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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
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