DRUG ABUSE AND RECOVERY
The Recovery
Group
The Drug Abuse and Recovery discussion group is more than just a private and
safe list in cyberspace. It is a place where those of us with food
compulsions who are also cross addicted to drugs can meet with others who
suffer and share our experience, strength and hope with one another. It is a
place where we can feel at home, it can become our cyberspace family and
where we know that we will be heard and not judged. A place where we can be
anonymous ... and safe ... and accepted ... and loved. A place where we all
speak the same language ~ the language of recovery. And a place, as the poet
said, "where, when we have to go there, they have to take us in."
DA and Recovery is not affiliated with Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. or
Narcotics Anonymous, Inc. Nevertheless, many of our members belong to OA and NA and we have the Twelve Traditions as our guidelines.. An important part of our recovery program are
the Twelve Steps and we encourage the use of OA and NA
literature. Drug Abuse and Recovery has online meetings where there is no crosstalk and
where we share our experience, strength and hope with one another.
The only requirement for membership in DA and Recovery is the sincere
desire to stop using and eating compulsively.
Because this list is composed primarily of members of anonymous groups, it is
not a public medium of communication and thus members may use their last
names if they desire. Pseudonyms are also acceptable. Readers of this list
are urged to respect the anonymity of the users of this list. What you read
here, what you see here, let it stay here. Please do not pass on the messages
that are posted to this list without first getting the permission of the
person who originally posted the message. You have the option of sending
messages to the entire list or to individuals privately. It is always a joy
for the group to see the posting of a new member and you will probably
receive lots of letters back welcoming you when you decide you would like to
introduce yourself.
Anything that one would share at a recovery meeting is welcome here. Users
are particularly encouraged to share their own recovery stories knowing that
no matter how insignificant the share might be to a person not deep in our
disease, our words can be life saving to one who is. Information that one
might share individually with another OA or NA member at coffee after a
recovery meeting is also welcome here as long as it is of general interest to
the rest of the list. Discussions of other programs are best left to other
forums. Personal attacks and flames (scathing comments) are not welcome here.
Commercial messages are not welcome. There will be no disruptions of the flow
of this group. If someone persists in doing that, they will be asked not to.
In accordance with the Twelve Traditions, a loving Higher Power (as we
understand Him) as expressed in our group conscience is our ultimate
authority.
Our list has volunteer Trusted Servants who join together with all the
Trusted Servants of the Recovery Intergroup who work in behalf of our
members. We have access to online sponsors, online recovery meetings, and
other services that make this journey that we are on more meaningful and more
hopeful. We are also have a 100-page Web Site called RECOVERY located at
http://recovery.hiwaay.net.
Welcome to DA and Recovery ~ a part of the RECOVERY GROUP FAMILY.
Love in recovery ~
The Trusted Servants
DA & Recovery
The Recovery Group
http://recovery.hiwaay.net.
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