full of people that are jittery and just there trying to quit but are still not ready. So yes in meetings people meet others to go use more drugs with. So yes it is ultimately up to the user to stay clean. Some addicts (Ex-Addicts) say bottom line, as long as you are at a meeting you’re not using!! (Ref ex-addict’s my sister and SFJ). Tools are teaching the addict how to deal with the compulsion (Triggers) to use. To understand that a compulsion last about 1 to 2 minutes. Knowing that and working through that minute is a tool.

More tools: Good Luck.



TOTAL ABSTINENCE
We who have lost control of our drug consumption must abstain from all mind-altering substances. Our experience is that our addiction is invariably triggered by the use of alcohol or other drugs. Just don't drink or use, no matter what.

MEETINGS
This is where we meet other recovering addicts. What we failed to do alone we can do together. We share our experience, strength, and hope at meetings. We also learn valuable information about our disease and how the programs work.

LITERATURE
The books Alcoholics Anonymous (the "Big Book") and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (the "Twelve and Twelve") of Alcoholics Anonymous are two of our most valuable tools of recovery.

SPONSOR
A sponsor is a recovering addict with more sobriety and Program experience than yourself who will help you work the Steps. He or she (same sex is recommended) should be someone you think you can communicate with. Begin looking for a sponsor immediately. You can change sponsors if the relationship doesn't work.

THE TWELVE STEPS
Meetings may keep you sober for some time, but the Twelve Steps of are vital for a stable and happy recovery. The Steps of are the means by which we move from the problem of drug addiction to the solution of recovery. We learn about the Steps by reading the literature, by
attending Step study meetings, and by working with a knowledgeable sponsor.

ONE DAY AT A TIME
The thought of making a pledge to never use again can be discouraging. We stay clean and sober one day at a time, and if necessary, one hour or even one minute at a time.
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Re: Getting Clean..for kel: LORISUSAN F12:32:09 02/23/06 Thu
    Re: Getting Clean..for kel: LORILori07:25:42 02/24/06 Fri

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