Posted by Greg on June 9, 2000, at 8:04:31
In reply to Re: Brenda/Shar/Anyone - Did you see 20/20?, posted by ChrisK on June 9, 2000, at 6:24:56
Chris,
I am currently celebrating my 12th wonderful year of sobriety. Trust me when I say that I have no desire to go back out and "test the waters" under any circumstances. My curiousity was based on the knowledge that almost every year someone comes up with a new "cure" for alcoholism, and I thought that this new one on 20/20 might give me a well needed laugh.
I can assure you that no drug will ever allow me to drink again and I really (by the grace of God) don't have a desire to. I probably always have been, and most definitely always will be, an alcoholic. Thankfully, I am a "recovering" one.
Now if they come up with a permanent cure for depression and anxiety, I'll be the first guinea pig in line....
Thanks for your response, Chris.
May your day be a peaceful one,
Greg> Greg,
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> I didn't see the show for the same reasons as you, past my bedtime and broken VCR. (One of these days when I'm less apathetic I will get a new VCR.) Anyway, one thing that has helped me as an alcoholic is Naltrexone. It does a good job of killing cravings for alcohol and drugs.
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> I don't know the exact workings in the brain but it blocks the transmitters that give you the feeling of being high.
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> There was a time when I was taking this med that I continued to drink and never had the feeling of being drunk. In my case it did a great job of blocking the recepters that made me feel "good" from drinking. I can definitely reccommend this med for people trying to get off of drugs or alcohol. It also has AD properties that have been documented in the archives here.
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> I have no idea if this is what ABC had on their show but it has been very helpful for me.
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> BTW, the brand name is ReVia if you want to do a web search.
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> Chris
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