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		<title>New Ft. Lauderdale Facility For Sunrise</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/17/new-ft-lauderdale-facility-for-sunrise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a chance yesterday to tour the new Sunrise Detox facility in Ft. Lauderdale.  You can see some more photos here at the blog.  If you&#8217;re interested in more details, leave a comment or use the contact link.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1997&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Step: Recovery &#8212; An App To Help Develop And Sustain Daily Practice</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/15/todays-step-recovery-an-app-to-help-develop-daily-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 12-Step programs we&#8217;re encouraged to develop a routine of little rituals that begin our day in a recovery-oriented way and set the tone for the hours to follow. Many people meditate, perhaps after reading a bit of program &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/15/todays-step-recovery-an-app-to-help-develop-daily-practice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1979&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Number Of Opiate-Addicted Newborns On The Rise</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/08/number-of-opiate-addicted-newborns-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s unclear if there are long-term health impacts for children born to opiate-addicted mothers who get through their first weeks of life okay. Some but not all studies on the question have found those kids grow up with a higher &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/08/number-of-opiate-addicted-newborns-on-the-rise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1972&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newly Sober? PAWS Still Has You In Its Claws!</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/05/paws-relapse-recovery-detox-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 16:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More from the Sunrise Detox Blog: We all know that most relapses occur in the first few months after we get clean and sober.  Many of them are related to Post-acute Withdrawal Syndrome.  We talked about PAWS in a previous &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/05/paws-relapse-recovery-detox-addiction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1953&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Something Similar &#8212; Straight Talk About Going Home</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/01/something-similar-straight-talk-about-going-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 01:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This just went live over at the Sunrise Detox Blog, if anyone&#8217;s interested. The comedian Dave Gardner used to remark, “Folks are always saying, ‘Let’s do this again!’ But friends, you can’t do anything again! You can do something similar!” &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/05/01/something-similar-straight-talk-about-going-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1946&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drug-overdose antidote is put in addicts&#8217; hands</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/29/drug-overdose-antidote-is-put-in-addicts-hands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Such giveaways may have saved more than 10,000 lives since the first program was started in 1996 in Chicago, according to a survey by the Harm Reduction Coalition, a national group that works to reduce the consequences of drug use. &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/29/drug-overdose-antidote-is-put-in-addicts-hands/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1943&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is consolidation of treatment centers a good idea?</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/27/is-consolidation-of-treatment-centers-a-good-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>whatmesober</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bain Capital is trying to consolidate an unlikely industry: addiction treatment centers. Ignore the political references.  I didn&#8217;t think they were appropriate either.  They polarize, to a degree, what should be an objective article. After you read the article, why &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/27/is-consolidation-of-treatment-centers-a-good-idea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1939&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Friends, relatives aid and abet prescription drug abuse</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/25/friends-relatives-aid-and-abet-prescription-drug-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DEA estimates that 7 million Americans abuse pharmaceuticals, leading to a 346 percent spike in overdose deaths from oxycodone alone from 2005 to 2010. The trend is responsible for 11 deaths per day, on average, from oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/25/friends-relatives-aid-and-abet-prescription-drug-abuse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1937&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When do you know that you don’t want to do any more drugs?</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/20/when-do-you-know-that-you-dont-want-to-do-any-more-drugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my own case, I knew it some time before I got clean and sober, but I just didn’t think it was possible. I knew what happened if I went even for short periods without alcohol or a substitute, and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/20/when-do-you-know-that-you-dont-want-to-do-any-more-drugs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1925&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sponsor Stuff (Part 1) &#8212; Sunrise Detox Blog</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/14/sponsor-stuff-part-1-sunrise-detox-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/14/sponsor-stuff-part-1-sunrise-detox-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Therapists use a variety of tools to help newcomers and those formerly sober folks who felt the need to do some additional field work. One therapist I know likes to use the concept of the AA “Askit Basket”, adapted to &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/14/sponsor-stuff-part-1-sunrise-detox-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1907&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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