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A LifeRing Keeper: Gratitude
This is from a message sent to a LifeRing E-mail group: While driving to work today I was thinking about how grateful I am to LifeRing. It has become a useful tool in my own sobriety plan, helping to keep sobriety in the forefront by conversations, observations, and affirmations. That has been important in these…
Read MoreOne in Six Americans Binges on Alcohol at Least Twice a Month, says CDC Head
Everybody knows that binge drinking is a problem among young adults, particularly college students. But in fact, it’s very common among all ages. One in six adults report binging on alcohol one or more times within the past 30 days. That’s 38 million Americans. This is according to Dr. Robert Brewer, head of the CDC’s…
Read MoreTen Percent of Americans Say They are “In Recovery”
A new survey finds that 10% of Americans over the age of 18 say they used to have a problem with drugs, including alcohol, but no longer do. A story about the survey appeared on the Market Watch website, a division of the Wall Street Journal. It was carried out last year, asking about 2,500…
Read MoreA LifeRing Keeper: Why Become a LifeRing Convenor
The subject of convening LifeRing meetings came up in one of our email groups the other day and produced a response that’s worth reading: ____ wrote last night about convening LifeRing groups and I thought I’d expand a bit on my own experience. Being in an active group is, of course, very helpful to long-term…
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