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RECOVERY 1 – ACCEPTANCE

November 3, 2015/by David Wolfe

Individuals who are not familiar with addiction believe that a person who quits using drugs and/or alcohol has “recovered”. But those people who are familiar with the issue of addiction know that to stop using drugs and/or alcohol is only the beginning of recovery. Recovery is an ongoing effort by a person to get rid […]

COMPLACENCY IN RECOVERY

October 30, 2015/by David Wolfe

The dictionary defines complacency as “a feeling of quiet pleasure or security while unaware of some potential danger or defect.” It is a false confidence in oneself. People who do not suffer from addiction issues can afford to be complacent in some areas of their lives but those of us in recovery must never become […]

THE STIGMA OF ADDICTION – PART 3

October 29, 2015/by David Wolfe

When I came to recovery, I did not expect society to open its arms to welcome me. I had no illusions. I knew how people perceived alcoholism and the addicted. The chaos the alcoholic creates and the resulting damage to society are enormous and costly. Families are destroyed. Money is spent. Lives are lost because […]