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I have a friend who has been using drugs and drinking for years. I don’t want to cut him out of my life, but how do I help him without enabling his addiction? What is the difference between enabling and helping someone with an addiction? “ Thank you for your concern, I’m a person of…
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March is National Women’s History Month. It is a time when we recognize and celebrate women around the world. Therefore, this month I am going to focus on how we as women can take better care of ourselves and really begin to enjoy the life, we have been blessed with at every stage. I love…
Read MoreFebruary was cloudy, dreary, and just all around making me feel down in the dumps. So, what’s a girl to do? I need some vitamin D. Vitamin D is one of those vitamins that we all take for granted here in the south. Many northerners suffer from vitamin D deficiency, because winters up there are…
Read MoreLife skills classes are an important part of our program at The Extension. Learning to interact with others, and with ourselves, in a healthy way is a skill that we can all improve on. Charmon Talley is the Executive Director of the Georgia Association Recovery Residences (GARR), a certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), and…
Read MoreBeing a male homosexual meth junkie, the idea of living with 47 guys for my first year of recovery was uncomfortable. On the streets and in particular rooms, I was told that I should find a program amongst men of “my own kind”. That this and only this was the route to my recovery. There…
Read MoreI started partying and had my first kid at 16. I come from a real dysfunctional home, both my parents are alcoholics. I was 21-22 the first time I tried cocaine. At the beginning it was just on the weekends. It started getting out of hand, so I stopped. Later, when I was working multiple…
Read MoreMr. Robert Jordan has been in the field of Addiction for eleven years. He studied under Dr. Diane Sherman, PhD and received his Certification of Addiction Counseling in 2013. Robert is a 10 year Naval Veteran originally from New Jersey and settled in Atlanta upon his Naval discharge and proudly calls it home. Robert is…
Read MoreIt’s the Holiday Season and we have arrived at the time of year when it’s customary to show thanks for those around you…. family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Those we love and cherish all deserve their moment in our schedule and life. As there is no greater gift than surrounding yourself with those who inspire…
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