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NEWSLETTER
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| August 23, 2006 |
Some Reminders |
Some Helpful Numbers |
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Dosing hours Monday through |
AA - Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Friday are 5:30 am to 11:30 am |
214-887-6699 |
| Counseling is available |
NA - Narcotics Anonymous |
| 5:30 am to 12:30 pm |
972-699-9306 |
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www.dallasareana.org |
Recovery is a Journey
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Clinic hours on Saturday are |
OA - Overeaters Anonymous |
Craving
Craving has been defined as an intense desire for some particular
thing or, an urgent or abnormal desire. It may be that a more
useable definition is a combination of the two. Craving for an
addiction is not just a thought of the behavior. It is a mixture of
thoughts, feelings, behaviors, visualizations, and perceptions that
combine to make the want to use, drink, etc. even more intense. You can
crave anything! Some things we crave, we taste, we smell, are not
considered to be very harmful. We can crave pizza, cool weather, or
attention. We can also crave alcohol, cocaine, heroin, pain pills,
gambling, sex, or marijuana. The process and the mechanism is the same.
The consequences vary. Common triggers for craving are:
- Being around it and around those who are doing it.
- Being in situations that remind us of using, drinking,
smoking, etc.
- Certain smells or tastes. Really anything having to do with
our five senses.
- All kinds of things associated with the past addictive
behavior. Stuff like pay days, bars, sex, movies, and music.
- Physical illness.
- Unwanted or uncomfortable feelings or emotions.
- Stressful relationships or situations.
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6:00 am to 9:00 am |
512-327-2802 |
| Closed on Sunday |
Problem Gamblers Help-Line |
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800-742-0443 |
| Please remember to bring your |
SA - Sex/Love Addicts Annon. |
| lock boxes. |
800-477-8191 |
| COME TO GROUP |
DA - Debtors Anonymous |
| WE ARE MEETING EVERY |
713-797-8441 |
| SATURDAY FROM |
Shoplifters Anonymous |
| 8:30 AM TO 9:15 AM |
713-840-1833 |
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Recovery Related Stuff |
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www.hazelden.org |
| Hepatitis Information |
| hepatitisneighborhood.com |
| HERE NOW |
APAA |
| The procedure is called |
The Association of Persons |
| auricular acupuncture. |
Affected by Addiction |
| It is helpful for a variety of issues |
www.apaarecovery.org |
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The Twelfth Step Ministry |
| addictions. |
214-706-9526 |
| Please see your counselor. |
Lots of support groups of |
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various interests. |
| Visit their web site. |
| www.llumc.org |
| The Network of Community |
| Reading glasses are now |
Ministries |
| available at the front desk for |
Assistance with food, clothing |
| those who may have trouble |
972-234-8880 |
| reading forms, treatment plans, |
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Texas Workforce Commission |
| 972-288-2703 |
| Baylor College of Dentistry |
| 214-828-8440 |
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Dr. Candace McDaniel
8021 East R.L. Thornton Fwy, Suite A
Dallas, Texas 75228
Call (214) 328-4848 or
for more information
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