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WELCOME TO
THE Recovery Radio FLASH! |
Week of March 23, 2006 |
Welcome...to the
FLASH! This weekly e-newsletter will keep you informed of what's
new at Recovery
Radio Show...and
at Recovery Media, Inc., our affiliated service corporation. We
are dedicated to taking the hope of RECOVERY to you, your
family, and to all persons afflicted with- or affected by - THE
DISEASE OF ADDICTION. There IS a better way....
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THIS WEEK'S SHOW:
SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2006 March Pot Pourri
PROMISING NEW MEDICAL APPROACHES TO ADDICTION TREATMENT:
NEURORECEPTOR MODULATORS- Campral(TM) and PROMETA(TM)
 Addiction is unique as a disease in that it has three
components: Medical, Emotional, and Spiritual. Successful
treatment depends upon addressing all three; failure to do so
results in relapse and ongoing addiction. By definition, the
disease of addiction is chronic and relapsing in nature.
Medical approaches to the management of addiction, both
"drugs" and alcohol, have lagged far behind other approaches
in terms of efficacy. For example, methadone maintenance for
opiate addiction, and Antabuse for alcoholism are two examples
of "medical" approaches to addiction management that in the
end, do not work.
Until recently, the only broadly successful approach to
addiction management for large numbers of afflicted people has
been that of Alcoholics Anonymous, the "12-Step Group"
concept. The 12-Steps process focuses primarily on the
emotional and spiritual aspects of addiction. Clearly, it does
work!!
 This week we will take a closer look at two promising new
medical approaches that have recently become available to the
public. We'll examine
PROMETA(TM), a treatment protocol
licensed by Hythiam, Inc. for alcohol, methamphetamine, and
cocaine addiction and which is thought to modify the GABA
receptors of the brain. Current research suggests that
PROMETA(TM) reduces cravings for the those drugs, plus speeds
up return of normal brain function ("cognition").
 We'll also take a look at Campral(TM), or acamprosate, a drug
manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals that is FDA-approved
for maintenance treatment of alcoholism only. Like
PROMETA(TM),
Campral(TM) appears to modify a brain neurotransmitter
receptor complex, in its case, the glutamate system receptors.
Both Campral(TM) and
PROMETA(TM) have an affect on brain
neurotransmitter receptors that has the overall effect of
"normalizing" them after long periods of exposure to drugs.
Chronic drug exposure in brain tissues in turn causes changes
in those receptors, as they attempt to adapt to the ongoing
drug presence. Biologic tissues do not like change or
alteration, and will always try to adapt themselves in such a
way as to revert to a "neutral" or "normal" mode, or
"pre-drug" state.
Unfortunately, the "adapted" receptors do not function
normally, and the end result is drug craving when the drug is
no longer present on the receptors ("withdrawal"), and
alteration of basic brain function all of the time, but
especially during periods of withdrawal. We see this in drug
addicts as abnormal cognition; being "out of it", unable to
think normally, and being "whacked out". Both Campral(TM) and
PROMETA(TM) are thought to speed up "normalization" of
drug-damaged neuroreceptors.
There is no question that the appearance of these two medical
tools represents the start of an exciting and revolutionary
new trend in the treatment of the disease of addiction. These
are but two of many new medications and medication
combinations that we are likely to see in the coming years.
Don’t miss this exciting and highly informative show! Live!!
This Saturday night, March 25th 6 – 8P Pacific Time on 99.5 FM
KKLA Los Angeles and 10 other cities…and…streaming on the web.
Our show call-in number is 888/995-5552 for your questions and
comments. Remember….. RECOVERY WORKS!!!
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2.
STRAIGHT TALK FROM THE
DOC by Dr Steve
Mending those Messed up Receptors
 Chronic drug use of any variety leads to alteration of brain
receptors. With time, the presence of drug at the receptor
sites causes them to adapt, leading to the phenomenon of
“tolerance”. Once the chronically addicted individual quits
using, and when the drug is no longer docked at the receptor
sites, the brain goes “haywire”. We experience this phenomenon
as “withdrawal”.
Withdrawal is not only unpleasant, it is also a situation
where the brain is in chaos and not working normally. Our
thought processes and our “cognition” are altered such that we
cannot think normally, nor can we use our brain’s higher
functions as they were meant to work.
PROMETA™ is a medical protocol that helps to "normalize" the
brain’s altered GABA receptors more rapidly. This promising
technique uses a combination of 3 available prescription
medications along with nutritional supplements, which,
together, have been shown to not only speed up resolution of
the drug withdrawal symptom phase, but to significantly speed
up return of normal cognition.
PROMETA(TM) also reduces or
even eliminates drug cravings, a crucial benefit that must be
considered a huge one for any addict trying to not obsess on
drugs and to avoid relapse.
Quicker healing of brain receptors cannot be underestimated.
To date, the ONLY known approach to brain healing in the
chronic addict was “TIME"- time for nature to take it’s
course in returning the brain tissues to a pre-addicted state
once again. Done this way, brain healing takes weeks, months,
even years. With
PROMETA(TM), healing appears to occur in a
matter of days to weeks; major improvement is recognizable in
a matter of hours.
In the longer term picture, enduring recovery depends upon
both early and ongoing participation in behavioral treatment
processes ("group therapy").
PROMETA™ speeds up the addict's
ability to "engage" mentally, and hence to participate in
group therapy almost immediately. And as noted, it also
reduces cravings- another extremely important benefit which
allows the early recovering addict to focus on recovery
processes- and not on obsessing over drugs.
PROMETA™ is a medical breakthrough which, if affirmed by
clinical trials coming out later this year, represents a MAJOR
breakthrough in medical science and addiction medicine. A
Nobel Prize would not be out of the question for the
developers of
PROMETA(TM) if the early promises and hopes for
it are confirmed in actual experience. It works for alcohol
and stimulant drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine, but
does not work for opiates, marijuana, or benzodiazepines.
In closing, medical tools like
PROMETA(TM) provide a "jump
start" into recovery. But recovery does not begin and end with
them. There is no cure for addiction; only long-term
remission. Treatment with
PROMETA(TM) is therefore merely a
wonderful new beginning of a life-long process of keeping
an extremely vicious dog at bay.
My opinion? If YOU are a struggling, chronically relapsing
alcoholic and/or speed or cocaine addict, you will WANT to
take a look at PROMETA™.
This is Dr Steve, giving it to you straight!
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3. THOUGHT FOR RECOVERY- by BOB MUNCK
 Each week
on our show this past year, Bob has shares his "Thought for
Recovery", a unique personal reflection meant to inspire those
of us in Recovery. This is from a man with 15 years of
personal sobriety, and with many years of recovery leadership.
He has seen and heard it all. He has sponsored hundreds of men
during that time. Bob's "Thoughts" will focus on pearls of
wisdom that all alcoholics and addicts in Recovery can use to
enhance their own Recovery. We reprint this week's Thought for
Recovery here:
 Learn To Get Angry Slowly:
"Angry words spoken quickly are usually regretted
later."
Take time to make sure that you have good reason to be angry.
Learn to avoid jumping to unwarranted conclusions. Listen and
ask questions.
This is why James told us to be quick to listen, slow to
speak, and slow to get angry (Jas. 1:19). One of the best
reasons is that God Himself is slow to get angry, and our goal
in life is to let Him form Christ-like character in us.
King David, who knew about anger, said, "Reflect prayerfully
on your anger. Examine your motives. Ask yourself questions
like these:
- What did I feel angry about today?
- Where is my anger coming from?
- Did my anger further God's interests or my own
interests?
Change Your Beliefs About God. Whether we realize it or
not, most of our feelings are based upon our deeply held
beliefs about where life, security and "significance"
originated within us. Our anger problem is rooted not in our
feelings, but rather, in what we believe about God.
The challenge according to the New Testament is not to change
our feelings, but to change our thinking. In the awareness of
what God has done for us, the apostle Paul urged us to be
transformed by the renewing of our minds (Rom. 12:2).
"Dear God, I pray that I will be Transformed by the
Renewing of my mind, by You, so that my pattern of thinking
will result in changed feelings."
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4.
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
WITH RECOVERY RADIO
Recovery Radio Seeks
Show Sponsors
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Recovery Radio Show is more that just a radio show.
We are a comprehensive set of resources for addicts and their
families. Our uniqueness is that each week we reach hundreds of
thousands of addicts and their families who are still
suffering…over 500,000 people each week. We do this in many
ways, the most obvious of which is over the airwaves every
Saturday night in Los Angeles and 10 other cities,
coast-to-coast.
In addition, we will soon be publishing “California Together”,
a monthly newspaper targeted at the recovery community
throughout Southern California. We will be publishing this in
partnership with Bill and Barbara Brown, publishers of “Arizona
Together”, which periodical has been meeting the needs of
the Arizona recovery community for over 15 years. The two will
be sister publications.
We maintain one of the most popular “recovery radio” websites in
the world! Both Google and Yahoo have rated ours to be #4, and
this after only 6 months of existence! That is phenomenal, and
testimony to the fact that we are “doing something right!” Our
weekly e-newsletter, the FLASH! reaches many people each week as
well, with timely updates on what is happening with Recovery
Radio and the recovery world in general.
Future projects include an “800 HELPLINE”, the HOW Program USA
“recovery scholarships”, Fourth Step Workshops with Bob and Dr
Steve, and “The Art of Recovery- Southern California” recovery
community annual convention.
What does this all mean? It means that those organizations whose
business is related to recovery and/or recovery products have a
unique opportunity to engage- at the ground-floor level- in an
extremely effective marketing alliance with The Recovery Radio
Show.
Ours is a highly-targeted audience. We reach over 500,000 people
each week (conservative estimate). Approximately 60% of our
callers are family members or loved ones of an alcoholic or
addict who NEEDS RECOVERY. They are looking for solutions to get
their loved on into recovery. About 30% of our callers are from
addicts or alcoholics who are IN RECOVERY, and want and need
recovery-oriented products.
More so, ALL of our listeners are learning more about a
societal problem that in reality affects essentially every
single person in this nation. Addiction is by far the #1 public
health problem in the nation today, costing our society over $4
Billion/year. It is long overdue that our nation accepts
addiction for the medical disease that it is. We are doing our
part to effect that change.
If you are with a business or organization that might benefit
from a marketing relationship with Recovery Radio, please
contact us. We will be happy to discuss the many ways that you
can benefit from joining our team…and at the same time help AND
benefit from our growing fan and listener base.
CONTACT US
if you would like to explore sponsorship or marketing
opportunities with Recovery Radio Show. Toll-Free:
866.334.0471., ext. 102 (Bob), or ext. 111 (Dr Steve).
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HYTHIAM, Inc. joins us as our corporate sponsor!!!
We at the Recovery
Radio Show are pleased to announce that beginning Saturday,
October 8, 2005
HYTHIAM, Inc. joins us
as our corporate sponsor!!! A health services
management company that licenses an
exciting methamphetamine treatment protocol called "PROMETA"
(TM), Hythiam was founded in 2002 in Los Angeles.
The PROMETA (TM) protocols are currently being evaluated in a
placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical study. This radical approach
to the once dismal treatment of "speed" addiction- which likely
will revolutionize the world of addiction treatment- is
available to addicts NOW!! Hythiam also has PROMETA (TM)
protocols for cocaine and alcohol, too!! For more information,
call
(800) 700-SOBER, or visit
www.overcomeaddiction.com |
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That's it for
this week....Join us this Saturday Night, won't you?????.....6-8
Pacific Time...on-air, or on the web.
Yours very truly, and in sobriety,
Dr Steve, Bob, and the Recovery Radio Crew |
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