August 2012
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Step Two-The Solution by:Charlotte Safir, LCDC
Step Two  -The Solution. Came to Believe a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.   Step Two is specifically designed for the mental obsession. I, in and of myself , cannot remove an obsession. The word “believe “is a verb. There is an action. Believe means “to allow”. I am restored to sanity as a result of allowing something into my consciousness other than my own insane...
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Be part of a national research project that will...
Although the definition of “recovery” seems so obvious to some of us, there are many different ideas about exactly what “recovery” should mean. Go to “What is Recovery”, http://www.whatisrecovery.org/to learn more about this project. The goal for this research is to learn how people experience and define recovery. The researchers want OUR input…they want to know how WE, people in recovery,  define...
Aug 27th
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Marijuana
Some Facts You Just Can’t Argue With: Smoking marijuana leads to some changes in the brain similar to those caused by cocaine, heroin and alcohol. There is 50-70% more cancer causing material in marijuana smoke than in cigarette smoke. Although it’s constantly promoted as “all natural,” marijuana smoke contains more than 400 chemicals. THC (or tetrahydrocannabinol), the primary intoxicant...
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Texas Launches Online Prescription Monitoring...
By Join Together Staff | August 8, 2012 Texas has launched an online prescription monitoring database, building on a long-standing program that was criticized for being slow and requiring paperwork. The new program, called “Prescription Access in Texas,” gives law enforcement and health care professionals quick access to a database of controlled substances that have been dispensed to patients....
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