Addiction can affect anyone. We often associate addicts and alcoholics with those living on the streets, but in reality, drug and alcohol addiction can affect anyone. At Duffy’s we recognize the reality that your addiction has become a disease in your life and needs to be treated. Therefore, we embrace the medical model that your addiction is a disease, and we use the social model—which includes education, counseling, and peer support—to treat it. The following blog posts and articles are designed to help you to better understand the disease of addiction.
I signed in to Duffy’s on August 10, 2010 and you ain’t going to believe what’s happened to me since. This is so insane! Well, I got sober, stayed sober and then went on to have a miracle, or several, actually. They haven’t stopped coming! Before going to Duffy’s, I’d had cancer and, as a … Read More
This year, Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) celebrates its 78th anniversary. Boasting 3.5 million members participating in some 180,000 groups around the globe, A.A. and its 12 Step program has grown into an organization with tremendous impact. Even in its earliest days A.A. had the same two basic rules: Desire to stop drinking Keep yours and other … Read More
With Thanksgiving being so late this year, Christmas is really sneaking up on us. Can you believe it’s only 9 days away!? If your life is anything like ours, it’s easy to get consumed with all the shopping, sending out Christmas cards, baking and everything else, that we forget to just relax for a few … Read More
Living with a physical disability is an isolating experience, and it can make even the most mundane task difficult to complete without the assistance of others. Many people with physical disabilities also experience some form of pain or discomfort on a daily basis that forces them to rely on strong painkillers to get through the … Read More
I was an upper-class, soccer/PTA super mom. How could I possibly be an alcoholic? Well, I was an alcoholic. The Grip of Addiction By the time I checked in to Duffy’s, I was a two-bottle-a-night wine drinker. Most nights ended in a black out (although I preferred to call it “going to sleep”). My kids … Read More
Technology is Moving Quickly We are all aware of the explosion in social networking opportunities since the world rang in the 21st century just 13 years ago—Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Smartphone, Instagram, Pinterest, to name the most obvious. I ask, “Who could have imagined?” But then it is obvious a lot of people had to have … Read More
Methadone maintenance treatment, often used for treating addiction to heroin and other opiates, is often criticized as an ineffective therapy that just replaces one addiction with another. Methadone is certainly a safer alternative to heroin or other street drugs, but using it without understanding its intended purpose can acutally perpetuate a cycle of abuse and addiction. What Methadone is not … Read More
In the Arms of the Devil The devil had taken over my beautiful son. Robert was living about 10 minutes from my house but we would never see him. Of course he would never want me over due to his addiction. The devil had taken over my beautiful son. His father and I knew he … Read More
The internet has exploded with criticism of traditional 12 step programs. The longer the battle ensues, the more personal opinion and emotion trumps logic and objective presentation. As a result, statistics have been abused, studies on A.A. misstated and opinions formed based on a single study rather than a holistic view of research data. So … Read More
Addiction can create big problems in the workplace, costing you money, endangering the lives of employees, and damaging workplace morale. So how do you spot a problem with drugs or alcohol in your workplace? Signs of Addiction in the Workplace Leave and attendance Unexplained or unauthorized absences from work Frequent tardiness Excessive use of sick leave Patterns … Read More
