All things considered, my early courtship with Booze was rather predictable. I drank too much, fell and sometimes threw up. I followed the directions on the bottle very carefully - Lather, rinse, repeat. On the front end, drinking made me...
I believe that everybody deserves a second chance. Jason, A close family friend of mine was a star football and basketball player and had received many scholarships. Despite growing up in a broken home, he managed to have a successful...
As a child you’re never fully aware of what’s going on around you. You only see and hear what others want you to, because all those words had been filtered, all those tears had dried, and all those emotions bottled....
I truly believe that acceptance is the key to all of my serenity. I never practiced acceptance until I attempted to get sober in 1988. Today I practice acceptance on a daily basis. It was July 4th, 2009. I was...
Growing up in the barrio (neighborhood), I was a travieso (trouble maker). I was always running the streets, doing drugs and just wreaking havoc all the way around. I didn’t care whether I lived or died, life was what it...
s I truly and strongly believe that acceptance is the key to all of my serenity. Throughout my years I have had many trials and tribulations. Serenity is so vital in having a happy, joyous, and free life. It was...
I believe that I am an addict. I have a disease that takes over my mind, body, and spirit. It effects me physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually on a daily basis. I wake up every morning with this disease, and...
I have always been against smoking. Why do people smoke? Are there any benefits from doing it? I have always wondered why people would waste their money on cigarettes that would end up damaging their health in the long run....
Addiction used to just be a word to me that did not hold any meaning. I was faced with the challenge of taking a deeper look into addiction when my Mother came to terms with being a victim of this...
