Lose Your Mind By Peter Marinelli So you want to think the drink or drug through? Or remember where you came from? Or keep it green? Or play the tape till the end? These are some of the one liner’s given to folks in order to help keep them sober and or clean for another day. Now I am sure they mean well when offering ... Read More
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“There is no such thing as a safe drug.” Says ex-pharmaceutical sales rep and author of the book, Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher, Gwen Olsen. For 15 years, Gwen was living one of the biggest lies in the United States--working as a pharmaceutical sales rep for some of today’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, ... Read More
Families Suffer Too by Peter Marinelli
Many who come to Al-Anon/Alateen are in despair, feeling hopeless, unable to believe things can ever change. We want our lives to be different, but nothing we have done has brought about change. We all come to Al-Anon because we want and need help. In Al-Anon and Alateen, members share their experiences, strength, ... Read More
A Time To Heal by Peter Marinelli
A Time to Heal by Peter Marinelli January 23, 1974 I woke up to something I never thought would happen. My mom, who battled alcoholism and pill addiction, finally succeeded in taking her life. The finality of this was too much to comprehend when it happened. Albeit, she had made prior attempts, but when it really ... Read More
Why Heroin is Spreading to America’s Suburbs
A good middle school student with above average grades, poised, and charming, she was never expected to go down the path she did. Yet, during her freshman year in high school she decided to experiment with drugs and alcohol. And that is how it starts, with simple experimentation. No one sees them selves going down the ... Read More
10 Things No One Tells You About Being An Addict in Recovery
Ah, recovery. It feels good to be sober. You finally have your life together, you’re family is starting to come around again and you have a second chance at life. And that is what you expect when you make the decision to get clean, starting taking action, and find yourself in this new beautiful world of sobriety. But ... Read More
Loyalty, Commitment, Encouragement by Peter Marinelli
Next fall, when you see Geese heading south for the winter, flying along in a V formation, you might consider what science has discovered in regards to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in the V formation the whole flock adds at least ... Read More
So What Are You Waiting For? by Peter Marinelli
Why is it that so many folks who are not drinking or drugging are still in the grips of “untreated alcoholism?” Here is a consideration that I heard someone put so well: "Do we have an abnormal reaction to abstinence?" We become full of fear. We have trouble in personal relationships. We are a prey to misery and ... Read More
