12 Misc.

If you click on the  LifeRing Store link (above) you may get an error message warning you to proceed at your own risk. It’s a glitch having to do with a routine upgrade of the website software and should be gone very soon, perhaps even right now! UPDATE: all fixed!

A new LifeRing meeting starts Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Colorado Springs, CO. The meeting will take place at 3595 E. Fountain Blvd., Ste. F2, in that city at 7:30 PM. The convenor, Josh L., can be reached by email at jsmoov1@ gmail.com. If the door to the building is locked, call 719 235 6224.

There was a fascinating piece in the New York Times that I found very interesting, both for the positive spin it put on the so-called “addictive personality” and for it’s discussion of some current thinking regarding the role of brain chemistry in addiction. See it HERE. In summary, the article asserts that the brain physiology…

An article in the Cork Independent takes a favorable look at the new LifeRing meeting there. The article (see it HERE) features an eye-catching photo and caption: When you become overwhelmed by the destruction of substance addiction – it’s time to sink or swim. Christine Allen looks at a new group to Cork that throws…