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		<title>Trudging Down &#8220;The Road Less Travelled&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I first blogged about this last week, I&#8217;ve wanted to return to M. Scott Peck&#8217;s book with the goal of pulling out a few especially juicy passages, attempting to &#8220;unpack&#8221; and react to them, and hopefully weaving the results together with strands of ideas and insights I&#8217;m picking in the rooms and from my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/trudging-down-the-road-less-travelled/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Recovery Warrior Thursdays &#8211; Stephanie Haycraft-Burnett</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Never underestimate the power of yourself. You may feel weak, but you're not. You have more power in your pinky than any drug. Talk to someone, don't try to do it alone. I know it's hard because you've made life difficult for so many people, but reach out. Find a sponsor and above all, pray. Find God and you will find freedom.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/recovery-warrior-thursdays-stephanie-haycraft-burnett/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Texas Rangers Manager Tests Positive For Cocaine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas Rangers coach Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine in July of the 2009 baseball season.  He states that he has only done the drug once in his life.  Major league baseball has tested him numerous times since then and all his results have yielded negative results.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/texas-rangers-manager-tests-positive-for-cocaine/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Having a Happy and Sober St. Patty&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day. Aside from looking around for that one green shirt or tie, that you wear every year as so not to be pinched, for many St. Patrick&#8217;s day is a strong exercise in relapse prevention.
Here are a few tips to have a Happy and Sober St. Patrick&#8217;s Day:
1. Go to a Parade. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/having-a-happy-and-sober-st-pattys-day/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Shopping For a Prescription Drug Addiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem.  One way that many struggling addicts obtain their drugs is through the illegal activity "doctor shopping".  This is when an individual goes to more then one doctor so that they can get more prescription medications such as Xanax, Valium, and Oxycontin. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/shopping-for-a-prescription-drug-addiction/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Going Sane&#8221; &#8211; Another book that resonates with the principles of recovery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adam Phillips is a British psychotherapist who, as far as I know, has no connection whatsoever to the recovery or 12 Step universe.  Nevertheless he has written a book which dovetails in surprising and interesting ways with the collective wisdom found in the rooms of AA.   Phillips writes eloquently about the myriad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/going-sane-another-book-that-resonates-with-the-principles-of-recovery/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Dual Diagnosis Handled In Addiction Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When dually diagnosed with depression and addiction both diseases need to be treated.  The two diseases were feeding off of each other.  Drugs addiction often occurs as a way to suppress the symptoms of other diseases such as bi-polar or depression.  If both diseases are not treated through addiction treatment then it is going to be extremely difficult to achieve long term, quality sobiety.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/dual-diagnosis-handled-in-addiction-treatment/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Wellness and Writing Connections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found an interesting site today about an organization called Wellness and Writing that promotes a collaborative community exploring the interconnections between the practice of writing and &#8220;overall health.&#8221; 
Their mission statement sums up the concept well:
&#8220;Wellness &#38; Writing Connections is dedicated to supporting the vision that writing is a valuable tool for healing and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/wellness-and-writing-connections/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Stereotypes Kill: Doctor Shopping and the new &#8220;Drug Dealer&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we have discussed before, stereotyping is killing the addict.
If you ask 100 people to  describe the person that gives addicts their drugs, an overwhelming percent will describe a grizzly character, situated on a street corner or in a drug den. But as the recent death of Corey Haim shows the most prevalent &#8220;drug dealer&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.recoveryconnection.org/blog/2010/03/stereotypes-kill-doctor-shopping-and-the-new-drug-dealer/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Drug Addiction Caught Up With The &#8216;Lost Boy&#8217; And His Secret</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the individual who is suffering from drug addiction it is not uncommon for them to have lots of secrets.  Some secrets may include child abuse or sexual trauma.  If a suffering addict is not willing to talk about their "secrets" then long term abstinence from drugs and alcohol is going to be nearly impossible to achieve.  ]]></description>
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