Oct 10 2008
Fireproof
This is worth seeing…..
Sep 10 2008
MacKenzie Phillips Heads To Rehab
Does this qualify for Prop 36?
original article by Fannee Freaker
September 3, 2008 - 5:13 pm
MacKenzie Phillips Heads To Rehab
Following a recent arrest at LAX for possessing heroin and cocaine, former One Day At A Time star MacKenzie Phillips has entered rehab, according to her lawyer Blair Berk.
Airport police reported that Phillips was found to have what appeared to be these illicit drugs in her carry on luggage on August 27, 2008. She was charged with two felonies - one for for possession of heroin and cocaine and a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized possession of a hypodermic needle.
If Phillips is convicted on all charges, she could face three years and eight months behind bars for the felonies and another six months for the misdemeanor. She’s scheduled to be arraigned on October 3, 2008.
Jul 20 2008
Who is to blame here? Death of a hero
Lately I am taken aback by the lack of services and followup on promises made to those in need. When we can’t keep basic commitments to those who’ve served and are in the public eye…..it leaves slim hope for the rest of us.
From a recent article http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/military_the_enemy_within
By ALLEN G. BREED and KEVIN MAURER, Associated Press Writers
Soldier in famous photo never defeated ‘demons’
AP Photo: This December 2007 photo provided by the Dwyer family shows Joseph Dwyer, left, with his…By ALLEN G. BREED and KEVIN MAURER, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
PINEHURST, N.C. - Officers had been to the white ranch house at 560 W. Longleaf many times before over the past year to respond to a “barricade situation.” Each had ended uneventfully, with Joseph Dwyer coming out or telling police in a calm voice through the window that he was OK.
But this time was different.
The Iraq War veteran had called a taxi service to take him to the emergency room. But when the driver arrived, Dwyer shouted that he was too weak to get up and open the door.
The officers asked Dwyer for permission to kick it in.
“Go ahead!” he yelled.
They found Dwyer lying on his back, his clothes soiled with urine and feces. Scattered on the floor around him were dozens of spent cans of Dust-Off, a refrigerant-based aerosol normally used to clean electrical equipment.
Dwyer told police Lt. Mike Wilson he’d been “huffing” the aerosol.
“Help me, please!” the former Army medic begged Wilson. “I’m dying. Help me. I can’t breathe.” Continue Reading »
Jul 20 2008
Do Drug Courts really work?
a repost from and older (1998) but still valid article……
from http://www.city-journal.org/html/8_3_a3.html
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Arrested last March for selling crack, Brooklyn’s Damon Fuseyamore expected the trial judge to sentence him to probation, like all his drug-selling friends. This time, though, the deal was different: two to seven in the slammer—it was Fuseyamore’s fourth drug-related arrest—or else enter New York City’s newest diversionary program for drug offenders, the drug court. After spending five unpleasant days in the Brooklyn House of Detention, the 35-year-old addict, terrified at the prospect of doing real time, leaped at the chance to avoid it. He took the drug court option. Well over a year later, he’s clean—neither selling nor using.
Drug courts are the latest weapon against drug-related crime, and the results so far look promising. These courts zero in on the criminal’s addiction, since more often than not it’s an ongoing habit that drags such offenders back to crime. According to the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, drug abusers tend to become repeat offenders more frequently than any other class of criminal: two-thirds of parolees who commit further crimes use or possess drugs while out on parole. And about one-quarter of the nation’s 1.6 million state prisoners and a whopping 60 percent of its more than 100,000 federal prisoners are in jail for violating drug laws.
Drug courts seek to break this chain by offering nonviolent criminal addicts like Fuseyamore a bargain: if he pleads guilty and enters a treatment program, closely overseen by the drug court judge, the court drops the charges against him upon completion. If he backslides before “graduation,” though, it’s off to jail.
Jul 19 2008
Flare ups
Here is a re-post of an article that deals with flare-ups. Very helpful.
from http://butt-trusted.org/flare-up.html
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FLARE UP PERIODS
The term “flare up periods” or “flare ups” refer to definite time periods during which the recovering alcoholic/addict experiences an increased amount of tension and anxiety. Should he return to the use of alcohol or drugs, it will most likely be during one of these flare up periods. It is important, therefore, that the recovering alcoholic/addict, his family, his friends, his employer and anyone else who may play an important role during these periods become aware of how to recognize the onset of a flare up period and what to do when one occurs.
Flare ups occur at predictable intervals: five to six days, four to five weeks, eight to ten weeks, thirteen weeks, six months, nine months, and eleven to thirteen months after the last use of alcohol/drugs.
Jul 16 2008
Let the campaign begin………
The outcome (winner) of the upcoming presidential campaign will help determine what benefits addicts might expect for treatment. Who do you think will favor treatment and who do you think will favor jail?
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Jul 03 2008
CA - AA speaker - Great Message - link below
I like to listen to good recovery speakers. My counselor gave me a copy of Shawn H of Ohio…….great message and funny too.
So, if you are a recovering addict (crack in my case), I think you will enjoy Shawn’s share.
The language is “street language”…..so if you have timid ears, best not listen.
Enjoy.
Here’s the link to the mp3 audio. you can listen direct from your computer or download the file and listen later.
Jun 10 2008
effects of using meth……from a blog December - 2007
Reposted from http://zsolis.blogspot.com/
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crystal meth
Friday, December 7, 2007
Methamphetamine (Methylamphetamine or Desoxyephedrine) also known as ice or crystal meth is a pyschostimulate. Methamphetamine enters the brain and triggers a release dopeamine and serotonin , causing euphoria and excitement. Withdrawal is characterized by excessive sleeping, eating, and depression- like symptoms. Withdraw is also accompanied by anxiety and drug-craving. Meth was first introduced in Japan in 1893 by a chemist named Nagayoshi Hagai. In 1919 crystalized meth was introduced by adding red phosphorus and Iodine. This drug is abused world wide and it is starting to have a effect on our society. According to the United Nations, meth is the most abused hard drug on the earth, there is a estimated 26 million meth users worldwide that equals all heroin and cocaine user combined(pbs.org). The number of meth users and meth related death rise every year. Over time, abuser of crystal meth develop some of the worst health conditions known to man. Sadly, if no prevention is put in place disrupt the production and distribution of meth this country could be in dark times.
Jun 10 2008
Is crack dead?
At a recent Prop 36 counseling meeting we were asked to indicate our DOC by a show of hands.
As I recall out of 18 people there were only two who called crack their drug of choice. The others were heroin (1) and the balance being meth……….wow.
The counselor indicated that 4 years ago the preponderance of attendees claimed crack but that has now changed to meth.
Cheap, and available…..a nightmare waiting to happen.
Jun 06 2008
Prop 36 …… provided by the State of California
Prop 36 is designed to provide treatment as an alternative to jail for non violent drug offenders. It was unanimously passed in California in 2000.
The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, also known as Proposition 36, was passed by 61% of California voters on November 7, 2000. This vote permanently changed state law to allow first- and second-time nonviolent, simple drug possession offenders the opportunity to receive substance abuse treatment instead of incarceration. Proposition 36 went into effect on July 1, 2001, with $120 million for treatment services allocated annually for five years. [more]
Local Sacramento treatment providers include NCADD.