{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Problems Other Than Alcohol - Recovered 696","description":"In one way or another, drug addiction affects most us in AA. For\nme and my experience with my son\u2019s drug addiction, it stirs my\ndeepest interest and sympathy. In the world around us, we see\nlegions of men and women who become addicted to heroin who started\nwith a legitimate prescription to an opiate such as vicodin. Then\nthey find they are trying to cure or escape their problems by using\nthat prescription until it becomes so expensive. The, heroin is the\nlogical alternative because it is relatively cheap. Many A.A.\u2019s,\nespecially those who have suffered these particular addictions, are\nnow asking, \u201cWhat can we do to help?\u201d\nSo, this is our topic, Problems other than alcohol.\nCall us at 1-734-288-7510 or tap Speakpipe\nJoin the Chat Room, Tap Live stream and Chat\nRoom\nemail at mark@recoveredcast.com\nSubscribe to Premium\nGet daily recovery messages&amp;nbsp;Daily AA\nEmails. &amp;nbsp;\nWe asked our listeners a simple question on this topic. We ask,\n\u201cDo you have a drug addiction?\nSurvey Results\nhttps:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/analyze\/WrddP0tCGrZMQNSySz5wqyjRAeJw_2FMxA0QW3_2BkPR8T4_3D\nLet\u2019s go to you first Zach,\nAre you in recovery because of polysubstance abuse?\nTell us about some of your using patterns.\nHow are they similar or different from your alcohol use?\nI\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m a heroin addict, I\u2019m not positive because\nI\u2019ve never tried it. I\u2019m sure if I did, I would love it.\nWhat about the ritual of use, does drug ritual mean anything to\nyou?\nHow does your fellowship help you navigate recovery with\nproblems other than alcohol?\nWhat are some of the challenges?\nHow do you share at meetings regarding your drug use and\ntriggers?\nHave you sponsored someone whose primary problem was not\nalcohol?\nHow do you sponsor this type? What are some of the challenges?\nCan a non alcoholic drug addict become an A.A. member?\nDesire to stop using alcohol? If no, then no\nInteresting question, do you have to be an alcoholic to be in\nAA?\nCan someone with a drug addiction, who also has a genuine\nalcoholic history, become a member of A.A.?\nWhat do you think about special-purpose groups for say people\nwho have polysubstance problems?\nWhat do you think about A.A.\u2019s who have suffered both alcoholism\nand addiction. What do you think about special-purpose groups\nforming to help other A.A.\u2019s who are having drug trouble? Do you\nthink this helpful? What could be some problems that could arise\nfrom such a formation?\nCould such a special purpose group call itself an A.A.\ngroup?\nCould such a group also include nonalcoholic drug users?\nIs there any objection if A.A.\u2019s who have had the dual problem\njoin outside groups, such as Narcotics Anonymous?\nDave\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_BKdkcsQG6qd387LZ8Q2_tChiJjFI0ZafchUIoZVJYkdObDnt4dKLOd8sB1sYIpbCu_k2oHu8t55rV36z35Q_mxZdPyAUbHop8Wp_mljg1FwKQCgF9HaFAGWqH4T3I6t8NsOJ5tOGCBInsVAAj5izgBgyBOWg\nZach\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_Bcg3tjS9tX_ZurmZUh9JaQ7kYwSspCvzMSYa-1KHPRm1-bSymWA4ZtmmkFLtYojy8IPYGnnCHmeOVGtCb3Sk9Hjlfr_KlKedw2TymOoqaCUNnkcgUvd8_CuhUyH5xwmEaY_SxKwjeWJTxEvUhaEQcZmEKw5g\nBronte\nhttps:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#inbox\/1542e0cf15474c50?projector=1\nAlex\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_DhUfT9p3PcaGTJ8a014QzRIvXzSaI7G0EMLTCg_pFQlsrFMafRQlDPeUwW3DLALAgy8l9qUm97noZ-UPPCuTBPpPGzUuWXS7Qd5WBQSLZODQNfd0ukRra1fxhh0gYiCXx76E1OCA2iNzis-UwyGoXcpNykzQ\nClyde\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_DfuAeNuPMx_P-CkHAUsHElbum6CDqIJTDKpE6O4VNI4OIJStO_fL7oCuHsjPzzifDVZZ2bAZFRv_9hju9Ax6qVWE7Cwq-dBQPfuGQFAR7vmq0-kLPkGo7wUA9eGr8jT8btx7dw1s7eGoUWMhTX9L5TQYuAng\nWhat would you say to the new guy about this topic?\n","author_name":"Recovered Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/recoveredcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4323611\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/09111b\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/4323611"}