Kids with addicted parents face a challenging future. We will experience the effects of a generation left behind at school for years to come.
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Understanding anger in addiction recovery
I locked my anger up in solitary confinement with my other emotions during a decade of drug use. Letting it back into the world has proven challenging.
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No one is coming to save you from addiction
You have to participate in your own recovery.
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There’s hope for ‘that guy’, the over-intoxicated jerk
Sobriety doesn’t fix you, but it will allow you some time to learn alternative ways to help yourself. If you were an out-of-control mess at this year’s holiday party, or you were a witness to a human train wreck, there’s still hope for ‘that guy’.
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‘No pain, no gain’ has some lessons for addressing addiction
It was youth football that first introduced me to the popular adage of ‘no pain, no gain.’ The hidden lesson—that I wish I had understood much earlier—is that emotional pain in the most important factor for personal growth.
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Maine author Jeffery Ryan to speak Sept. 16 at Lithgow Library
Ryan will discuss his latest book, “Hermit: The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte.”
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You can’t overdose on fentanyl by touching it
The misconception regarding the dangers of accidental overdose is dangerous and harmful.
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We suffer more in imagination than reality
Addiction to drugs and alcohol often coincides with an addiction to control. I think all of us want to control our environment and relationships to some degree.
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Suboxone isn’t a cure, but it’s a needed option on the road to recovery
There aren’t enough doctors willing to prescribe Suboxone, but the demand is there.
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If I die from an overdose, please don’t prosecute my dealer
Our community views heroin dealers as predators, willingly poisoning and killing others without any regard for human life. But they’re not usually the ones closest to those experiencing a fatal overdose, and who often become the targets of criminal charges.