In my studies I find that looking to our family of origin helps the way out of the web of addiction. What makes it all interesting is that I've been studying the life of my friend Bobby Unser Jr. who struggles with addiction and recently jailed for many things due to his Meth Addiciton. I looked at the pattern throughout his famous family, including his cousin Al Unser, Jr. I always figured that being famous put on different pressures which often resulted in some form of addiction.
One article written on June 13th on Addiction & the Humanities explores the impact of people like Al Unser Jr. on giving exposure to addiction to alcohol as well the journey to sobriety. Here is a quote about him:
Al Unser Jr., for example, has generated significant amounts of attention for LIVE outside the bottle: The story of alcoholism in America, a national multi-media campaign addressing alcohol dependence in the United States. Since joining the campaign on May 18 more than 100 news articles have been published online discussing Unser Jr., his battle with addiction, and his work with LIVE outside the bottle.
Recently I read that he he's still drinking. He wavers between the two axels of addiction and his sobriety hangs in the balance. The Cambridge Health Alliance sites another article at this site talks about Falling off the wagon many times is typical of the addictive patterns.
This website is RICH in resources. One printable card details the symptoms of addiction, and diagnostic information. It can be downloaded here: RED CARD.
Another sound byte of Addiction wisdom is an acronym The UNCOPE giving clear and simple questions about how one realizes their addiction:
The UNCOPE is a six item addiction screen. Hoffman and colleagues developed it in 1999. The UNCOPE questions are available free of charge for anyone to use and are as follows:
U - Have you spent more time drinking or using than you intended to?
N - Have you ever neglected some of your usual responsibilities because of using alcohol or drugs?
C - Have you felt you wanted or needed to cut down on your drinking or drug use?
O - Has anyone objected to your drinking or drug use?
P - Have you found yourself preoccupied with drinking or using?
E - Have you ever used alcohol or drugs to relieve emotional discomfort, such as sadness, anger, or boredom?
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FINALLY...
So many of my friends who were musicians and artists ended up on drugs and some have died. So, I wonder how my friend Bobby is? I know he was jailed then let go and 11 days later back in jail for many things one of which was a failed drug test. I suppose he is still there. I long for the key to be found to open the door to sobriety for him.
My prayer is he will find the way to break the family pattern of addiction by his own choice of SOBRIETY. His entire family is celebrity in NM and nationwide. Surely that fame has contributed to addictive tendencies. Perhaps he will someday use it to help others. My prayers are still with him, his family and those touched by his spiral into addiction with hope that he finds recovery.
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As well the alcohol must contribute to Al's physical abuse of his girlfriend... Read here! Time and time again he has fallen back into the mess of addiction.
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