Kevin Mello

President of Hotel California By The Sea - The Premier Substance Abuse Treatment & Life Wellness Center in Southern CA, WA & OH. #sobriety #recovery

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My sobriety date- July 24th, 2001 is my most prized possession- the day I ceased fighting and began to recover. #sobriety #recovery #alcoholism #AA

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What Charles Bukowski’s Glamorous Displays of Alcoholism Left Out
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How opioid addiction took over my mother’s life: This article highlights the dangers of being prescribed pain medication from doctors and the long road of pain this can ignite. https://t.co/rUP3e4oEr3

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We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime.
— ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84

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'I was so clueless': How parents can recognize drug addiction in teenagers https://t.co/xVT7cqbH3S

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How to Recognize the Manipulation of a Drug Addict https://t.co/8BaDCqASGa

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“Shame Brain happens when we see our mistakes as our identity. It’s the difference between “I made an error” and “I am an error.” Shame Brain can also take root when we allow others to blame us for things that are not our responsibility—”
― Elizabeth Esther

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Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
— TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34

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"It'll Be Fine, It's Just One Line": What It's Like To Relapse At 26 https://t.co/amzm5Dx9tQ

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Chris Cornell's wife Vicky Cornell To Congress: "We Must Integrate Addiction Treatment Into Our Health Care System" https://t.co/9s5Eq60RL7

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Professor sheds light on drug addiction recovery with CORE students
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“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” ~ Anne Lamott

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New ARC Grants Combine Economic Recovery and Addiction Recovery
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So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn’t think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness.
-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p 62

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"Hope is the key that unlocks the door of discouragement. The program promises me that if I do not pick up the first drink today, I will always have hope. Having come to believe that I keep what I share, every time I encourage, I receive courage."

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This school replaced detention with meditation. The results are stunning.
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...a recent study found that most people, especially women, with cirrhosis are not receiving substance abuse treatment to help them recover from alcoholism — even if their insurance plan offers coverage for addiction disorders. https://t.co/SC13Z5cVlP

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Always great to see colleges offering support for students suffering with substance abuse https://t.co/btFtsaM1JL

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A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.
— AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35

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A tale of punk rock, addiction and recovery on stage in Seattle https://t.co/P9rgOzrfXL