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Katie09 · 04-10-2009, 11:55 PM

YouTube - Quitting Drinking - HAMS Harm Reduction for Alcohol

BTW, I don't advocate the harm reduction model. I simply posted this as informational and another way of viewing recovery via abstinence.

SelfSeeking · 04-11-2009, 12:11 AM

I like that first part a lot- about the cost/benefit analysis instead of relying on quizzes to diagnose yourself with a drinking problem. I wiggled around those quizzes for years, until the consequences of drinking built up so much I realized there was no way around it. Maybe if I'd done it the way he talks about, I could have stopped drinking before a lot of bad sh!t went down. Oh well, wouldacouldashoulda. Maybe I just wasn't ready.

Zencat · 04-11-2009, 05:39 PM

Thanks

Katie. The hamsnetwork.org is a great source for information too.

I have used HR in the past. Over three years ago I was comming off a one year binder. Previously I had a couple of good years using HR. Meaning I could go without using for 3,4 or 6 months at a time. Excellent progress for a hard case like myself. What HR was for me is: I attended groups at the county addiction treatment clinic and had one on one counseling there too. I do consider myself extremely fortunate to have access to some very progressive addiction treatment where I live.

Gypsy Feet · 04-11-2009, 05:55 PM

nevermind =)

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Katie09 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,141	An alternate persective YouTube - Quitting Drinking - HAMS Harm Reduction for Alcohol BTW, I don't advocate the harm reduction model. I simply posted this as informational and another way of viewing recovery via abstinence.

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Zencat ٩(-̮̮̃•̃)۶ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ventura Co. California USA Posts: 5,998 Blog Entries: 9	Thanks Katie. The hamsnetwork.org is a great source for information too. I have used HR in the past. Over three years ago I was comming off a one year binder. Previously I had a couple of good years using HR. Meaning I could go without using for 3,4 or 6 months at a time. Excellent progress for a hard case like myself. What HR was for me is: I attended groups at the county addiction treatment clinic and had one on one counseling there too. I do consider myself extremely fortunate to have access to some very progressive addiction treatment where I live. __________________ My ❀ Name ☯ Is ❤ Will G ☞ 禅 “Our minds are information vacuums. Either we fill them with thoughts of our choosing or someone else will.” ― Ray Davis

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Gypsy Feet mergirl Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Paradise Posts: 3,788 Blog Entries: 4	nevermind =) __________________ ~Lisa~ ban the deed, not the breed~ three years of continuous sobriety and counting <3 (its a sideways heart!) Last edited by Gypsy Feet; 04-11-2009 at 05:57 PM. Reason: =)

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SelfSeeking Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northeast US Posts: 1,341 Blog Entries: 2	I like that first part a lot- about the cost/benefit analysis instead of relying on quizzes to diagnose yourself with a drinking problem. I wiggled around those quizzes for years, until the consequences of drinking built up so much I realized there was no way around it. Maybe if I'd done it the way he talks about, I could have stopped drinking before a lot of bad sh!t went down. Oh well, wouldacouldashoulda. Maybe I just wasn't ready.

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