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What is seen and taught in our culture as positive becomes negative in the recovery world.  We need to rely on each other and not try to get sober and clean by ourselves.  We can learn from nature.  Most survivors live and travel in groups.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

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www.youtube.com/thedocpete


"How do I give up on my brother"?  Indeed!  How does one give up on one's family member?  The only way is to see other's side, understand the disease and know the harm that can be done or the success that can be achieved.  There are many ways to do this.  The best way is to learn from those who have 'been there'.  The alternative way is tragic.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

www.facebook.com/peteralanbutkins

www.youtube.com/thedocpete


If we can replace our sense of self-preoccupation with Godliness, we have a chance to recover from relapse.  The aim should be to use the relapse for the benefit of others.  There's nothing more powerful in the recovery world than to know that the disease is 'out there' ready and waiting to pounce on anyone, no matter how much time they have.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

www.facebook.com/peteralanbutkins

www.youtube.com/thedocpete


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

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www.youtube.com/thedocpete

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.


This is my new book.  I wrote it after studying addiction, both yours and mine, for over 40 years.  I realized that there were many things that worked exceptionally well and I decided to list them, elaborate, and put the ideas together in a book for those who want to get sober and/or clean.  The concepts work for those who go to meetings and those who do not.  My hope is that you will make it work for you.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

www.facebook.com/peteralanbutkins

www.youtube.com/thedocpete


We addicts and alcoholics are fortunate in that we can experience the proportionate level of joy as we did depression.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

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www.youtube.com/thedocpete


Keep goals recovery oriented.  Put recovery first and have this priority be the cornerstone for change.  Change things that interfere with your recovery.  For example, pray for discipline and patience so that you can help others to recover.  Plan and pray to be prosperous so that your family can see your spiritual side and model after you.  Show others your positive side.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

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www.youtube.com/thedocpete


Try not to confuse your program with chaos.  Detox physically and then psychologically.  Take a year or two to learn recovery tools and teach them as you go.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

www.facebook.com/peteralanbutkins

www.youtube.com/thedocpete


Keep your daily program consistent.  Change as you must and adapt to life but keep your meetings, prayer, helping efforts and stepwork as well as abstinence staedy.  Have a great year!

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

www.facebook.com/peteralanbutkins

www.youtube.com/thedocpete


Go back to basics.  Do not drink or drug today and do the same thing tomorrow.  It's not complicated.  Stay on this course.  Be humble enough to accept this simplicity.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

www.facebook.com/peteralanbutkins

www.youtube.com/thedocpete


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