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My Story of Addiction Overcome
I was a preacher's kid, the president of the National Honor Society, and voted "most likely to succeed" by my classmates. I doubt anyone dreamed that I would start snorting cocaine.Initially I thought...
View ArticleWhen Are You Too Much of a Fan?
A Sports Junkie Discusses His Addictionby Drew NormanFor fully six months of the year, I am an addict. Every day. Work, time spent with my family, when I mow the lawn, even vacations revolve around...
View ArticleOpportunities for Outreach
I've learned from experience that drug abuse and addiction is a subject that touches everyone, even if only tangentially. Every time I speak to a group, people come up to me afterwards and ask me to...
View ArticlePlaces Not to Keep Your Prescription Medications
Teen drug abuse in affluent families is on the rise; prescription drug abuse in particular is reaching epidemic proportions. Where are these teens getting such strong medications? The answer: from...
View ArticleSuspicious of Your Teen?
Drug and alcohol abuse and addiction have a multi-dimensional impact on teens. Their social, emotional, cognitive and physical selves may be profoundly disrupted or damaged in the wake of drug abuse...
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How To Stop Someone From Driving Drunk
Approximately 14 million Americans (i.e. 7.4% of the population) meet the diagnostic criteria for alcoholism. Consideration of that statistic along with the fact that drunken driving was responsible...
View ArticleHave You Been to Judith's Official Website?
Please check out Judith's new book, The Other Woman At The Well: A Truthful Accounting of Addiction Overcome and read about her overcoming a devastating cocaine addiction.Judith was the eldest child of...
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Addiction and Teens: What to Do when Addiction Touches Your Teen
Adolescents who may be caught up in drug abuse and addiction generally exhibit some, if not all, of the following changes: Problems at school; poor academic performance, cutting class, disrespecting...
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My Baby, My Daughter, My God...
This is for any parent who has ever experienced the agony of watching their beautiful, precious child slip away into the darkness of drug abuse and addiction. This article is available on TheOoze.com....
View ArticleMission Statement and Purpose of Addiction Overcome, Inc.
…That the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious FREEDOM of the children of God.(Romans 8:21, NIV) What is Addiction Overcome, Inc.? Addiction...
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Operation Band-Aid: Family #1
Peter is the father of two boys, ages 3 and 7. He wishes he could do something special for them for Christmas, but since he and the boys' mother are both incarcerated, that is unlikely. Peter worries...
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Operation Band-Aid: Family #2
Linda is a 36 year old mother of three living with extended family members in the Peoria, AZ community. She is struggling to overcome her addiction to prescription pills. She is currently unable to...
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Our Holiday Mission: Operation Band-Aid
Children whose parents are battling addiction have little hope of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. These kids don't dream of turkey, stuffing or pumpkin pie. They don't look forward to piling their...
View ArticlePlease Help: Operation Band-Aid
I wish I had time to prepare a more in-depth list for you all to read, but as Christmas is drawing ever closer, I'm pressed for time to make our ministry's requests known. Here is a run-down of what...
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Naughty or Nice? That's Not For Us to Decide
As part of our Operation Band-Aid efforts this Christmas season, I have been hard at work drumming up donations. Through email, word of mouth, blogs, and anything else I can think of, I've done my best...
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Church? Me? No Way!
Church is the last place I belong. Everyone there will judge me. Perhaps you felt as though church was full of people who believed they were better than you. You may have even attended a church in the...
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When It's Time to Break Free
My emaciated and malnourished frame weighed less than 90 pounds, and my arms were covered with disgusting open sores and scars from where I had been shooting up. In some places the flesh was so...
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Year End Recap: Operation Band-Aid
Over the holidays we asked for your help in providing some families with Christmas gifts and necessities. We called our endeavor Operation Band-Aid, and told you about the specific needs of the...
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The Danger of Alcohol and OTC Medications
FACT: Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among young people. (Source: Partnership for a Drug-Free America)FACT: 65% of the youth who drink alcohol report that they get the alcohol they drink from...
View ArticleAsk Judith: What Motivated You to Tell Your Story?
To tell you the truth, the motivating factor after my father had "suggested" I write my story for the past 12 years or so, was a book my friend and board member gave me to read. It was called A Million...
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