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Is this the appropriate place 6 cilla4progress Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2574

I need to talk. 42 clam happy Apr 2013 Jul 2013 0 7262

Bacardi weekend 2 clam happy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1921

Al-Anon info requested 4 Colonel Schwartz Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 3028

I used to be a drunk... 23 Comatose Sphagetti Feb 2018 Jul 2018 9 2729

Recovering alcoholic ... some of the posts on the GD forums make me sad. 8 CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 Jun 2016 2 3369

I'm afraid my friend is going to kill herself 3 Contrary1 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2774

Who says irony is dead? 10 DEbluedude Apr 2020 Apr 2020 14 2340

Someone I love dearly has a gambling addiction. 10 Delmette2.0 Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 3355

Check you days, hours, minutes and seconds of sobriety... 10 demosincebirth Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 3099

One of the Books that shaped America Alcoholics Anonymous (among others) 2 demosincebirth Jul 2012 Oct 2012 0 1713

Very low turnout at tonight's meeting in blood-red San Clemente 1 dogknob Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1933

Can anyone here help me get my California AA meeting through the 501(c)(3) application process? 2 dogknob Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1766

The Black Cat 1 dogknob Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1716

FBI raids Sovereign Health rehab 4 dogknob Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 5906

Oyxana - haunting must see documentary on drug abuse in America 1 Doodlesweaver Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2108

How social casinos leverage Facebook user data to target vulnerable gamblers 2 douglas9 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1412

New FindTreatment.Gov Site Aims to Combat Spiraling Addiction 0 douglas9 Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1010

Naltrexone for my alcoholism it works , and dejoy keeps fuqing around with post office 6 Duncanpup Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 2471

In Joining AA I have met some fine empathetic compassionate people 3 Duncanpup Mar 2022 Mar 2022 13 2771

This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Duncanpup Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 1486

Lockdown wagon 10 Dworkin Apr 2020 Apr 2020 16 4021

CBS 60 Minutes- Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break 1 Electric Monk Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 3646

This message was self-deleted by its author 8 Electric Monk Sep 2012 Feb 2013 1 2421

Bill W, the film 3 Electric Monk Nov 2012 Apr 2013 1 1863

Why Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Is So Scary 3 Electric Monk Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1789

The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think (HuffPo) 5 Electric Monk Jan 2015 Mar 2016 9 3640

US Govt approves new 'powdered alcohol' sales. What could possibly go wrong? 6 Electric Monk Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1930

West Virginia man calls 911 and turns over drug hoard after hearing president’s speech on addiction 2 Electric Monk Oct 2015 Nov 2015 4 1384

I'm still shook up about the Paris bombings. Part of me wants to just crawl into a bottle. 2 Electric Monk Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1493

Addiction & Recovery Continued...

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Prince's former dealer reveals the extent of his addictions to Fentanyl and Dilaudid 2 Electric Monk Apr 2016 Jun 2016 0 2240

"A man who limps still walks" 2 Electric Monk Jul 2016 Jan 2017 5 1670

Surviving an alcoholic 1 elleng May 2015 May 2015 2 1861

How My Wine Turned to Water 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1867

This City's Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It? 2 elleng Nov 2018 Nov 2018 23 1636

Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In. 18 elleng Mar 2020 Sep 2020 14 3026

Alcoholism in the elderly. 4 enough Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 2514

Going to make a quick post before bed about something rather personal for me. 5 F4lconF16 Jul 2015 Apr 2017 3 2802

Today is the start of the ninth year God has given me. 5 Fire Walk With Me Aug 2012 Aug 2012 3 2464

10 Years thanks to a loving higher power. 8 Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 Oct 2013 1 2443

I need to get my son into rehab for Dilaudid addiction. Need some advice 14 flying_wahini Apr 2013 Jun 2013 0 4320

has anyone had experience with The Right Step (Houston)? 3 flying_wahini Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2147

need help - preparing to tell our close friends about taking our son to rehab for opiate addiction 8 flying_wahini Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2376

My son who is 29 just celebrated his 10 years of sobriety this week. 21 flying_wahini Apr 2023 Apr 2023 48 4801

A Beautiful song about recovery and hope... 4 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2220

Justin Furstenfeld's wry remembrance of life before Recovery... 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1713

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2706

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Mar 2017 1 1597

Julien Baker-"Sprained Ankle" 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1479

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1560

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2298

My daughter posted this great article/video on FB from Uplift 8 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Feb 2017 0 2122

This is personal now 1 Freddie May 2017 May 2017 4 5706

I'm hoping this forum will help...because I could really use some. [View all] 52 fujiyama Jan 2012 Jan 2013 5 14176

Politics in meetings 7 get the red out Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 3041

PSA for opioid addicts (oxycodne warning)... 4 Ghost in the Machine May 2015 Jun 2015 4 1836

Binged during a meeting (zoom.) 7 GPV Apr 2021 Apr 2021 12 2732

Anyone have experience with the following? Seeing a new therapist this wk. 6 GPV May 2021 May 2021 3 1778

Thanks for the IFS and DBT replies. Not sure now if I can see that therapist, as 1 GPV Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1998

Bah. After clinging to an all summer run of no purging, I decided to implode and b/p for 3 GPV Sep 2021 Oct 2021 4 1762

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Two weeks, no purging. All the other stuff is still happening, but not the purging. 14 GPV Nov 2021 Dec 2021 25 3906

I'm trying Naltrexone for the bulimia. Anyone experienced side effects? 0 GPV Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2051

Argh! 7 GPV Aug 2022 Sep 2022 5 1687

I am going in circles. Admit I have a problem in the morning, be in denial 2 hours later, and back 16 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 May 2020 7 2306

Ok. I am committing right now to writing out a long post about myself. I am giving myself until the 10 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 12 1864

It only works if you work it. I am not. I try, but only sometimes. Other times I decide I can't live 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 3 1119

Headed to bed. No big binges. No purging. A little uncomfortable about probably being over on 11 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 31 2702

I didn't make it through the day today. Used late mother's birthday and the vulnerability of 9 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 10 1637

Went to my first ZOOM SMART meeting today. Also binged a lot, again. 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 6 1866

Anyone else doing SMART? 1 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1307

I could feel the wheels getting wobbly the last couple weeks. My thinking was 7 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 9 1620

How are you celebrating New Years Eve? Pizza and chips in a moderate amount, and 24 hours of SMART 7 GreenPartyVoter Dec 2020 Jan 2021 4 2330

Wife's online gaming addiction. 8 groundloop Mar 4 Apr 2 7 655

Need some advice on helping a friend with a substance abuse problem. 10 GumboYaYa Feb 21 Feb 27 1 775

Today is the day [View all] 59 happybird Feb 2019 Feb 2019 168 13414

It's the holidays again. Yay. 7 happybird Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1824

Taking another try at NA 17 happybird Dec 2022 Dec 2022 45 3079

Today is a new day 10 happybird Feb 16 Mar 3 20 855

Transportation to NA meetings 5 happybird Feb 27 Feb 29 0 330

I got out to a meeting and made some new friends! 11 happybird Feb 29 Mar 1 29 1116

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