From Junkie to Judge memoir. Teenage meth addict and multiple trauma survivor, to secular recovery, to federal judge. I speak and write about a variety of substance use, harm reduction, and recovery topics. junkietojudge.com
Mary Beth O'Connor
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Sometimes the message is "you will struggle to stay #sober until the day you die." Which isn't true for most of us. And can discourage people from trying or picking themselves back up after a relapse. #recoveryposse #wedorecover
Many in the medical community use the term "remission" for long-term sobriety. Rather than cured. When asked if I'm "cured" and say it depends on how it's defined. Do I think I'll ever relapse? No. Do I think I can safely consume? No. #recoveryposse #addiction #wedorecover
ALT: a woman in a black turtleneck is standing in front of a sign that says is that true
Good summary of the benefits of #harmreduction as an adjunct to #addiction treatment. "Public systems remain reactive rather than preventative, leaving taxpayers to fund a revolving door of crisis care that fails to produce meaningful or lasting outcomes." #libertarian
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Background on drug prohibition and harms associated with the demand and supply side of the drug trade. The Cato Institute concludes that a reasonable relegalization regime with appropriate nudges toward better decision making is likely to work better than prohibition.
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Are you happy with how you respond and react to others? Or do you need to do better? For many of us, like me, it's a process to gain the ability to do that. What's triggering you and why? Is it a wound that needs healing? Is it a behavior that needs to be changed? #recoveryposse
Good overview of what we've learned from the millions spent researching substance use, #addiction, treatment, and criminalization. #policy #crime
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After 32 years #sober, and really for the past 25+, I very occasionally hear a brief whisper of "wouldn't it be great to get high" or some such nonsense. The trick is to just let that thought float on by! #soberlife #recoveryposse
Even if you don't have an #alcohol #addiction, reduced consumption, a type of #harmreduction, is beneficial. Studies have recently found that people who cut back on their drinking or binge drink less often experience a drop in blood pressure, improved liver function and a better quality of life.
Interesting piece about whether I, for example, am/consider myself "recovered" or "in long-term recovery." One surprise for me was that the AA Big Book uses "recovered" repeatedly for those in the long-term sobriety group. #recoveryposse #addiction #wedorecover
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