Soon you can Know the RECOVERY CULTURE
YOU CAN GET SOBER WHERE EVER YOU CHOOSE TO... IF YOU HAVE TO START THE MEETING WHERE YOU ARE AT... THEN TAG YOUR IT.. I GOT SOBER AT 23 DID 40 MONTHS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT.... WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MIDDLE STAGE WETBRAIN ALCOHOLIC WITH A DRUG PROBLEM. IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS TOUGH....IN THE MIDDLE IT IS TOUGH... TODAY IT IS TOUGH... IM IN YEAR 38... IM A ENTREPRENEUR WHO OWNS 2 BUSINESSES AND SOON TO GET MARRIED AND OWN MY FIRST HOME..... AND WILL LIVE A FINANCIALLY FREE LIFESTYLE BECAUSE I CHOSE TO WORK ON MYSELF AND GET BETTER.. AND CHANGE.. AND BELIEVE IN OTHERS AND HELP OTHERS... TODAY IM A GIVER NOT A TAKER... IM MORE EXCITED ABOUT MY SOBRIETY TODAY THAN THE DAY I STARTED.... ... IT'S HARD TO HAVE HOPE FOR SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD..... TIME THINGS I MUST EARN TIME... Realize if you have been drinking for awhile.. you probably have a ALCOHOLIC PERSONALITY AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE... YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION OF YOUR REALITY AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE.... IN THE DOCTOR'S OPINION AND STEP 1 AND STEP 3... AND THE ABCS.. THE WORD LIVES IS NOT SINGULAR IT'S PLURAL... MEANING THAT WE HAVE 5 LIVES..... 1... SPIRITUAL....2.... MENTAL....3.... PHYSICAL.....4.... Employee/BUSINESS....5 FINANCIAL LIFE MOST PEOPLE IN THE BEGINNING ARE SPIRITUALLY BANKRUPT/SHIPWRECKED
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Long term sobriety is available to each of us IF we do the work.
I was asked 3 questions when I got soberā¦..
ā¢ Are you done yet?
ā¢ Have you had enough pain?
ā¢Are you willing to go to any lengths to stay sober?
If you can answer yes to all threeā¦. Youāre ready to get sober, go to a meeting everyday, find a sponsor, thoroughly work all 12 steps, and just donāt stop, EVERā¦..One Day at a Time.
Free of all mind altering substances including marijuana.
Best wishes. 
I remember going to New Orleans and seeing a sign outside of a bar that read "Alcohol is a Solution" and then it had the chemical formula for alcohol underneath it.
I tried to have a sense of humor about it, but I can only imagine how difficult it would be if I lived there being that is a huge alcohol consumption area - the French quarter is known for letting people legally walk around with open containers / glasses filled with booze too.
It's the area where the huge Mardi Gras festival is celebrated.
I think eventually with more time it would get easier to see and ignore. I am almost 4 years sober and I barely notice alcohol promotion and / or liquor stores anymore.
Also, "drink wisconsibly" is one of the corniest things I've ever heard! Try to laugh at those people who are essentially pawns for poison promotion...
It is more difficult in some places but maybe think of starting a meeting there??