1. THIS WEEK'S SHOW- SEX AND DRUGS: MANY ISSUES, MANY     RAMIFICATIONS 2. TRIAD TREATMENT CENTER IS OUR NEW SPONSOR 3. STRAIGHT TALK FROM THE DOC: "STRATEGIES FOR     RECOVERY" 4. THOUGHT FOR RECOVERY- CO-DEPENDENCY 5. SECRET LIVES OF WOMEN: FEMALE ALCOHOL, METH,     SEX ADDICTS NEEDED FOR TV DOCUMENTARY SHOW 6. MARKETING AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES     WITH RECOVERY RADIO 7. ARCHIVES- LISTEN TO PAST SHOWS 8. RECOVERY RADIO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORG

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1. THIS WEEK'S SHOW: SATURDAY, July 8, 2006
    Summer Hijinx

SEX AND DRUGS: MANY ISSUES, MANY RAMIFICATIONS

Sex and Drugs (and Rock n' Roll!!) often mix, but the results are not always positive. Often it is just the opposite.

Drugs and alcohol combined with sex lead to many unanticipated and undesired outcomes- from unwanted pregnancies, to ill-advised relationships, to shattered relationships, HIV and other sexually-transmitted diseases, plus, of course, "performance failure" and compromised sexual well-being.

Human sexuality was meant to be both a means of procreation plus a wonderful and beautiful way that two human beings can experience a bond and spiritual connection that is incomparable with any other. Drugs and alcohol do not enhance either one, and only detract and subvert.

Sex Addiction is a whole other topic, and here one considers sex itself as being a "process" or "behavioral" addiction, where pursuit of sex or sexual stimulation in and of itself becomes what amounts to a drug. Without question, sex addiction, like other behavioral addictions, can bring a person down just as deeply and just as profoundly as drugs and alcohol. Co-addiction to both drugs and sex is extremely common. Even in men and women who are in recovery from drugs and alcohol, sex addiction often remains....or..."pops out" like a balloon once the drug addiction is taken out of the picture.

This week we will be joined by David Zailer, author of the book "When Lost Men Come Home". David is a recovering drug addict (cocaine; others) and sex addict whose one-time career was as a male porn star. His life was one of obsession on cocaine and sex. Not surprisingly, it led to ruin, and easily could have ended in death. Fortunately, Dave found recovery, seemingly against all odds.

Recently, David wrote a book "When Lost Men Come Home" to describe the issues he faced when slipping into dual addiction to both sex and drugs. His own life is testimony to the power of recovery. He helped establish "Operation Integrity" at Coast Hills Church; it is a community of men who have come to terms with their powerlessness over the sexual desires and practices that are a problem for them, and which provides resources and support for those suffering from sex addiction.

This Saturday we will discuss SEX AND DRUGS with David Zailer, and the many interesting issues which surround this important topic.

Don’t miss this exciting and highly informative show! Live!! This Saturday night, July 8th, 6 - 8P Pacific Time on 99.5 FM KKLA Los Angeles, in Phoenix, AZ 1100AM KFNX…and…streaming on the web. Our show call-in number is 888/995-5552 for your questions and comments. Remember….. RECOVERY WORKS!!

Recovery Radio Show welcomes TRIAD Treatment Center as our new anchor sponsor!! TRIAD, located in a convenient office location near John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA provides addicts with the exclusive and proprietary NeuroTransmitter Restoration System (NTR™).  NTR™ is an office-based outpatient medical treatment process that gives the newly-recovering addict a jump-start into Recovery.

In coming weeks TRIAD will sponsor the hourly “TRIAD Corner” on the Recovery Radio Show. During this informative segment, Bob and Dr Steve will provide fascinating updates and cutting-edge tips about medical approaches to the treatment of addiction. We will interview doctors, addictionologists, patients, drug counselors, scientists, and lots of other knowledgeable and entertaining guests- all to help YOU and your family to better understand recovery from addictions.

NTR™ is a 10 day series of specially-developed and naturally-occurring intravenous amino acid infusions which helps the drug-damaged brain to heal much more quickly than normal upon cessation of drug use, including alcohol.

NTR™ does the following:

• markedly reduces or even eliminates drug cravings
• speeds up the return of normal brain function (‘clears the brain”; lucid thought processes)
• significantly eases the discomfort of the “detox” phase of drug and alcohol treatment

All three benefits of NTR™ are HUGE and cannot be overstated. In a word, NTR™ is revolutionary and will change the very approach to treatment of addiction from here forward. It is not fluff. It is real.

Prior to NTR™, there were no truly effective medical approaches to the treatment of drug addiction. NTR™ heals the addict’s brain at the cellular and molecular level. The best we had for addiction treatment prior to NTR™was AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and other 12-Step groups, which addressed only the emotional and spiritual components of addiction.

There is no cure for drug addiction. There is only lasting remission, and only IF the addict addresses all three components of the disease of addiction. Adding the NTR™ treatment process at the "front end" and including it in a blended three-prong approach (medical, emotional, spiritual) greatly improves the likelihood of ongoing recovery. This blended approach may include formal rehab treatment as well, and should always include ongoing participation in a 12-Step group and getting a sponsor and using him/her. NTR™ is best viewed as a powerful medical tool that provides the addict with a “jump start into recovery”.

We know that addiction is a disease, not a moral lapse or lifestyle choice. It is a three-part disease which includes Medical, Emotional, and Spiritual components. All three elements of the disease MUST be addressed concomitantly in order to expect durable, lasting remission in Recovery.

NTR™ is the missing link in the recovery puzzle. For once, the addict can now address all three elements of the disease of addiction. NTR™ is step one. Rehab and 12-Step participation closely follows; the latter (12-Steps and sponsor) should continue for life.

The NTR™ experience at TRIAD Treatment Center is tailored to the individual addict. It is administered by specially trained clinicians in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting, under the supervision of Medical Director Dr. Neil Neimark. Dr. Neimark is a board-certified family practitioner with a strong background and understanding of both addiction disease, as well as medical approaches to treating it.

Interested parties may visit the TRIAD website (under construction) for more information, or may call the TRIAD office to schedule a consultation appointment at the numbers listed below.

TRIAD is located at:

Triad Treatment Center
19742 MacArthur Blvd., Ste. 110
Irvine CA 92612.
Phone:  877.664.3550 (Toll Free) or 949.747.1978.
Website: www.tendaydetox.com
Email: info@tendaydetox.com 

Note: Dr Steve has an interest in TTC and assists them in providing this valuable service to its clients.
 

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:

Codependency:

The behavior that makes you a prisoner living in your own life.

Co-dependency is the toughest addictive behavior to give up, above all other addictions. Why? Because it seems like such a natural part of your life, of your being, of whom you are and who you were meant to be. You may think of yourself as a generous, giving individual who always puts the needs of others before your own. You think you are unselfish and willing to go the extra distance for family, friends, and coworkers. They all come before you and your needs. What a saint you are. There's the real motive. So that people will love you, and appreciate you, and accept you, and notice you, and owe you. You just do it because it is the right thing to do. You never expect thanks, or praise, or recognition, and just say to everyone "I just do it out of love."

What is the True motive in your heart?

The true feelings in your heart of hearts you think, "After all I've done for them." That's the real motive. You were keeping score. There is no way that any of the people of your gracious giving could ever adequately pay you back. You will always be one up on them. This is where you get your feeling of superiority and power. And that is the basis of your sense of disease, your co dependence. Using others to make you feel good about yourself and attempting to change them in the process. All the time you have been being such a good person, Lets think about it.

Here's an example:

Let's take the person you are helping with right now. You do everything for them and never, ask for something you want just for yourself. Aren't you special!

But they don't seem to appreciate you. They just take your good deeds for granted. They just expect more. At some point you get upset and say something about all of this stuff. That's the problem! You were hoping that all of the good things you had been doing for them, your spouse, your children, your family members, your coworkers, all of them, would serve as an example of how they should behave toward you. AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO! UNGRATEFUL SO AND SOS THAT THEY ARE and they think of you as the maid. You get resentful. But you never say anything, you just do more, do it bigger, do it better.

Then one day you've had enough and you explode. "Why can't they be more like me?" you wonder, "After all that I have done for them!" You have been trying to make other people behave the way that you think they should behave. You have used manipulation to get what you want, and you are angry and resentful when you don't get it.

You cannot admit this to anyone, most especially not to yourself But, your relationships are not satisfying, no matter how hard you try; the people you care about don't ever behave the way that you know they should. They never will. Or if they do, they will have their own set of resentments toward you.

Take an honest inventory of your behavior. Look at the naked truth about your motives. If you are a self-sacrificing martyr, giving up all of yourself for others, YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE!

5. WOMEN NEEDED TO SHARE THEIR STORY ON CABLE TV PROGRAM “SECRET LIVES OF WOMEN”
TV Show seeks “functioning” female addicts for on-air documentary series
(alcohol, meth, sex)

Women’s Entertainment Network (WE) is a cable television channel whose focus is on women: their lives, their interests, their jobs, their hobbies, their joys, their sorrows, their problems- EVERYTHING and anything that appeals to the female gender.

I recently received a phone call from one of the producers of the WE show “Secret Lives of Women”, which is in its second season and airs on Tuesday evenings at 10:30P in those cable system areas that carry WE. They are looking for 3 women who might be willing to be interviewed for an episode of this “real-life” documentary series (NOT “reality TV”!!). The show chronicles the actual lives of women in various situations and who are facing various significant or unusual challenges, “demons”, or other special issues of concern.

They would like to find three women who would be interested in sharing their lives as being:

• a "functional female alcoholic"

• a female methamphetamine addict

• a female sex addict.

The letter I received from “The Secret Lives of Women” producer follows:
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6.  MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES WITH RECOVERY RADIO
Recovery Radio Seeks Show Sponsors

The 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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RECOVERY RADIO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
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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