Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 5, 2009, 12:02 am
This week I shut down a blog I've had for about five years.  Its changed names a few times, but believe it or not some of the original readers were still there, people that have become like f...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 4, 2009, 4:13 pm
Whew, today went the way we had hoped and prayed - thanks for the extra support over the last two days. We got there and the judge was late.  I had a very strong feeling that she and Keven's...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 3, 2009, 3:37 pm
I am so distressed today.  Keven called to tell me he has not changed his mind, he plans to "opt out of the program" tomorrow at court and take prison time instead. WHY THE HELL WOULD HE DO THAT...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 3, 2009, 12:02 pm
Debby over at Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction - A Mother's Story has an excellent post today.  She received a comment from a young man who is an addict.  He reads her blog to gain perspec...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 2, 2009, 11:25 pm
This morning I got a call from Keven.  It was very unpleasant, not unlike the unpleasant visit I had with him on Saturday morning.  He is angry, he is discouraged, he feels like he's bee...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 2, 2009, 3:25 pm
I just sent this email out but know I don't have everyone's email address: Hi Friends and Blog Readers, I just wanted to let you know that I am closing down my main blog "Writing from the In...
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Layla L. posted an article on Writing from the Inside Out - Nov 2, 2009, 12:46 am
I've always heard that love and fear can not co-exist.  That one automatically cancels out the other.  I'm not sure if that's true or if it just sounds good in words. I've a...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 1, 2009, 8:48 pm
Like so many of you, I am thrilled that Lou (Subdural Flow) is blogging again!  She is kind of a mentor to some of us and I need her wisdom and experience and strength!!! Today she has a great p...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Nov 1, 2009, 6:21 pm
I feel kind of blah and sick right now...is it the swine flu?  am I tired?  do I feel hopeless and helpless after attending the orientation meeting for Phoenix House?  It seems like a g...
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Layla L. posted an article on Layla’s Classic Rock Faves - Nov 1, 2009, 12:07 am
Most people don't like to admit it - but many of music lovers have fantasized of being a rock star.  I mean really - haven't you ever been driving your car listening to a great band and i...
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Layla L. posted an article on Writing from the Inside Out - Oct 31, 2009, 9:38 pm
We've had quite a few Trick or Treaters tonight and are running out of candy!  I am glad cause I got all good stuff and now I don't have to: a) use self control or b) feel sick from eati...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Oct 31, 2009, 8:52 pm
Um, I don't think he's having too much fun this year. His current costume:  gold jumpsuit with "OCJ" printed on it. Who would have guessed? A lot can change in a year.
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Oct 30, 2009, 11:54 pm
Thanks for the great response to my last post!  And thanks for all the additions to the list.  It prompted me to start a new list, so please help add to this one too! Places I have found th...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Oct 30, 2009, 3:20 am
Spoons that have been burned Pens, straws or any type of tube used for smoking soda cans cut off at the bottom tin foil cut in small squares with a black line on it lighters (for a non-smoker) empty b...
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Layla L. posted an article on Images That Speak to Me - Oct 30, 2009, 2:32 am
   
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Layla L. posted an article on Writing from the Inside Out - Oct 30, 2009, 2:22 am
Do you consider yourself a good neighbor? Who is the best neighbor, you've ever had? Who is the worst? Is your home neater, or messier, than the one you grew up in? What's a topping no o...
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Layla L. posted an article on Writing from the Inside Out - Oct 29, 2009, 10:40 pm
 Doug You know how there are some phone calls you will never forget?  For me there are three that stand out in my mind: 1) when I was 15 my aunt called me at my best friend's house.&nb...
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Layla L. posted an article on The Needle and the Damage Done - Oct 29, 2009, 6:51 pm
I went to a meeting this morning.  I had been to a few other Al-Anon mettings and various other 12 Step groups and everyone is right when they say each group has its own personality.  I felt...
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