DUI

What is Recovery Anyway?

            What is recovery anyway?  What’s the difference between sobriety and recovery?  Both concepts may seem equally undesirable during the first phases of   help-seeking for addiction, alcoholism or other behaviors that no longer serve us.

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In recovery do we give up who we are?Defining recovery as regaining what's lost.

 No longer only for alcoholics, recovery can be applied to any behavior that we engage in that presents a "continuing and growing problem in any department..." of our lives.  Often who we are is intertwined with our behaviors and when those behaviors are making our lives unmanageable, we may feel that to give them up is to give up who we are as people.  Defining"sobriety" and "recovery" help to uncover their meaning.

Sobering Statistics About DUI Arrests During The Holiday Season

Arrests for driving under the influence during the holiday season don’t just happen to people with a drinking problem. As we inch closer to the start of a new calendar year, state and local law enforcement will begin to ratchet up the emphasis on DUI patrol and enforcement. For many years, law enforcement has allocated extra resources to patrolling the streets and highways in an attempt to crack down on holiday drunk driving. This year will be no different.

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Arrests for driving under the influence during the holiday season don’t just happen to people with a drinking problem.

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