Since Right Now

Thanks to technical difficulties we have the first part of our first two-parter. And our first cliffhanger! Dave knows first-hand the "confusion, heartache, and despair" of a parent to a child addicted to heroin. In the midst of his feelings of helplessness and hopelessness he worked his way into a plan that would turn his son's life and his own around. http://www.100pedals.com

Matt turns 1! REFERENCED Marijuana Maintenance / via Choose Help / http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/harm-reduction/considering-marijuana-maintenance-cannabis-as-a-substitution-therapy-for-alcoholism Palcohol (powdered alcohol) / via NYT / http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/04/business/powdered-alcohol-meets-resistance-in-us-before-it-even-comes-to-market.html?_r=0 Coffee / via TIME / http://time.com/3...

Originally recorded January 28, 2015. Jeff, Chris and Matt discuss therapy. You just can't hear Matt. Clip: The Lost Weekend f. Ray Miland / 1945 / http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/

Jeff, Matt & Chris return refreshed and renewed with a wide-ranging, edge-of-your-seat recovery chat. At times aimless and unfocused and at times meandering across barely-related tangents, you won't want to miss this very special episode. Referenced: Moderation Management / http://moderation.org Rethinking Alcohol: Can Heavy Drinkers Learn To Cut Back? / NPR / http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/...

Three friends in recovery from alcohol and other drugs talking about it. Clip: It's A Wonderful Life / 1946 / Liberty Films

In which Jeff, Matt and Chris discuss getting sober, staying sober, triggers, N.A., rehab and more!

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."—Not Albert Einstein* In the interest of demonstrating our sanity, Jeff, Matt and I went to a SMART Recovery meeting (http://smartrecovery.org). Then we talked about it. *The earliest verifiable instances of the quote are: Alcoholics Anonymous / Step 2: A Promise of Hope (pamphlet) / 1980 Narcotics A...

As persons in recovery what is our responsibility to others in recovery? Paul came back. https://twitter.com/mssginbottle Social Networks and Social Media Can Help in Recovery From Addiction / HuffPo, Healthy Living / http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sack-md/addicts-support_b_1609085.html Clips: Are You That Somebody? (Timbaland Intro) / 1998 / Aaliyah We Are Your Friends (Reprise) [Live] / 200...

Bad attitudes and “banal platitudes” in recovery. Referenced: Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself / Melody Battle / http://amzn.com/0894864025 Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans / Malachi Martin / http://amzn.com/006065337X Do You Have FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out? / Forbes / http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-i...

Pondered with our usual lack of reverence and/or qualification: Substance Use Disorder, Semantics and Stigma Harm Reduction / http://harmreduction.org Moderation Management / http://moderation.org SMART Recovery / http://www.smartrecovery.org Is the use of hallucinogens—specifically psilocybin—a good idea in the interest of pursuing one’s spirituality as it relates to one’s recovery? Clip: The Bre...

Ep. 1502 Recover, Rewind, Review Clean and Sober In which Jeff, Matt and I discuss the 1988 Michael Keaton rehab/12 Step classic then finish with an extended discussion that covers the 12th Step, the 11th tradition and anonymity in recovery. Referenced: Atuk. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atuk) The screenwriter, Tod Carroll’s unfilmed, and supposedly cursed, script. It’s taken the lives of at leas...

Tell A Friend…Seriously, Tell A Friend. Thanks for sticking with us while we took a couple of weeks off to deck our halls, roast our chestnuts and dash through snow laughing all the way. (And, no, none of those are euphemisms.) I toyed with making a withdrawal reference but it seemed a bit too lazy and probably not that funny and two of my NY rezzies are to be less lazy and more funny. And besides...

"No matter where you go, there you are." — Buckaroo Banzai* Jeff and Chris are joined by episode 22's Matt and episode 16's Marilyn for a super fun square table discussion about isolation and addiction. *Okay, Confucius said it first but…whatevs.

Jeff and Chris welcome (back) their long-time friend from a stint in the wild. In Matt's story relapse is indeed a part of recovery. REFERENCED Legal drugs / How powerful synthetic drugs will upend drug markets globally / Washington Post / http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/12/02/how-powerful-synthetic-drugs-will-upend-drug-markets-globally/ MUSIC https://soundcloud.com/djfmdotco...

Just two dudes talking about sobriety and recovery and trying to figure out what it all means. REFERENCED You're in recovery if… / Addiction & Recovery News / https://addictionandrecoverynews.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/youre-in-recovery-if/ Nalmefene / Middle-Class Drinkers to be Given £3 Daily Alcohol Pill to Reduce Binges / International Business Times (UK) / http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/middle-class-...

Jeff & Chris talk about being sober during the Holidays. Our new segment, 100% Volume by Alcoholics (with Marilyn Spiller of WakingUpTheGhost.com), has been postponed until a later episode. Referenced #addictionchat “Recovery-full Holidays” / @LEAFcouncil Blackout Wednesday / Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_Wednesday Q: Does alcohol cook off in food preparation? A: It’s complicated...

In his riveting visit with us, the deeply-thoughtful and erudite Jon G. takes us to and through his recovery up to this point and gives us a glimpse behind the decks as a DJ in recovery. REFERENCED Sober And Sold-Out: Dance Club In Sweden Cuts Booze For A Night / NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/28/352279829/sober-and-sold-out-dance-club-in-sweden-cuts-booze-for-a-night Jump-Start Y...

Joe, who got sober in his teens and is about to celebrate his 38th year of sobriety this month, is a man of many hats and talents. Joe’s a recovery trailblazer in the vanguard of those actively working to shape the fast-evolving recovery landscape. Through his Recovery Dogs imprint, Joe recently published Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life. He joined us days before he’s set to be the...

Waking Up the Ghost? I’ll let Marilyn explain: “… the first time I heard that expression, I was sitting on a deserted island in the Exumas, with a jaundiced Bahamian named Sands. I think it is also the first time a Bahamian man has ever refused a free drink. What Sands meant, was that the icy beer I offered would lead to another, and another and another; it was safer to keep the Ghost in check by...

UPDATE / 10.19.15 / You can now hear Paul on his own podcast: https://soundcloud.com/buzzkill-pod ___________________________ Paul is many things in this fourth year of his recovery. We talk about a few of them. REFERENCED How Alcohol Saved My Life / Paul / http://messageinabottleblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/how-alcohol-saved-my-life/ The 3rd & 7th Steps 3rd: Made a decision to turn our will and...

Chris goes to his second, Jeff takes someone else to their first and the 12th Step seems to have been the one that in one way or another got us each to our destinations. Referenced The 12th Step Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. http://12step.org/the-12-steps/step-12.h...

SOMETIMES YOU DO GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION. In which the S.O.S meeting Jeff and Chris set out to attend is not the S.O.S. meeting they find. Which then leads Jeff to facilitate Chris’ second attempt at attending an A.A. meeting. Will he go in? Will he stay? Do they cast him out as an imposter? Do they welcome him as a brother? Is there coffee? Find out in this week’s episode…...

One of Those Three Is Not A River In Egypt. We talk about all three. Also, the question is raised as to whether Chris may be a narcissist. REFERRENCED • Denial In Addicted Family Systems / HuffPo / http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-tian-dayton/alcoholism-family_b_2610766.html • Addiction Denial and Cognitive Disfunction: A Preliminary Investigation / The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neur...

Sober Dates, Slips, Relapse, Second Stage Recovery & Step 9 The second episode to solicit topics via Twitter is the first to be informed almost entirely by a Twitter Topic. Chris and Jeff do their best to explore a two-part suggestion by @BeckyGetsSober. Twitter Topic BeckyGetsSober https://twitter.com/BeckyGetsSober/status/511678004708130817 Referrenced Stage II Recovery: Life Beyond Addiction /...

Anonymity. Shame. Stigma. Ain't nobody got time for that. Chris and Jeff talk about it. Referenced: How Addiction Really Affects The Family / AddictionBlog.org http://alcohol.addictionblog.org/how-addiction-really-affects-the-family/ Allen Carr's Easyway To Stop Smoking / Allen Carr http://www.allencarr.com Chantix / "A non-nicotine prescription medicine specifically developed to help adults 18 an...