by Mary Beth O'Connor | Feb 2, 2023 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community, Long-Term Recovery, Sobriety, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment
It is dangerous to insist that the only way to recover from addiction is the 12-step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. When I entered rehab in 1993 for my lengthy methamphetamine use disorder, I was informed, repeatedly and vehemently, that I had to comply...
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by Merlyn Karst | Nov 3, 2022 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Behavioral Health, Community, Long-Term Recovery, Peer Recovery, Support
We are now coming into November. The TV is quite littered with political ads peddling support for election or a cause, new administration, referendum, climate change, or abortion. Depending on one’s will, dedication, and passion, decisions will be made on...
by Merlyn Karst | Sep 2, 2022 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community, Long-Term Recovery
I have been in active and sustained recovery for 24 Years. Through this period, I haven’t had a drink of alcohol, my only drug of choice. It worked for me until it didn’t. I was periodic. I had 3 DUI’s. No wrecks, no injuries, just arrests. I paid the consequences...
by Merlyn Karst | Aug 4, 2022 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community
Today is August First. History reports that disastrous events scatter people, and then bring them together. Survivors gather in mutual and sustaining support. In the past and now today, we hear the words— together we shall There are communities with interlocking...
by Merlyn Karst | Jun 1, 2022 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Behavioral Health, Community
I began this blog before the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting. This horrible event, involving young school children, got much world attention. History reports that mass shootings scatter people, and then bring them together. Survivors gather in mutual and sustaining...
