Winner or Loser?

by Screedler on June 17, 2013

This popped up in my Stellar feed. Apparently  Hagen & Hyde  , formerly The Blithe Spirit, a remodeled pub opening in London, is having a contest. I am going to tweet them and see if we can get the rest of the story. Glad I’m not judging this one.

Hagen & Hyde contest

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One Minute Cinema – More Than Just A Hobby

by Screedler on June 14, 2013

This little parable might just be about the horse; but you could look at it another way.  For many years, my hobby was the bottle, but the end result the same.

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Word of The Day – Nephalist

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by Screedler on June 12, 2013

I learned a new word recently listening to NPR’s game show “Says You”. Derived from the word Neph´a`lism (nĕf´å`lĭz’m), a noun meaning total abstinence from spirituous liquor; a Nephalist is someone who adheres to the tenents of teetotalism. 

 
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary must think it special by the fact that it doesn’t usually appear in there online “free” dictionary.  I like it and plan to use it more often.    

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Cannabis & Psychosis

June 10, 2013

Schizophrenia Society of Canada // Cannabis & Psychosis from Giant Ant on Vimeo.

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Discounting the Disease of Alcoholism

June 7, 2013

Why do people have such a difficult time thinking of alcoholism as a disease? Clinical depression, obsessive compulsive and bipolar disorders are all readily accepted by the public as legitimate illnesses. Even though these mental conditions can coexist with alcoholism and may even be considered the initial trigger for it, alcoholism is often considered a [...]

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Wrong

June 4, 2013

Add this to the list of songs Depeche Mode’s David Gahan has written that may have been inspired by the fact that he is one of us.  Just think about the words of the song and the imagery here. The mask, the cops, the steam rolling car. All the carnage you cause because of wrong decisions, all [...]

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Philip Seymor Hoffman, Research, And Detox

June 2, 2013

When I first started in AA; I relapsed more times than I can count.  After starting the program and getting a sponsor,  I would attend meetings regularly, then a slip would happen, and I would go missing for days or weeks.  Not returning my sponsors calls, I would invariably turn up head bowed,and take the walk [...]

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How Much Coke Was In The Original Coca Cola?

May 30, 2013

We have all heard that the original Coca Cola had real cocaine in it; and it’s true, but this old ad claims not much was found in this 5 gallon batch tested in 1906. Not sure what spurred this testing, but even back then they must have had an inkling of the evils of cocaine.

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“Recovery” A Song Really About Recovery?

May 27, 2013

With the opposite sentiment that Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” had with the topic of recovery, Frank Thomas’s new song “Recovery” paints the subject as something positive. Currently moving up the college music charts, I like the song a lot, and hope it gets plenty more airplay. Recovery – Blacking in and out in a strange flat [...]

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Famous Alcoholics – Nick Carter

May 25, 2013

Nick Carter, The Backstreet Boys singer will publish his memoirs, Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It, on September 24 via Bird Street Books. The autobiography and self-help book will include stories about Nick’s teenage years in the multiplatinum Backstreet Boys, his struggles with substance and alcohol abuse and the hardships of his [...]

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Introducing First Aid Kit

May 21, 2013

Music is a very big component of my recovery.  You could say that listening to music is my DOC now days.  It definitely brings about a psychic change in me.  I found this band after hearing a snippet of one of their songs (In the Hearts of Men) on an episode of Bones.  It’s one [...]

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Lowering The Legal BAC Limit for Drunk Driving.

May 19, 2013

Lowering the BAC limit for drunk driving was making the news a lot this last week. Here some great commentary on the subject if you happened to miss it over the week.

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Friday Funny – Lost Dragnet Episode

May 17, 2013

You may think you have seen this one before, but you haven’t. Very NSFW. Why here – it pokes fun at the medical marijuana scene.

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May 15 is “Prevention of Alcohol Abuse” Day

May 14, 2013

Special thanks to guest blogger Lee Weber, who runs the fantastic recovery site addictionblog.org.  Check it out. Can you prevent alcohol abuse? The short answer is, “Yes, you can prevent alcohol abuse.” But do you want to break your anonymity and join the cause?  Or leave it to the experts?  And what is alcohol abuse [...]

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Beer in the Ear

May 12, 2013

We’ve done stories on the dangers of Butt-chugging, vodka eyeballing, and vodka  tampons.  Now comes the newest orifice to be abused with alcohol. Well it’s just  one beer, and it is probably fake, but I guarantee you this – frat boys around the world are trying this today.  Behold the wonder of the woman who drinks beer [...]

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