Posted by AuntieMel on May 20, 2005, at 13:55:57
In reply to Re: A *little* calmer... but... » AMD, posted by chemist on May 17, 2005, at 21:29:45
Actually if there is addiction to any substance it is better to stay away from *all* mood altering substances.
An example would be a guy that went through IOP with me. His addiction (drug of choice) is crack. He was doing really, really well - had about 3 months sober, was allowed to see his kids again, job was going great, etc.
Somehow (although warned!) he convinced himself that a glass of wine with dinner at night would be ok because it isn't his drug of choice.
The wine made him feel just good enough that the crack called him. And the wine lowered his will power. Last I heard he was out on the street, lost his job - the whole picture.
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