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Addiction & Recovery

multigraincracker

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7. A friend of mine went into rehab when I did.

Reply to quickesst (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 17, 2022, 01:27 PM

Jan 2022

He made AA his life and felt bad if he missed a meeting. A year of so later he made some big money on the sale of some collectible items. Took that $10K and bought an oz of coke and blew his heart out, dead.

My problem with it was the talk about drugs every day and the whole "higher power" thing.

Got new friends, went back to school and got my degree, started a business while working full time and moved on. Thirty years ago.

I'm sure it works for some, others not so much for me.

I owe it all to my psychiatrist.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Tbear Jan 2022 OP

I don't think most would consider recreational weed part of sobriety captain queeg Jan 2022 #1

Pot being legal makes no difference RainCaster Jan 2022 #2

Alcoholics Anonymous.... quickesst Jan 2022 #3

My shrink told me to only go to AA for 3 months. multigraincracker Jan 2022 #4

The first thought.... quickesst Jan 2022 #6

A friend of mine went into rehab when I did. multigraincracker Jan 2022 #7

Some have been going for quite some time quickesst Jan 2022 #8

Not around here - Northeastern New York Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #5

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking RevBrotherThomas Jan 2022 #9