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Donna: Getting addicts into treatment should be the number one goal of any program. The more addicts that are successfully treated, the higher the reduction ...

Bill: Hi AJ, Great to hear from you, and that you are doing OK. I've recommended Undrunk to several people, even a couple of bleedin' deacons I was sure...

AJ Adams: Hi Bill, Just came across your very nice comments on Undrunk -- thanks a lot. My sobriety date is Oct 2006 and so I had a bit more than that first yea...

Steve E: Forgot to add to the "patience and tolerance" lines...while I say that to People, they keep pushing in front of me. At one store I was still in line a...

Steve E: Patience: I might as well stop before I start, because it is..."never in a man." LOL! Actually, I've got enough of it now that I can give some awa...

Jeanie: I am so glad to read that you are experiencing real joy again. I hope it infects you and your family more until you are full to the brim. Well done y...

Donna: Thank you for sharing your relapse. It reminds us all of how powerful drug addiction is and how easy it is to succumb to temptation. By letting other ...

Steve E: Eli, I feel as if we "know" one another enough that I may write without sounding condescending--or like a "teacher". I'm just another sober alcoholic...

Lexie: Incidentally, Al-Anon (and, I assume, Nar-Anon) is GREAT for "straightening out" families and friends of alcoholics and addicts! Kept me from losing ...

Lexie: I've been on both sides of an alcohol problem (that of others, for many years, until my own drinking passed the point of no return), and I never liked...

kelly: You are obviously both bright and brave. Thanks for sharing with us, here, and getting that off of your chest. I would be the codependent in my si...

Eli Hornby: Oh and by the way it's only 11:45 pm here on the West coast - late but not THAT late!...

Eli Hornby: Wow Dolly, I sure hear your hurt and betrayal here. It's late and I'm very tired, so I won't try to say too much right now, but I'll work on a post to...

Bridgette Torre: Thanks for your post, and your blog. There are a number of different treatment programs and approaches to support people suffering from substance abus...

Alix: Thinking of you, and extending empathy. I lost my father last year. I am very glad you have a family for support and warmth. My condolences....