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Old 10-26-2015, 10:56 AM
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ScottFromWI
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Originally Posted by Beeraholic View Post
Thanks everyone.

I just returned from my appointment. I was completely honest and we had a good discussion. She HIGHLY recommended AA and therapy and not medication. She referred to addiction as a disease with different degrees of severity and told me in AA to not look around and think about being better or worse then others.

Mostly, she was obsessed with my 4 month old who came with me. And she reminded me to quit for him.

Looking into going to my first meeting today.
It sounds like you have a great doctor, many do not understand addiction at all. Glad you had the conversation and hope you enjoy the meeting!
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