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- By bonkrzz · New reply 12:00 pm
- Journal · 6 replies
- well, i finally got a job, so now i dont have to stress so much on that. ive been doing a little better on my eating. have slowed down ALOT. ive been running whenever possible and work out pretty much ...
I'm not steppin out
- By escalantedreamer · New reply November 19, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- I managed to get myself down stairs to do laundry ( something I can still do) and my wife started calling me because she was home from work. because she couldnt hear me and I could hear her I had to stomp ...
Heroin withdrawal
- By rehabprincess · New reply November 12, 2009
- Discussion in Helping someone who abuses drugs · 9 replies
- i work at a rehab and am curious if anyone knows anything about a detoxers B/P How low is to low ...
This was my reply to a journal
- By escalantedreamer · Posted November 12, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- am so sorry and its hard to write the answer that you want to hear because its the one thing we all want to hear. in most of the journals ive read Its asking for someone to say "it will be OK" . "You ...
Partner of drug user
- By Kaz1966 · New reply November 2, 2009
- Discussion in Helping someone who abuses drugs · 2 replies
- Hi, my partner has been addicted to Smack for the last 2 years. He has taken most drugs when he was younger and smokes weed but is a good man who holds down a job and loves his family. Unfortunately he ...
trufaith
- By trufaith24 · New reply October 24, 2009
- Discussion in My struggle with drugs · 1 reply
- I am new to this board, I have been stugling with drug and alcohol addiction since I was 16 and I am now 24 I have been clean so far, for 9 months, I have enrolled in college and I work to keep myself ...
one day at a time
- By ntq100 · New reply October 16, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- i have decided to approach my weight loss, improved health goal the same way i approached my addiction. i am going to use the 12 steps and God's Grace to get my eating under control and enhance my internal ...
3Y+2z=MC2
- By Sanford · New reply October 11, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- Speaking of formulas..... After giving some people advice during the last few weeks about how it's okay to occasionally take a day off from pumping, I decided that while an occasional day might be okay ...
Mother of son struggling with recovery.
- By j0diebird · New reply October 8, 2009
- Discussion in Helping someone who abuses drugs · 6 replies
- My son is only 22 years old, and has been struggling with drug abuse (opiate addiction) for 6 years now. He has been seeing a psychiatrist for 2 years, and has been on Suboxone. His cravings for opiates ...
Joining Inspire.
- By Jenhottie · New reply September 19, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- This is my first day on here. My son is 2 months old & I don't have any friends with children so I hope I can meet some ladies on here ...
Afraid of failure
- By FridayThe13th · New reply September 3, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- I just got home late Wednesday night after my most recent trip to NIH. It was to remove the stents I had in my bladder and ureter from my kidney surgery in July. I'm planning at the moment for my next ...
Weekly Weigh-in, August 17th (2009).
- By afunkydamsel · New reply August 24, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Well, I am back from my vacation in Mexico. I had the best week I have had in a long time. It was such a blast seeing my Dad and meeting all of his friends and seeing the sights of the Yucatan Penisula ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
Long rant, ends w/ a question teenage son addict
- By dbl · New reply August 1, 2009
- Discussion in Helping someone who abuses drugs · 10 replies
- Hello, I'm new to this site and just found it in one of my many google quests for answers. My 17 year old son, a junior, was suspended for possession of marijuana in mid-Sept. That began a whole education ...
7 days clean... again...
- By infinitP · New reply July 31, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- ok, well... here i am again, 7 days clean! : ) i almost made it 30 days last time (in Jan)... but unfortunately reverted back to old habits since Feb... But, i have set my mind that i will have 30 days ...
any words of wisdom?
- By junaberry1 · New reply July 11, 2009
- Discussion in Treatment and rehabilitation · 3 replies
- my sister from another mother whom i love with all my hart is having a hard time staying clean from crack and the lifestyle that comes with it. i don't know how to help and be supportive without enabling ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
- Journal · 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
- Journal · 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
Weekly Weigh-in, June 8th.
- By afunkydamsel · New reply June 10, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- Well, I am happy to say that I am down one pound from last week. I weighed in at 177 lbs. Also I have lost one inch off of my waist and one inch off of my hips since I last measured them 12 days ago ...
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