Comments on: AA Works for Steven Adler http://alcoholselfhelpnews.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/aa-works-for-steven-adler/ News and commentary for mutual-help/self-help in the addictions Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:47:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chaz http://alcoholselfhelpnews.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/aa-works-for-steven-adler/#comment-6527 Chaz Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:03:25 +0000 http://alcoholselfhelpnews.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/aa-works-for-steven-adler/#comment-6527 Thanks for posting this. One thing that jumps out at me when I read about celebs (presumably financially comfortable, and many independently wealthy) getting sober by whatever means, it really speaks loudly to me that the drug a booze thing isnt any better out there. In fact, it dispells the myth that the rock star life with all the drugs, booze, and partying you want is really a journey to an empty end. How many of them piss it all away and end up miserable, broke, disabled, washed-out, or dead? Jim Morrison being an example. Many others I am sure we can conjure up. I heard a fascinating interview the other day on KHLT Internet Recovery Radio www.sponsortosponsor.com with Christopher Kennedy Lawford. Son of actor Peter Lawford and Patricia Lawford (sister of JFK). Chris Lawford is in recovery. I am not breaking anonymity here as he is very public about it. So is actor Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins and numerous others. Now arguably, these guys would have enough wealth and fame to write their own ticket and do whatever they wanted. But they chose recovery and sobriety instead. In addition, it is not my place to say what methods of recovery each othe above celebs have taken but by their lingo, I can guess. Again this speaks to me that those of us who follow a particular method of recovery are working with something pretty far reaching and powerful. These guys could afford anything, but it seems they choose our way. Simple and time-tested. Glad to see another success story with Adler. Ciao Chaz Thanks for posting this.

One thing that jumps out at me when I read about celebs (presumably financially comfortable, and many independently wealthy) getting sober by whatever means, it really speaks loudly to me that the drug a booze thing isnt any better out there. In fact, it dispells the myth that the rock star life with all the drugs, booze, and partying you want is really a journey to an empty end.

How many of them piss it all away and end up miserable, broke, disabled, washed-out, or dead? Jim Morrison being an example. Many others I am sure we can conjure up.

I heard a fascinating interview the other day on KHLT Internet Recovery Radio http://www.sponsortosponsor.com with Christopher Kennedy Lawford. Son of actor Peter Lawford and Patricia Lawford (sister of JFK).

Chris Lawford is in recovery. I am not breaking anonymity here as he is very public about it. So is actor Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins and numerous others. Now arguably, these guys would have enough wealth and fame to write their own ticket and do whatever they wanted. But they chose recovery and sobriety instead.

In addition, it is not my place to say what methods of recovery each othe above celebs have taken but by their lingo, I can guess.

Again this speaks to me that those of us who follow a particular method of recovery are working with something pretty far reaching and powerful. These guys could afford anything, but it seems they choose our way. Simple and time-tested.

Glad to see another success story with Adler.

Ciao

Chaz

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