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Legal Drgus 2 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Testimony I've told my story a handful of times from the podium at meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. (I failed to mention that I am a member of AA, and gratefully so because it led me to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.) I could go into lots of detail of what it was like before this miracle happened in my life. Suffice to say, my life before my recovery from alcoholism was clearly unmanageable. I later realized it wasn't quite normal to start drinking almost daily as a teenager or to have a mother who encouraged it. I look back and realize that she needed a drinking partner – and I was a willing participant, as was my older brother. I remember drinking rum and Coke and playing cards with my mother when I was only 14 or 15. I still have a charm bracelet from my teenage years that has a little charm of a six pack of beer, given to me by my mother. She thought it was cute that I liked Budweiser and Myers rum! My mother's rule was we could drink as much as we wanted as long as we were at home. As I was raising my teenagers, I remember realizing just how bizarre that was – but at the time, when I was a teenager, it seemed normal. So I was the picture of teenage alcoholism. I started very early in life, and I drank all through high school and college. In college, it was always Julie and the guys. And I could drink any guy under the table – except my brother. We were always neck and neck. I had an enormous capacity for alcohol, yet I rarely lost control or made a fool of myself. I later learned that a high tolerance was a tell-tale sign of escalating alcoholism, and it proved to be a wonderful way for me to stay in denial – because, after all, I wasn't the sloppy drunk. Someone else had the drinking problem, not me. Yet I always had a beer in my hand. I suspected that I didn't drink like other people – that, for instance, I was a little more anxious than anyone else about the dwindling beers in the refrigerator during a party. Isn't somebody going to go to the beer store??!! My sneaky drinking started when I was very young, too. I was the ultimate closet alcoholic. I could hide cans and bottles with the best of them – and hide the fact that I'd been drinking (or so I thought).
Legal Drgus 2 Signs of Legal Drug Abuse in Teens Recognizing behaviors and other clues about your teen’s behavior is important if you suspect he may be abusing drugs or alcohol. There are many behavioral signs you can watch for, but remember that every teen is different and not all of the symptomatic behaviors will be present in every child. Some signs include: ü Has your son made new friends lately, but he doesn’t want you to meet them? ü Are his grades falling without any explanation? ü Have you found over-the-counter drug packaging in his room, car or school bag? ü Have you “misplaced” your own prescription drugs? ü Does your son receive ongoing prescriptions for a chronic condition and often “run out” prior to his next refill? ü Has your teen changed his attitude about his hygiene practices or appearance? If you know someone with this problems or that is getting involve in this you can call this service for help : ü INSTITUTO VIDA NUEVA. Programa de tratamiento del alcoholismo Ignacio López Rayon 404 · 01 81 8340 0028 ü Centro De Rehabilitacion La Rosa Centro de rehabilitación Carretera Nacional #6501 ,despacho 420, 4to piso · 01 81 8104 1555
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