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Some Thoughts About Addiction

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Surgeon General’s Addiction Report I recently read the Surgeon General’s addiction report.  Guess what?  Addiction is a bigger health problem than cancer.  Almost twenty-one million people have a substance abuse addiction. That’s not counting the hundreds of thousands of people who are addicted to shopping, gambling, pornography, online gaming, or food. It’s a lot of people, folks. Yet addiction and addiction treatment… Read more »

And Just Like That, The Bubble Has Burst

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photo cred:  thecommentator.com I explained in my last post (HERE) that Neil and I are now serving as the missionary couple over our church’s local 12-Step Addiction Recovery Program.  It has been an eye-opening experience.  For the record, I will NEVER disclose any of the things that occur during our meetings.  I will, however, share things that I have learned… Read more »

Addiction Recovery Program: How We’ll Be Spending the Next Two Years

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About a month ago, just as Neil and I were preparing to move Erica to college, we received a call to meet with our Bishop.  Neil had recently been released from his church responsibility and I felt for a long time that a change was coming for me, too. I had been teaching the 4 & 5 year olds for several years. When… Read more »