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2008-01-16 13:01:00 Nationwide, 6.2% of high school youth report having used Methamphetamine “at least once in their lifetime.” In Nevada , 11.7%, in Washoe County , 10.2%, and in Clark County , 11.6% of high school students report lifetime use of methamphetamine. (Source: Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey or YRBS, 2005 & Join Together Northern Nevada , Meth – Finding Solutions in Our Community Presentation, 2007) Nevada is the 7 th highest (176 per 100,000) among methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions to treatment, with a rate three times the national average (56 per 100,000). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Services Information System, Issue 9, 2006) Between 2002 and 2006, all methamphetamine related adolescent admissions to publicly funded treatment programs increased 25% (increased from 483 admissions to 605 admissions). For SFY 2006, the breakdown for the 605 admissions is as follows: Washoe, 56, Clark , 331, and balance of state, 218. (Source: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Ag... More About: Recovery , Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona Alcoholic Anonymous: The Tenth Step Promise
2007-12-15 14:44:00 (Working the Step )This thought brings us to Step Ten, which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. Love and tolerance of others is our code.(The 10th step Promise ) And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone, even alcohol. For by this time sanity will have returned. We will seldom be interested in liquor. If tempted, we recoil from it as from a hot flame. We react sanely and normally, and we will find... More About: Phoenix , Arizona , Anonymous
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2007-12-14 00:19:00 The holidays are approaching and we all think of good cheer, but for many people the holidays are a very difficult time. We rarely think about how many of our holiday traditions involve alcohol and excess. How can we make the holidays safer for everyone and more enjoyable for our friends in recovery? When you are planning a party, always be sure to have non-alcoholic drinks available and easy to access. It can be just as festive to have non-alcoholic eggnog and other seasonal drinks. If you have not eliminated alcohol from your party be sure that you have alternative ways to get guests home. Designated drivers, taxis or overnight accommodations are all ways to keep everyone safe. Alcohol -related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 31 minutes and non-fatally injure someone every two minutes. Approximately 1.5 million drivers were arrested in 2002 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of 1 for every 130 licensed dr... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Drug
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2007-12-04 23:04:00 Patricia used to approach the holidays with an overwhelming sense of dread, because she never knew what her alcoholic brother might do to ruin them. As Thanksgiving floral arrangements gave way to sparkling Christmas ornaments and the drone of holiday music, her stomach would clench more each day and her mood would grow darker. "Some years were just awful," she recalls. "So often my brother would show up drunk and make a scene at family gatherings. He'd scare his kids, embarrass his wife, and break my mother's heart over and over again. One year he got arrested a week before Christmas for driving under the influence and for disorderly conduct. I remember that we called the judge to ask if they could keep him in jail until after the holidays. We all breathed a collective sigh of relief when they did just that. We could finally relax and enjoy ourselves, knowing he was safe but unable to spoil things for everyone." Thankfully, those painful memories are distant ones now, because P... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Alcohol , Drug
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2007-11-29 00:08:00 Great news! Crossroads for Women has moved to a larger facility! The women’s facility is now located at 1632 E. Flower St. in central Phoenix. Our newest facility has 60 licensed beds for women who are serious about 12 step recovery. Our weekly fees include three meals a day for our female residents which are served in our large dining hall. There are at least 2 to 4 12 step meetings daily on property. These meetings need support and anyone interested in supporting these meetings can call the front office at 602-274-0730 to receive a schedule. Please come by and see the new Crossroads, Inc. facility for women. There are many opportunities for service commitments including home group participation, sponsorship and meeting chairsCrossroads, Inc. is a non-profit, drug and alcohol recovery, organization located in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona . Crossroads is a Level Four transitional facility licensed by the State of Arizona. The Crossroads program addresses the physical, emotional and ... More About: Treatment , Alcohol , Drug
Phoenix Arizona AA: The Greatest Gift of All (from Grapevine)
2007-11-22 20:56:00 This one of the articles Bill W published in Grapevine December 1957:THE GREATEST GIFT that can come to anybody is a spiritual awakening. Without doubt this would be the certain verdict of every well-recovered alcoholic in AA's entire fellowship. So, then, what is this "spiritual awakening" this "transforming experience"? How can we receive it and what does it do? To begin with, a spiritual awakening is our means of finding sobriety. And to us of AA sobriety means life itself. We know that a spiritual experience is the key to survival from alcoholism and that for most of us it is the only key. We must awake or we die. So we do awake, and we are sober. Then what? Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? Again, the voice of AA speaks up. No, sobriety is only a bare beginning, it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. And if it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life... More About: Phoenix , Arizona , Gift , Greatest
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2007-11-12 23:59:00 Our FamilyMy husband and I raised our family in Plymouth, Minnesota, a nicer suburb of Minneapolis. We have three children, Andrea, Doug and Katy, who grew up in the same home, had stable and nurturing childhoods, and attended church and public school like many of the other families in our neighborhood. We did, however, have some personal struggles within our family. Our son Doug, 22, is a recovering alcoholic. As the youngest child, Katy would often get lost in the shuffle because of the attention we had to give to her brother. Sometimes it seemed like she was trying to decide whether or not she should become more like her older sister, who she believed was perfect, or her older brother - the black sheep of the family.Meet KatyIt seemed that Katy had adjusted well despite our family's troubles. She was an especially active girl - she started swimming competitively when she was 7 and was also very involved in our church. She participated in mission trips and camping trips and was a... More About: Recovery , Arizona
arizona meth recovery
2007-11-12 23:50:00 | | | | Home TRUTH: Meth can make you lose weight.REALITY: Although meth can cause weight loss, chances are it'll bring you a new host of problems because meth is highly addictive. Meth addicts are not concerned with anything but their next fix - in fact their teeth often rot due to extremely poor personal hygiene. Meth can also cause delusions of bugs crawling under the skin - so people scratch and scratch to get the 'bugs' out. Yeah, they can lose weight - but meth users often look like death - not supermodels. TRUTH: Meth can enhance your sex drive.REALITY: You might be confident about your desire to have sex, but it doesn't mean it will happen: meth can decrease sexual functioning in men. Also, even though meth has been known to provide energy and stimulate sexual urges, it is also notorious for washing away inhibitions and common sense, which is a dangerous combination. Meth abusers are much more susceptible to STDs, such as... More About: Recovery , Arizona
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2007-11-06 20:58:00 THE RECOVERY EMPORIUM Where Did The 12 Steps Come From? - by Bill Wilson - from a July 1953 'A.A. Grapevine' Issue Where Did The 12 Steps Come From?by Bill W.July 1953 A.A. GrapevineAAs are always asking: "Where did the Twelve Steps come from?" In the last analysis, perhaps nobody knows. Yet some of the events which led to their formulation are as clear to me as though they took place yesterday.So far as people were concerned, the main channels of inspiration for our Steps were three in number -- the Oxford Groups, Dr. William D. Silkworth of Towns Hospital and the famed psychologist, William James, called by some the father of modern psychology. The story of how these streams of influence were brought together and how they led to the writing of our Twelve Steps is exciting and in spots downright incredible.Many of us will remember the Oxford Groups as a modern evangelical movement which flourished in the 1920's and early 30's, led by a one-time Lutheran m... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Alcohol , Drug
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2007-11-05 21:11:00 What is a drug?A drug is anything a person puts into their body that affects the brain, mood, thought, and perception. There are many kinds of drugs. Some are illegal, such as methamphetamine, heroin, or cocaine. Others are legal, such as alcohol, prescription drugs and over-the- counter medications, and even household products like aerosol sprays, glue, or cleaning fluid. What is Addiction?There are many different definitions of addiction. But the experts seem to agree that someone who is addicted to drugs feels a need to use the substance — over and over again. In fact, abusers of certain drugs, such as heroin, can feel sick — literally — if they do not have the drug in their bodies. Addicted people continue to use substances even after the drugs have caused problems for them. Even big problems, like losing children or families, friends, jobs, or homes. When Addiction Takes HoldAs addiction or drug dependence develops, users tend ... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Alcohol , Drug
Arizona - Alcoholic Anonymous: The Spiritual Malady
2007-11-05 14:37:00 The Missing Piece: The Spiritual Maladyby Mike L., West Orange, NJ"Carry THIS Message" Group, West Orange, NJ It is agreed that the "mental obsession" is the part of our "disease" which leads to the first drink; and it's the first drink that triggers the "phenomenon of craving." But, what part of my "disease" that triggers the mental obsession in the first place? We know the physical craving does not cause these people to drink because it's been medically proven that after a few days of not drinking the alcohol is processed out of the body. And, if you've been in the AA Fellowship for a while, for most people, the mental obsession dissipates. So why is it that after a long period of sobriety many people in our fellowship return to drinking - EVEN WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO? What is the third fold of our illness that triggers the mental obsession - WHEN NOT DRINKING - HAVING BEEN SEPARATED FROM ALCOHOL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME? Through closely examining our Big Book, along wi... More About: Arizona , Anonymous , Anon
Phoenix Drug Rehab
2007-10-31 14:46:00 Phoenix drug rehab, take a look at this old educational video from years ago.Crossroads, Inc. is a non-profit, drug and alcohol recovery, organization located in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. Crossroads is a Level Four transitional facility licensed by the State of Arizona. The Crossroads program addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of alcoholism or drug addiction, by providing food, shelter, 12 step structure and discipline. We can help you find direction to sober living. Pick up the phone and call us: 602-279-2585. Visit our website at: http://sober360.com More About: Rehab , Phoenix , Drug Rehab , Drug
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2007-10-30 20:27:00 McMahon's Commentary - 10/10: "Adolescent Alcohol " What is the solution to the current problem America has with drunk driving and alcohol related crimes. Some are saying - let's have more drunks. There is currently once again a movement to lower the legal drinking age to 18. Of course that means that along with other problems, college kids who are killing themselves with binge drinking because of inexperience and stupidity, could now do so legally. Logic professors must all be considering suicide. The argument for is generally based on the promise that if kids can drink legally at 18 they will do so openly rather than participating in keggers behind locked doors. Hey, there are no doors. Under age consumption of alcohol is everywhere - in your face mom and dad - and the only defense we have is - it's against the law. Does anyone really believe a high school senior is concerned about cirrhosis of the liver? Brain specialists generally agree that mental maturity doesn... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Drug
Somethings Never Change
2007-10-29 17:44:00 I want! I want! I want! Now since I've received nothing that I've wanted I'm giving up. Surrendering to everything. I tell people that if your God will bring you to it, he will bring you through it. Then in my own damn life I see the shadow of things and I cringe and want to hide. Where am I going to go now? I just hit 3 yrs sober, should I just throw all that damn hardwork away? I think not. I worked my ass off to straighten out so much of my messed up thinking and I still have a long way to go.I can't keep running from the fear because it will keep me from growing. The problem is that I've walked through some of my fears and I still have things that I have to face. There are days when I feel alone, useless, and then just out of sorts because I have this huge mountain that I need to face and I'm sitting at the base of the mountain crying. Crying because I can't see what's next. Crying because I can't CONTROL what's next or how it's going to happen or what the result is g... More About: Change
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2007-10-23 22:56:00 Below are some guidelines to help you make the most of talking with someone you care about regarding a drug or alcohol problem:Having the TalkWhen: Make sure the timing is right. Have the talk when they're sober and clear-headed, perhaps in the morning before work. You won't get anywhere talking when they are drunk, high, or coming down.Try talking to your loved one soon after you know they've been drinking or using drugs, when they are feeling hung over and guilty. Remember that you're not addressing just one incident, but a pattern of behavior. Where: Meet in a neutral place; a coffee shop, park, or some other public place. Make sure alcohol is not available.How: Always use a gentle, caring tone of voice.Try not to judge: don't start out by accusing your loved one of being a drug addict or an alcoholic. This will put them on the defensive and they might walk away.Tell them how you feel; how worried you are and how you feel when you see them drunk or high.Tell your ... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Alcohol , Drug
Arizona Meth Recovery
2007-10-22 22:17:00 Moira Knutson | 8/30/2005 01:43:45 AM Katy was bright, spunky and outgoing, an honor student, involved in her church and sports teams. It seemed impossible that she would even have time for a drug problem but the signs were undeniable. Moira knew she had to intervene and save her daughter's life - or else it would be lost to meth.Our FamilyMy husband and I raised our family in Plymouth, Minnesota, a nice suburb north of Minneapolis. We have three children, Andrea, Doug and Katy, who grew up in the same home, had stable and nurturing childhoods, and attended church and public school like many of the other families in our neighborhood. We did, however, have some personal struggles within our family. Our son Doug, 22, is a recovering alcoholic. As the youngest child, Katy would often get lost in the shuffle because of the attention we had to give to her brother. Sometimes it seemed like she was trying to decide whether or not she should become more like her older ... More About: Recovery , Arizona
The Language of the Heart
2007-10-22 13:32:00 Our co-founder examines the nature of communication This is an article that Bill W wrote to commemorate 25th Anniversary of AA. Because the article is a huge one, I am presenting the document in segments.The disease concept from Dr. William Duncan Silkworth: MY WORKSHOP stands on a hill back of our home. Looking over the valley I see the village community house where our local group meets. Beyond the circle of my horizon lies the one world of AA: eight thousand groups, a quarter of a million of us. How in twenty-five years did AA get the way it is? And where are we going from here? Often I sense the deep meaning of the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous, but I cannot begin to fathom it. Why, for instance, at this particular point in history has God chosen to communicate His healing grace to so many of us? Who can say what this communication actually is--so mysterious and yet so practical? We can only partly realize what we have received and what it has meant to each of us. It oc... More About: Heart , Language , The Heart
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2007-10-17 19:00:00 103 "MUSTS" IN THE BIG BOOKCompiled by Dave F. If you go to enough meetings, you'll hear it said that in AA, "there are no MUSTs, only suggestions". Well, like most half-truths in A.A., if you hear them long enough you begin to believe them. But what does the Program have to say about this? It says in the Big Book on page 19, "We have concluded to publish an anonymous volume setting forth the problem as we see it. We shall bring to task our combined experience and knowledge. This should suggest a useful program for anyone concerned with a drinking problem." Then, in "How It Works" it says, "Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a Program of Recovery ." So, it's the WHOLE Program that is suggested. It's sort of like making a pie. I once ate a really great pie at my Grandmother's house, and asked for the recipe. If I use the SAME ingredients, with the SAME proportions, in the SAME baking sequence, then AND ONLY THEN will I get the full, desired result. AA says that ... More About: Arizona , Alcohol
Arizona Alcohol Recovery
2007-10-13 00:59:00 Charges: Drunk mom dangles 5-year-old out moving SUV's windowLast update: October 12, 2007 – 8:15 AMChristina AdamsPhoto released by policeMore from NationPINELLAS PARK, FLA. -- A 27-year-old intoxicated woman faced a felony child abuse charge Thursday after holding her son out of a moving SUV, police said, and she reportedly didn't take the incident seriously.Witnesses told investigators that Christina Adams, 27, of Pinellas Park, was seen dangling her 5-year-old out of the car Wednesday night.Witnesses also said they watched in shock as Adams at some points forced the child to run beside the car to keep up.According to a police news release, Adams was belligerent and drunk when she was arrested. She was taken to jail and her son was given to a relative.The Tampa Tribune reported that Adams, who is unemployed, said the boy was trying to climb out the window and she was keeping him from doing so, Forseth said. She denied dragging the boy by the hand while he was outside the vehi... More About: Recovery , Arizona , Alcohol
Arizona 12-Step Recovery
2007-10-11 19:51:00 A young man stopped in my office the other week-he looked bad, and he didn’t smell very good, either. He had been drinking, and he was clearly at the end of his rope. “Do you think there is any hope,” he asked me? I told him I always thought there was hope. His story is the same one I hear all the time at the Crossroads. No job, no money, family and friends gone…..hopeless. But I know something this fellow does not know. I know that if he stays here and does what we ask him slowly his life will get put back together again. He will have the opportunity to form life-long friendships, find a job, and most importantly-achieve sobriety. He will find hope. We talk about a lot of things in this newsletter. We talk about our fund-raisers, our events, how wonderful all of our six facilities are, and how beautiful everything is….but today I want you to know that Crossroads is all about helping that young fellow who was in my office. That is our culture, our goal and our ... More About: Recovery , Arizona , Step
Phoenix alcoholism treatment
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Arizona 12 Step Recovery
2007-10-10 02:51:00 Thursday, September 13, 2007Another Court Rules that AA/NA are ReligiousA recent court case ruled that a parolee can sue a parole officer for damages if the parole officer requires the parolee to attend 12-step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous when this violates the parolee's religious or non-religious beliefs.The case is titled Inouye v. Kemna, issued Sept. 7, 2007. The full text of the opinion is here. The court that issued the decision is the Ninth Circuit of the United States Courts of Appeal. The court's ruling is the law in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona , Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Ricky Inouye was imprisoned in Hawaii after conviction on drug charges, and served his time. As a Buddhist, he objected to participating in 12-step treatment programs because of their religious nature. After his release, he sued his parole officer, Nanamori, for giving him the "choice" of AA/NA meetings or pris... More About: Recovery , Step
Arizona Alcoholism Treatment Center: The Book called Alcoholics Anonymous
2007-10-06 12:48:00 How often do you see people discussing the principles laid out in the Big Book ? You must me lucky if you happen to be in one. There are people who think AA is just going to meetings don't have a clue of what AA is about. It all depends on the person who is chosen to be the discussion leader. I have always seen people who work the program, pick topics out of the Big Book and those who don't, pick a problem that is going thru their mind. Luckily the person in yesterdays meeting, read two short sentences out of the Big Book:The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it. (Two short ones but very powerful statements)So, what is a spiritual life? Simply put, its the 4 tenets of the Oxford Groups: Absolute purity, Absolute honesty, Absolute love, Absolute un-selfishness.Which were transformed into the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill W.So as you work the 12 steps of AA, eventually one day you will at a point where you will be rocketed into the IV dimension of living. Y... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Center
Arizona Alcoholism Treatment Center
2007-09-29 01:09:00 I came to Crossroads for Women in June of 1997, straight from Estrella Jail. Prior to being incarcerated I had been living on the streets because I had been asked to leave CASS Shelter. They had a policy that they would not admit you unless you were sober and I was usually drunk or loaded. Basically, I had lost everything, including my son, husband, family and friends. All my enablers were finished with me and I was seriously considering a life of homelessness and crime. I figured that I could handle the homeless circuit, summers in Denver and winters in Phoenix. Basically I had given up and had no hope that I could live a sober, meaningful life. When I got arrested I felt a great relief. My time in jail gave me a chance to dry out and re-evaluate the direction my life was taking. Today, I know that God did for me what I could not do for myself.My probation officer required that I live at a halfway house and she strongly recommended that I make it Crossroads Midtown for Women. When ... More About: Arizona , Treatment , Center , Alcoholism
Arizona Meth Recovery
2007-09-24 21:12:00 Methamphetamine overview in Arizona Methamphetamine is the main drug threat to the state of Arizona. High purity, low cost meth is readily available, and the drug is abused throughout Arizona. Crystal meth is becoming increasingly available throughout the state; some areas report higher levels of abuse of crystal meth than powdered methamphetamine. Law enforcement agencies throughout Arizona report that the level of meth abuse is increasing in their jurisdictions and that Caucasians appear to be the main abusers.Crystal meth is a colorless, odorless, smokable form of d-methamphetamine that resembles glass fragments or ice shavings. It is produced through the crystallization of meth powder. Crystal meth often is referred to as ice, glass, or shards.According to TEDS, the number of amphetamine-related addiction treatment admissions to publicly funded addiction treatment facilities in the state of Arizona increased from 812 in the year of 1998 to 1,267 in 2001, then diminish to 765 in 2... More About: Recovery |
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