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Week of August 18, 2006 |
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FLASH! This weekly e-newsletter will keep you informed of what's
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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, August 19,
2006
SALVATION ARMY ADULT REHABILITATION CENTERS -
The Last Resort for Many Addicts and Alcoholics. Thank God.
The Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Centers (SA-ARC)
represent the ultimate "last chance" for many hopeless, helpless addicts
and alcoholics. The SA -ARC's often are the final and last resort for
those addicts whose "bottoms" have spiraled much deeper and more extreme
than most. And they perform what seem like absolute miracles.
Time and again we have heard wondrous stories of end-stage, down-and-out
alcoholics and addicts who are hanging onto life with barely a thread of
hope, but whose lives have been reclaimed through the Salvation Army
ARC's. And seemingly, against all odds. These are men and women who have
lost literally everything they own, including their last shred of human
dignity. These lives have been miraculously mended and made whole once
again, through the amazing Salvation Army recovery services.
When asked to describe the Salvation Army, many all of us do not think
of recovery from addiction at all. Rather, we immediately think of the
bell-ringing, crisply-uniformed men and women who patiently clang their
bells and beckon donations on picture-perfect snowy Christmastime
streets and sidewalks. Many of us also think of the ubiquitous thrift
stores bearing the Salvation Army name. Fact is, the Salvation Army has
been around for many, many years, quietly spreading the word of Christ
while attending both selflessly and generously to their fellow man-
especially in times and situations of serious need.
Here's what you'll find if you do some further investigation:
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part
of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible.
Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach
the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without
discrimination.
--Salvation
Army mission statement
The Salvation Army Adult Recovery Centers represent the very embodiment
of "...meeting human needs....in His name....without discrimination".
This week we will be joined by Clarence Jones, a non-commissioned
drug and alcohol counselor at the Salvation Army's Anaheim ARC.
Clarence has been clean and sober for 12 years as the result of his own
reclamation through the Salvation Army ARC, or "Sally", as it is called
by those close to it. Clarence will share his story and his experience,
strength, and hope. He will tell us about how the Salvation Army ARC's
came to be, how they work, what their rehab process entails, how to
access them, and much much more.
Don’t miss this exciting and highly informative show! Live!! This
Saturday night, August 19th, 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!!
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2.
STRAIGHT TALK FROM THE
DOC by Dr Steve
WHICH DETOX
IS RIGHT FOR ME??
In recent weeks I’ve outlined the three main options for detox:
“Cold Turkey” (just quit using and wait to see what happens!!),
Medically-Assisted Detox, and Brain Restoration. The latter is
the newest concept for brain repair after cessation of drug or
alcohol use. It goes way beyond simply allowing the brain to
re-acclimate itself once drugs and alcohol are no longer
present.
How do I know which is best for me?
First, don’t even think about going “cold turkey”. Not only is
it unpleasant (miserable!), but it can be dangerous as well.
Alcohol withdrawal is the worst; delirium tremens (“DT’s”) has a
mortality rate of up to 20% even today when seen in its
full-blown presentation.
The real choice comes to making a determination between
medically-assisted detox and brain restoration. Brain
restoration currently has two variations that are available:
PROMETA™
and
NeuroTransmission
Restoration™
(“NTR™”).
These differ only in the types of medications or substances used
to invoke the “repair phase” in the brain’s cells and
neuroreceptors.
Brain restoration accomplishes 3 key things: 1) Reduces or
eliminates drug cravings 2) Speeds up return of more normal
brain function (cognition), and 3) Markedly eases the discomfort
of the withdrawal phase (detox). There is no better way to begin
the long road to recovery than brain restoration; it allows for
much earlier cognitive interaction during rehab treatment. And
without those pesky drug cravings it’s much easier to no longer
constantly obsess about drugs and alcohol- and the inevitable
next drink or fix.
For many, medically-assisted detox makes the most sense,
especially if it’s the first attempt to get clean and sober, and
if the addict’s “drug load” is moderate to light. It is more
affordable and most insurances pay for drug and alcohol detox as
a covered benefit. Today there are many medications,
specifically including
Suboxone™ for opiate detox, that make removing drugs and
alcohol from the system more bearable. The key after that is
STAYING clean and sober.
PROMETA™
and NTR™
are especially well-suited for chronically-relapsing alcoholics
and drug addicts who have tried just about everything else that
is available, and have failed the usual “detox and rehab” route
on several occasions. Brain restoration is very new on the
scene; it is expensive (about $10K for
NTR™
and $15K for
PROMETA™),
and most insurances do not yet cover the cost. Reason for the
latter is that both of these are very new techniques, and
studies showing unequivocal benefit have not yet been completed.
Many such studies are underway. It is reasonable to expect that
many insurances will begin to cover the cost of
PROMETA™
and
NTR™
in coming years as positive clinical studies weigh in.
If you or a loved one are considering getting into recovery but
are worried about that first anxiety-provoking step- going
through withdrawal- take comfort in knowing that there exist
several good ways to address that bona fide concern. Dr Steve is
happy to help you sort through the process of deciding which
approach is best for you. Contact him at
drsteve@recoveryradioshow.com, or, call the Recovery
Radio office at 949.273.8490 and ask for him. He will help you!!
This is Dr Steve, giving it to you straight!!
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3.
ART OF RECOVERY EXPO
NEXT MONTH IN PHOENIX- SEPTEMBER 16TH
Join Bob and Dr Steve at Phoenix Convention Center for
National Recovery Month Celebration
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 at the Phoenix Civic Plaza, Hall E
Once again this year, Recovery Radio will be broadcasting
"live" from the halls of the Phoenix Convention Center during
the Art of Recovery Expo 2006. The excitement takes place next
month on Saturday, September 16th at the Phoenix Convention
Center. This celebration of recovery and healthy living is
aimed at families and is free to attendees. Over 100
exhibitors will be there. The featured keynote speaker this
year is Bill Moyers, Executive VP of Government Relations at
Hazelden.
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to celebrate the joys of
recovery with Bob and Dr Steve at the Art of Recovery Expo
2006!! And...be sure to plan now to attend the inaugural "Art
of Recovery Expo- Orange County 2007", which will be held on
Saturday, June 9, 2007 at the Anaheim Convention Center!! More
on this exciting recovery community and family event will be
published here as planning continues.
Remember....RECOVERY WORKS!!
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4.
TRIAD TREATMENT CENTER IS OUR NEW SPONSOR
 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.
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THE
SILENT TREATMENT PROJECT- IN YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
The
“silent treatment” is what we do when we shift our eyes and our attention
away from something we wish to avoid or pretend doesn't exist. It is
extremely passive-aggressive. This is historically how America has chosen
to deal with its #1 public health problem: Addiction.
"Silent Treatment" is also
the name of a vibrant and ambitious upcoming national public awareness
initiative and information campaign, which will roll out on August 2nd. It
will bring the subject of addiction out into the open, and into the
forefront- as it should be. Addiction affects fully 60% of our nation,
either directly (about 10%) or indirectly, the latter by its impact on
those surrounding and deeply affected by the active addict.
Our guests on our show July 29th were Jane McDonnell and Thom Forbes, both
key participants in The Silent Treatment initiative. The intent of the
Silent Treatment campaign is to drive readers to their website, where
there exists a huge repository of information and resources for dealing
with Addictions. The Recovery Radio Show is proud to have been chosen from
a large field of existing recovery-oriented radio shows nationwide to
participate in the Silent Treatment process. Our podcast is available on
the Silent Treatment website on their audio content and recovery radio
section.
This series will premier on August 2nd, being distributed nationwide by
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Their effort operates under a
grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The intent is to bring
attention to the issue and to put pressure on America to change its way of
looking at Addiction. The hope is to change how we view addiction; from
the historical and inaccurate view as a moral lapse/lifestyle choice, to
the much more correct medical disease model and the huge #1 public health
problem that it really is.
The planning for this effort began over a year ago and is timed to
coincide with National Recovery Month, which is September.
Recovery Radio strongly recommends to our listeners and readers that
they take a look at The Silent
Treatment website. There is much great information and resources
there to help not only the recovering addict with solidifying one's own
recovery, but for helping a loved one find it, as well. The whole point of
The Silent Treatment project is to bash stigma over alcoholism and
addiction, and to provide the tools and resources necessary to find
recovery.
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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. Office Phone:
949.273.8490
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HAVE A QUESTION?
Bob and Dr Steve are always available to take your questions- or
accept your comments and suggestions. We're not only available
on-air on Saturday nights, but you can contact us ANYTIME,
either by calling us at the office, or by contacting us via
e-mail.
Office Phone:
949.273.8490 Email:
info@recoveryradioshow.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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