Browsing all posts in June, 2009.

Repairing Trust Takes Time

One of the consequences of drinking and drugging is that you destroy trust.  To keep your addiction going you lie, manipulate, and maybe even steal. Sometimes in early sobriety it’s easy to get frustrated that people don’t trust you.
“Hey, I’m not drinking! I’m a new person! Give me a break!”
If you’ve been in and out [...]

Yet Another Dead Celebrity

Part of me wanted to resist writing about Michael Jackson, but as I’ve been reading the stories and information coming out, I thought, this is such a sad tale of the power of addiction. I just have to say something.
I don’t mean to be callous with the title – but it is so very true [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28

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Life and Death

Today we heard about both Farrah Fawcett losing her long-time battle with cancer and Michael Jackson’s surprising sudden death. They were both far younger than the average age when people die, and it reminds me that life is unpredictable and life can be very short. How much time do we waste because we think we [...]

Nurse Jackie: The Consummate Drug Addict

What I love about the show Nurse Jackie is how remarkably well they capture the lifestyle of the prescription drug addict: lie layered upon lie, desperate measures to get one more pill, and selfish reactions to anything that threatens her ability to get access to Vicodin, Oxy, or any other painkiller (she isn’t picky, it [...]