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Rockers In Recovery
Support for Families of Addicts
Posted April 24, 2012 by Rockers In Recovery in Rockers In Recovery Concerts, Addiction and Recovery, Education, Family & Home, Health


When someone in a family has an addiction, the whole family suffers. Family members often fall into the destructive habit of enabling the addict among them. Without help, families fall into dysfunction and everyone is affected. Family members need support too.

Embarrassed by Having a Family Member with an Addiction

When parents, siblings, or children of addicts realize that their loved one has a problem, they can have a wide range of reactions. The most common thought at first is “What will others think?”. In our society, we are so proud that we don’t ever want to admit mistakes or problems that come into our lives, and we constantly want to maintain the status quo. There is such a stigma associated with addiction right now that family members often don’t want to tell anyone for fear that they will be looked down upon.

Enabling the Addict

Because family members are afraid to be honest and tell their family’s secret, they often try to manage the situation on their own. Spouses will start picking up the slack left behind by a substance-abusing partner, and assume all responsibilities of running the house and caring for the kids. Children of addicts become good at making excuses for their parent and making their life seem as normal as possible from the outside. Parents will argue and fight with their drug-abusing child behind closed doors, but will put on a good front when others are around.

When families enable an addict, they only make the problem worse. Addiction can be overcome, but it takes a good program led by professionals to really work. The first thing families should do is find a good treatment facility for their loved one. Then, families should make sure to heal themselves also.

Healing the Family

Living with an addict is a struggle, and families don’t have to go through it alone, as so many try to do. “It isn’t that (family members) are dumb,” intervention expert David Lee said. “They’re stuck. They’re trapped between fear, hope, sympathy and guilt.” (1)

There are many programs that help families recover together through therapy and counseling and help them deal with their underlying issues. In order for the addict to heal, their family needs to heal and the relationship needs to be repaired.

Support groups are a great way for family members to meet and gain strength from other families who understand the struggles, the fear, the pain, and the embarrassment of living with an addict. Groups like Al-Anon and Alateen can be found gathering across the country to assist families of addicts. Family members should not give in and enable their loved ones to continue in their addiction; they need to break the cycle and get help for themselves and their entire family.

Resource for Families of Addicts

Treatment Solutions is unlike any other approach to addiction recovery. Through our relationships with the nation’s premier treatment facilities and addiction professionals across the country, we make the arrangements and handle the details so our clients can focus on one thing – their recovery.

Call Toll Free - 866-245-3206

www.treatmentsolutions.com/?cpao=304
Tags: addiction, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Family, recovery, Treatment
Rockers In Recovery
Community Awareness for Addiction Recovery Concert
Posted February 11, 2012 by Rockers In Recovery in Rockers In Recovery Concerts
Community Awareness for Addiction Recovery Concert, and Comedy Event Live March 3, 2012.



Performance by Legendary Musicians, Ricky Byrd (2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominee and Formerly of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), Richie Supa (Aerosmith and Richie Sambora), Kasim Sulton (Todd Rundgren), Liberty DeVitto (Formerly – Billy Joel Band), Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge), and Christine Ohlman (SNL Band)…



TICKETS START AT $30.00 (Concert Included)
Call 561.330.6000 to Purchase Tickets at

Venue: ITC Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center, 201 West Atlantic Ave. Delray Beach, Florida 33444.

Either ticket covers the 4:30-7:00PM main concert event with MC Mark Lundholm and The RIR All Star Band.



TICKETS START AT $30.00
Call to Purchase Tickets at 561.330.6000

The Day festivities 12PM-7PM EST festivities including the Full Range Band and the 2:30 PM EST including the unplugged set with Kasim Sulton, Ricky Byrd, and Richie Supa click link day session ticket

The night festivities 4:30PM-11PM including the 8:30PM EST half hour Comedy Event clicking link evening session ticket.

Either ticket covers the 4:30-7:00PM main concert event with MC Mark Lundholm and The RIR All Star Band.

Call to Purchase Tickets at 561.330.6000 Get To Know Rockers In Recovery
Rockers In Recovery offers different platforms to carry the message of hope in an exciting new way. RIR magazine, RIR Addiction Talk Radio/Video Station, RIR TV, RIR Social Networks, RIR Websites and RIR Live Video Streaming Concert and Events, make it easy to reach hundreds of thousands of people globally with just a click of a mouse.
Musicians who are in recovery can spotlight their music through interviews, calendar of events, and a featured artist section in each issue. RIR magazine is a safe arena to share and receive feedback from the RIR readers as well as announce upcoming concerts, festivals and new music releases to music lovers who are in or support recovery.

RIR Magazine is also in the process of building an easy to use online directory providing valuable information for all members of the sober musical community (musicians, songwriters, road crews, and producers). Anyone who is looking to meet and work with others on the same sober page will soon have access to a worldwide database of names and contacts to pull from. The projected target date for this launch is our June 2012 edition.
Since February 2011, RIR has produced three incredible R’nR shows as part of its Rockers In Recovery Live Concert Series. Ricky Byrd and the Recovery Rockers combine cream of the crop musicians, some serious goodtime Rock ‘n Roll, and most importantly a message of Recovery that says “HAVING FUN” in sobriety is indeed possible!! The concerts have hosted over 10,000 combined guests in attendance!
These shows have been streamed all over the world and the response has been overwhelming. RIR Live Video Streaming has been viewed by an average of 400 viewers per hour with over 300 hours of production time in 2011.
RIR Concert Series has several shows scheduled for 2012. Concert and event attendees will receive the magazine, which will also be distributed to over 500 locations around the US quarterly.
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Since 2008, the mission of Rockers In Recovery has been to lend support to musicians and music lovers who are in recovery, or support recovery If you would like more information go to http://www.rirconcerts.com or call 954-826-4920.
Tags: (ITC), 2012, ADDICTION, AWARENESS, COMEDY, COMMUNITY, CONCERT, DELRAY BEACH, EVENT MARCH, STADIUM
Rockers In Recovery
Holistic Lifestyles Radio Show Live Every Tuesday & Thu
Posted June 9, 2011 by Rockers In Recovery in Entertainment
Tuesday-2PM EST

Thursday- 2PM EST

John Hollis is the Founder of The Holistic Lifestyles Radio Network. John Hollis is a recovering addict who got Sober and Clean doing the 12 Step program along with holistic approaches to Mind, Body and Spirit. Holistic Lifestyles Radio Network is dedicated to carrying a message of hope for people in life that need to hear hope so they can have hope.

John Hollis interviews many in the fields of music, news, events, festivals, wealth, law, holistic lifestyles, health addiction, rehabs, holistic reading, holistic thinking, holistic recovery, alternative medicine, natural healing, yoga, reiki, Natural child birth, rain forest secrets, Chinese medicine, metabolic balance, complimentary medicine, alternative medicine, yoga, and holistic education. Feel free to contact John Hollis by clicking on contact you can also call 877-799-8773 to talk with John any time.
Tags: addict, Addiction, Holistic, holistic lifestyles radio network, interviews, John Hollis, medicine, Music, recovery, rehabs, sober, Yoga
Rockers In Recovery
All Florida Bail Bonds
Posted June 8, 2011 by Rockers In Recovery in Business
Addiction is not always death or homelessness it could be in the form of being saved from one’s self and one’s actions while under the influence of alcohol or drugs by being arrested. Unfortunate but true things happen that would not if a person was of their right mind.
We at All Florida Bail Bonds Inc. understands addiction and the help that is needed for the addicted person to get treatment and to have a true shot of doing something different with their lives. A bondsmen is often the first person to help with such action.
When a loved one gets the call please get me out of jail they feel hopeless, fear, and anger. Loved ones don’t know what to do with a friend, son,daughter,mother or father that is out of control and has ended up in jail because of drugs and alcohol.
All Florida Bail Bonds Inc. knows how to set the bonds where if a person is unwilling to follow though on help for their issues they can be remanded back to jail by revoking the loved ones bond.
This is a talk you should have with us before bonding your loved one or friend and let us help you help them with a contract of conduct. This contract will need to be followed as the first form of intervention needed. This action can be in place by All Florida Bail Bonds Inc anywhere in the United States.
We also know from time to time we may find ourselves needing legal help of some sort or another that may not have any thing at all to do with addiction. Most often for un-controllable and unforeseen reasons we could find ourselves or a loved one in trouble with the law. We understand that it’s not always intentional or one’s fault, but bad things can happen to good people and that is why you might need to find a Bail Bond Agent to help get us out of jail. It might even be a friend or family member that needs help in another city or state All Florida Bail Bonds Inc. can help.
Help Is Only One Call Away!
OPEN 24 HOURS – 7 DAYS A WEEK
All Florida Bail Bonds
4101 N Andrews Ave #101
Oakland Park FL 33309-4769
Tel: 954 565-2424; 561 392-5551; 866 ALL-BAIL
E-mail: floridabondsman@aol.com
Tags: Addiction, Alcohol, alcoholic, All Florida Bail Bonds Inc., arrest, arrested, bail, county jail, death, drugs, homeless, jail
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