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steve2470

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27. my pleasure, Cha !

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 10:25 PM

Feb 2014

It's not fair that most of us can have one beer or drink and walk away. The alcoholic cannot do that. Addiction is a lifetime illness and very scary. It's true that you can be sober for many years, relapse and die from that relapse (or at minimum be plunged back into active addiction).

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Why Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Is So Scary [View all] steve2470 Feb 2014 OP

Ugh. Yes. Lesleymo Feb 2014 #1

best wishes for you and your son ! nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #2

+1000 nt narnian60 Feb 2014 #16

I'm so sorry Lesleymo...Keep a stiff upper lip and have faith in your son. Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #63

Kick.... daleanime Feb 2014 #3

All true, unfortunately Warpy Feb 2014 #4

Excellent points Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #6

My sister has done great with AA, my brother has not. johnp3907 Feb 2014 #11

They call it hitting bottom Warpy Feb 2014 #12

Yeah, late night phones calls are nerve wracking. johnp3907 Feb 2014 #23

I'm the snide cynical type Flying Squirrel Feb 2014 #32

Right, and I'm the snide, cynical type Warpy Feb 2014 #76

I have a family full of addicts loyalsister Feb 2014 #31

Did a doctor prescribe pain pills to him? abelenkpe Feb 2014 #5

They will. Most doctors know very little about addiction cally Feb 2014 #9

Many Won't, Even When They are Needed for Actual Pain AndyTiedye Feb 2014 #17

This is a problem too get the red out Feb 2014 #55

It is Actually Much Worse than That AndyTiedye Feb 2014 #67

Dear GOD get the red out Feb 2014 #72

Drug addiction is horrible. My thoughts go out to all those, and their WestSeattle2 Feb 2014 #7

Why are you so confident he made it 23 years clean? Lost_Count Feb 2014 #8

Me ? That's the article text you're reading nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #10

Fair 'nuff... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #18

That word is there Flying Squirrel Feb 2014 #33

Absolutely... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #35

Why are you so convinced he didn't? Oh yeah, you don't like that "innocent until proven guilty"? CreekDog Feb 2014 #14

I can believe it he made it 23 years steve2470 Feb 2014 #15

Very possible... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #20

ok I see your point nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #22

Apparently when he was not sober, it was quite obvious. morningfog Feb 2014 #36

WHAT A LOSS ON SO MANY LEVELS Samantha Feb 2014 #13

Last year,after 23 years in recovery,... MarianJack Feb 2014 #19

kick cally Feb 2014 #21

I'll tell you flat out hotrod0808 Feb 2014 #24

excellent post, thank you steve2470 Feb 2014 #25

Actually phil89 Feb 2014 #74

Thanks for this, steve. Cha Feb 2014 #26

my pleasure, Cha ! steve2470 Feb 2014 #27

Yes, I know all about Cha Feb 2014 #28

.... steve2470 Feb 2014 #50

I am a 46 year old alcoholic with just short of 14 years sober dsc Feb 2014 #29

What you said. n/t Flying Squirrel Feb 2014 #34

It Just Has To Be So Hard To Grapple With colsohlibgal Feb 2014 #30

kick nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #37

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"Science is slippery in all areas" ? TBF Feb 2014 #39

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Whether to call Pluto a planet or a dwarf planet is just a matter of classification muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #42

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"crazier than the average person anyway" steve2470 Feb 2014 #45

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many of us are mental health professionals, yes steve2470 Feb 2014 #48

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I suggest you go to your local community college and take a science class Blecht Feb 2014 #60

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What do you think about gravity? Fact? Or "nothing but" a theory? (nt) Heidi Feb 2014 #68

Exactly...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #41

Well, at least in all the interesting areas... MineralMan Feb 2014 #49

Were you "slippery" in math? jeff47 Feb 2014 #53

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I'm not seeking to be convinced. I'm seeking to understand. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #58

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Why? jeff47 Feb 2014 #69

the number 19 kinda jumped out at me hfojvt Feb 2014 #44

Serotonin is another neurotransmitter involved nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #47

Addiction is usually a vast cluster of inter-related avoidance strategies. sibelian Feb 2014 #52

Thank you for the thoughtful post n/t TroglodyteScholar Feb 2014 #56

Seth Mnookin gets all the credit :) nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #59

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This won't go down well get the red out Feb 2014 #64

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Because I suffer from depression get the red out Feb 2014 #66

best wishes to you with that illness also steve2470 Feb 2014 #70

This part pipi_k Feb 2014 #71

correct ! nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #73

last bump nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #75

I used to be an alcoholic. Quit for three months. Now a social drinker. Th1onein Feb 2014 #77