LIVING BEYOND – WHY STAY SOBER?
WHY STAY SOBER?
The struggle of an addict is like non other. For the addict and those intimately involved with the addict, the angst that comes...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALCOHOL AND THE DEVELOPING TEENAGE BRAIN
Studies at McLean Hospital and elsewhere have shown that alcohol affects the brains of adolescents in profound and dangerous ways. During the teenage and early adult years, the brain is still...
MY FIRST ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETING
I went to my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting long before I was an alcoholic. On a summer evening, when I was in my 30’s, after dinner with my parents at their...
DEFYING THE SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS
My name is Andrew Burki and I’m a person in long term recovery who hasn’t found it necessary to take drugs or drink alcohol since December 5, 2001. I’m the product...
ADDICTED AND PREGNANT
ADDICTED AND PREGNANT: Sarah wasn’t like most girls when she was growing up in a middleclass home located in suburbia USA. She was a bit shy and didn’t have a vast...
The Crooked Road Of Recovery: Rethinking Relapses And Success In Addiction Treatment And Research
It’s Friday night in West Los Angeles. As Angelenos flock with their entourages to trendy restaurants and night clubs, an eclectic group of recovering addicts attend Shabbat services at Beit T’Shuvah...
Recover At Home – A New solution To An Old Problem
In today’s world, we are all too familiar with the drug crisis running rampant in the US. The CDC reported 63,632 overdose deaths from all substances in 2016, and multiple states...
SHELVE IT: TOOLS OF THE SOBER TRADE
Recently, I was engaged in a sobriety conversation with a random stranger while waiting for an elevator at the doctor’s office. I can’t remember how the conversation started, but she asked...
You Were Never Meant To Be Here
Several months ago, I had the unexpected privilege of sharing my heart with a room full of folks battling and in various stages of recovery from drug, alcohol, and other addictions...
SMART: Raison D’etre And An Introduction
A short time ago I asked Patricia Rosen, Publisher of The Sober World, if an article on SMART (self-management and recovery training) might be in order. An introduction was suggested. So,...
