Posts by The Chief

LifeRing will be holding two special meetings this week at the CAADAC 31st Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand in Sacramento! CAADAC is the California Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) and this is a big chance to get the word out about LifeRing to counselors from all over the State. http://www.caadac.org/pages/news/caadac-annual-conference.php. We…

LifeRing offers an”e-mail pal” program for people who can’t or prefer not to be involved with our face-t0-face groups. Read about it on this page: E-Mail Pals. One of our members exchanges emails with a person looking for some help and offers support, information and, we hope, friendship. Many, many addicts are very isolated and…

Below is a version of Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy from Hamlet, revised by Richard, a longtime member of LifeRing and a stalwart of its email groups. If Hamlet were wrestling with addiction, along with his other pressing woes, the Bard might have given him these words to speak: To drink, or not to drink–that is…

LifeRing Canada is exploring the possibility of  developing a Smart Phone application for those in recovery who may or may not be using our other resources and may benefit from it. What features to include is something that Michael W., LifeRing Canada’s Executive Director, would like some help with. So please fill out the survey…