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I went to a meeting last night. I’ll be 100% honest. It had been just over a week, maybe even two. It was a smaller sized meeting, which I like the most because it typically means I will eventually have to share. It’s not so easy to hide when there are only 10 people in the room. The speaker was someone I hadn’t seen before, and he was celebrating one year; a huge milestone. He was grinning from ear to ear, and I could tell he was a bit nervous, as I was when I hit the first year.

Well, it’s certainly been a while that I, Recovery Rob, just sat and wrote something about what’s happening in my world of addiction treatment and recovery. So, here I am.

The other night I was flipping through the channels. I don’t watch a lot of television, but sometimes I just like to see what’s out there. I stopped on a familiar program, one I can’t seem to help watch. It’s about alcohol and drug addiction, and this specific episode was focused on inhalant abuse. Although I work in the field of addiction and recovery, and I know that about 54% of all treatment admissions are related to inhalant abuse, it still throws me a bit.

You might not have heard this news, but it caught my interest as soon as I heard the news-story. Of course I work in the field of addiction and recovery, so I’ve probably trained myself to notice medical news that might affect our clients here at Pat Moore Foundation. Another group who might be tuning into the news release of Zohydro, a 12-hour pain relief medication, is exactly the group we try to help.

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to meet with Sarit Rogers at VisionsTeen.com. VisionsTeen began following me on Twitter, or was it Pat Moore Foundation first? I’m not sure but it doesn’t matter. We’ve connected and we are thrilled to connect our communities.

A few years back I became the content writer for Pat Moore Foundation. It was shortly after they’d revamped their alcohol and drug treatment website. They wanted a fresh feel, and a new writer on board. They understood the power of internet marketing and great SEO (Search Engine Optimization). This position quickly led to my own blog where I could tell my personal story of my own struggles with addiction, and what it’s like today. It’s been a great outlet, and honestly, it helps keep me sober.

If I were to sit here and tell you that teen suicide was not something I thought about when I was younger, I’d be lying to you. I don’t talk often about those days because I feel so far removed from that sad, dark teenager. The memories, although long ago, are still somewhat clear in my mind. Back then I thought I was alone; that I was the sole punching bag of the world around me. What I didn’t get was that many teens and younger who were living a life similar to my own.

Binge drinking continues to create havoc on many people, and statistics have shown that men are more at risk than women. But, what is binge drinking? A basic definition of binge drinking is when someone has the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by a heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. It sometimes overlaps social drinking and is most often done in groups. A binge can last for several hours or it can last for many days.

We’ve been reporting for some time now about a dangerous drug that goes by street names, such as; Bath Salts, Ivory Wave, Red Dove, Bliss and Vanilla Sky. We’ve gone so far as to even create a great Bath Salts Infographic giving a history and loads of additional information about this drug product, which is primarily made in China and India.

When a friend attempts suicide it’s of course it’s an awful time for everyone involved, including family, friends, and other loved ones. Often the attention goes only to the person who attempted suicide. Not that it shouldn’t, but family and loved ones are also victims to suicide, just in a different way.