June 2015

 

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Greetings!   
Spring is finally here and has brought much rain and late-season snow to the Colorado mountains. We're looking forward to a spectacular display of wildflowers this summer and hope you can find time for yourself--to notice God's beauty wherever you live. His miracles are everywhere, and can be experienced if we keep our eyes and hearts open.

This month we bring you 4 timely articles: "The Accidental Addict" "What To Do if Your Loved One Relapses?" "How to Respond When Offered A Drink In Recovery?" plus. . .

. . .our latest review of a great new book by first-time author, Barbara Bice, titled "Just Right: The Road from Addiction to Redemption." We think you will love Barbara's true-life, personal journey through her husband's addiction & recovery.

Once again, we thank you for partnering with Changing Lives Foundation to provide hope to families fighting substance abuse and addiction. Please consider sharing this newsletter with someone who needs help and encouragement. --Never Give Up Hope!

~ Joe & Judy Herzanek 

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Five months after leaving treatment in April, I tried just one more time to see if I could control my using.
 
What to do if your loved one relapses? 
~By Joe Herzanek

Is Relapse Part of Recovery?
Addiction has been called a chronic relapsing disease. Relapse is when the person in recovery chooses to try some controlled using again after attempting to remain abstinent. We know that addicts/alcoholics can't control substance use. If they could, they wouldn't be in this situation in the first place. Relapse is one more failed attempt at trying to control how much they are able to use.
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A prescription drug abuser is sometimes referred to as an "accidental addict."
 
In the movie "Requium for a Dream" Sara Goldfarb (played by Ellen Burstyn), a widowed mother, finds herself hooked on diet pills. We watch as her world gradually spirals out of control.

This scenario and others that are similar, are becoming all too common.Teenagers, young mothers, parents and grandparents-all are susceptible to prescription drug addiction.

 

Much of today's information on this topic deals with the problem-how widespread it is, and highlights the "celebrity of the day" who has succumbed to its consequences.

 

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Q: Dear Joe, 
I'm brand new in recovery and I haven't yet had the courage to go out and socialize with friends or family yet. I'm scared to death about what to say when offered a drink in public. I know it sounds silly, but I've never had to deal with this before and I just don't know what people will think and don't trust myself to make the right decision.
Can you help please?

  

  


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 - If someone can stop using . . .
they "aren't" an addict--correct?   

 

- If both parents are addicts, does that increase the child's chances of addiction?

 

- How can I know if my addicted friend or loved one is telling the truth?

 

- Should My Husband "Back Off?"

 

 


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Relapse: What to do.
"The Accidental Addict"
Book Review: Just Right, "Provides A Way to Cope with Life's Struggles"
ASK JOE: How to respond when offered a drink in recovery?
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Why Don't They Just Quit?
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