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THE STIGMA OF ADDICTION – PART 3

October 29, 2015/by Frank Terzo

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 […]

THE STIGMA OF ADDICTION – PART 2

October 29, 2015/by Frank Terzo

MY FAMILY AND ME During the first days and months of my recovery, I had to face my family’s fears and distrust. My past behavior had such an effect on them that their fears were certainly justified. It took me time to regain their trust. By the way, I understood their doubts but I knew […]

THE STIGMA OF ADDICTION – PART 1

October 27, 2015/by Frank Terzo

It is a sad fact that society hesitates to trust those in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions. For a “normal person”, it is difficult to understand the changes that the addicted has to go through in order to stay clean and sober. It is also difficult for the non-addicted to overlook the harm the […]