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Josh Hamilton relapse - Drug and Alcohol Treatment.

Posted by: drbutkins in honesty, higher power, celebrity recovery, alcoholism treatment, addiction recovery on Feb 03, 2012

Josh Hamilton remarked that he thought he had his disease beat. This may indicate why he relapsed. His thinking may have been skewed in the sense that he thought he had to overcome the problem as many people believe. Accurate information is found at twelve-step meetings where we learn that we don't beat the disease. We can't beat the game. We surrender to God and He beats the game, i.e., takes away the cravings and helps us to become humble enough to stop trying to win and surrender to a Power that helps us abstain. We can play God all that we want but we can't beat addiction by fighting it. We need ongoing help. This is reality.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

"Give us this day" - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.

Posted by: drbutkins in drug addiction treatment, drug addiction help, alcoholism treatment, addiction recovery on Feb 02, 2012

We can do anything for one day. This helps us not drink for today, cravings usually go away and we can survive addiction.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

One More Day - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.

Posted by: drbutkins in hope, alcoholism treatment, addiction recovery on Feb 01, 2012

Sometimes it is a successful day if we just don't drink or drug or do any harm. Use this mindset when it's 'not your day'.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

One more day - Drug/Alcohol Recovery Hope.

Posted by: drbutkins in hope, alcoholism treatment, addiction recovery on Jan 30, 2012

Sometimes we have to get through this day. The next day we are better.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

Demi Moore - Drug and Alcohol Treatment.

Posted by: drbutkins in genetic predisposition, celebrity recovery, addiction recovery, 12 step program on Jan 28, 2012

Today.com aired a video (1-18-12) regarding Demi Moore's 911 call whereas a friend reported that she was having convulsions. The caller stated that Demi was convulsing, had smoked something similar to incense and had a history of prescription medication abuse and had been in recovery, lost her AA sponsor in September of 2011 and her husband in November of 2011, was aging (49 years old) and had career problems...These were suggested as reasons for the 911 incident.

Nothing was mentioned of the true nature of addiction, if this is addiction. What needs to be the focus of this concern is whether she has a predisposition for addiction and what action can friends take in lieu of 'supporting' her. As hardcore as it sounds, all of this attention, drama and publicity for this behavior usually reinforces the 'using'. "When the enablers stop enabling the addict has a chance to get clean" (Relief for the Family. Butkins, 2012).

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

P.S. The incense was sprobably spice and spice does not cause convulsions. It is a synthetic product, a combination of herbs and chemicals also known as k2.

Adult Children of Addicts and Alcoholics - Drug and Alcohol Treatment.

Posted by: drbutkins in family recovery, codependency, addiction recovery on Jan 28, 2012

If you are brought up in an addictive home, it is oftentimes difficult to tell what normal is. Feeling, communication and trust are often withheld, distorted and confused. Treatment can help you you sort these out. Frozen feelings get spoken and resolved, thus opening up that energy to enjoy life. We can now relax.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

Adult Children of Addiction - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.

Posted by: drbutkins in family recovery, codependency, addiction recovery on Jan 26, 2012

When our parent or parents are not in touch with the sad and fearful reality of their self-annihilation, we are not aware of the reality that this sickness has damaged us greatly. Treatment can help us to arrive at an opportunity to heal.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

Marijuana Effects - Alcohol/Drug Addiction.

Posted by: drbutkins in myblog, marijuana, addiction recovery on Jan 24, 2012

The effects are devastating. Besides brain damage there is lung damage, 4 times the risk for heart attacks and a compromised immune system.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

Legalize Drugs and we get more 'use' by children!

Posted by: drbutkins in drug addiction, addiction recovery, addiction on Jan 23, 2012

We must protect our children!!! Legalizing drugs will make them available to kids just as oxycontin has become available to kids. Seven childre die each day in Florida from oxycontin OD. Let's think this legalization issue through. It's one thing to let adults have free choice but we have to, must protect our children from traffic, bullys, neglect, sexual abuse, physical abuse, starvation, and especially legal drug abuse. I do what I do because of a 15 year girl who died with her lungs frozen from PAM use (inhalent) back in the 60's when I was working in a high school. Let's do something about this. Let's think about the next generation!

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete