There is a new blog called Drug Abuse Focus that you should visit.

Because, every one of us knows a drug or alcohol abuse related story. And posting that story will make you feel good. Because this collection of stories can help inspire and encourage others to break their drug addictions. It can also inspire or help someone who is suffering because of a loved one who abuses drugs and / or alcohol.

Collectively, we can help. We can do this act of kindness, this act of charity and feel good knowing that we have helped others.

Go there now and Anonymously post any stories about drug or alcohol addiction you might have. Alter names and locations if need be to protect the people in the story. It is the story that will help others , no one needs to know names or places.

Won’t you help inspire others to beat their addiction or at least start down the road to recovery?

A prominent Congressman recently quit congress citing his need for treatment for Alcohol addiction.

Addiction is powerful. It harms and sometimes completely ruins lives.

Susan Dean writes about her own experience of witnessing her mother suffer with an alcohol addiction.

It is a very moving article.

It also makes some very good points.

As Susan relates in the article, she watched her mother live a very lonely life. The addiction forced her to adopt an attitude of not caring what anyone else thought.

Yet, we all know deep down she did care and she didn’t really want to be alone. She was an alcoholic and it was that addiction that ruled her life.

And that in a nutshell is what addiction is, it is something else dictating to a person how she or he will live their life.

And that is SAD.

Susan expresses her remorse over he mother’s ordeal and situation. And I think she sincerely hopes no one else will have to suffer from such an addiction.

The Congressman above has LEFT Congress, citing his addiction as the reason.

These are two examples out of countless addiction stories.

Here are two resources:

List of Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers

List of Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Tags: alcohol addiction, addiction, congressman, alcohol abuse, help, alcohol treatment, drug treatment, drug use

I recently put up a list of alcohol rehab centers for those who could use these resources. It is nice to help others in this way.

If you benefitted from the list, please drop me a line to let me know.

- Dave

Testimony 
FDA - Sep 20 1:09 PM
Robert J. Meyer, M.D. Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, I am Robert J. Meyer, M.D., Director of the Office of New Drug Evaluation II, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency).

Treatment center holds open house 
phillyburbs.com - Sep 21 5:12 AM
The organization known as Services to Overcome Drug Abuse Among Teenagers of New Jersey hosted an open house yesterday at its new office on High Street.
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Robinson gets second chance with Vikings 
The State - Sep 07 3:53 PM
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Stuck in an alcohol treatment center in South Carolina, Koren Robinson wasn’t sure where his life was headed. Overcome with anxiety, guilt and embarrassment, Robinson tried to figure out how he went from ninth overall draft pick in 2001 to sitting on the brink of career ruin. Then the phone rang.Vikings coach Mike Tice was on the other end and, after a few conversations,

Hotlines: Salvation Army Spot Seeks To Do ‘The Most Good’ on ABC 
AdWeek.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 4:16 PM
DALLAS The Richards Group will break its first national branding spot for The Salvation Army during an ABC News broadcast in mid-October, the agency said.

Effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems: findings of the randomised UK alcohol treatment trial (UKATT) 
British Medical Journal - Sep 08 3:58 PM
Objective To compare the effectiveness of social behaviour and network therapy, a new treatment for alcohol problems, with that of the proved motivational enhancement therapy.

Robinson reflects on opportunity 
The Charlotte Observer - Sep 08 7:04 AM
Stuck in an alcohol treatment center in South Carolina, Koren Robinson wasn’t sure where his life was headed.

The Empire State Building, Niagara Falls Among the Landmarks Lighting Up on Family Day to Battle Teen Substance Abuse 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 22 9:38 AM
Legendary landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Niagara Falls and the Bank of America Tower at International Place in Miami are “lighting up” to join The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and dozens of other organizations in fighting to prevent teen substance abuse.