Old 05-24-2010, 03:55 PM
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Taking5
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Shiny, sorry about your sister.

I was at an AA meeting which was held at a substance abuse hospital in an unnamed city (I am being very vague here to protect anonymity). This is a 90 day minimum commitment, very professional, not cheap going concern.

Besides us "outside" alcoholics/addicts, the patients were also present at the meeting. One kid, who couldn't be more than 10 or 11 was there and I assumed he was visiting dad at the facility. He got up (his voice hadn't even deepened yet) and said "Hi I'm __________ and I'm a huffer".

I about fell over. I thought I had heard it all in a meeting. Thank the lord his parents found out what he was up to and had the resources to get him help.
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