End of the World? Talking about the date

End of the World? Talking about the dates/times of when it’s all over in #CALMclass Orlando First Orlando Sunday 9:45am FH301above Starbucks

“We recognize that you’ve used substanc

“We recognize that you’ve used substances to try to regain your lost balance, to try to feel the way you did before the need arose to use addictive drugs or alcohol. We know that you use substances to alter your mood, to cover up your sadness, to ease your heartbreak, to lighten your stress load, to blur your painful memories, to escape your hurtful reality, or to make your unbearable days or nights bearable.” – Chris Prentiss, The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure

“The United States’ War on Drugs as bei

“The United States’ War on Drugs as being fought in an unrealistic manner. This war is focused on fighting drug dealers and the use of drugs here and abroad, when the effort should be primarily aimed at treating and curing that causes that compel people to reach for drugs.” – Chris Prentiss, in “The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure”

“The idea that the creative endeavor and

“The idea that the creative endeavor and mind-altering substances are entwined is one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time. … Substance abusing writers are just substance abusers — common garden variety drunks and druggies, in other words. Any claims that the drugs and alcohol are necessary to dull a finer sensibility are just the usual self-serving b******. I’ve heard alcoholic snowplow drivers make the same claim, that they drink to still the demons.”- Stephen King, “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft”

At the bottom of Dependency there is alw

At the bottom of Dependency there is always pain, Discovering the pain and healing is an essential step in ending dependency.-Chris Prentiss