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Blurring the Lines Between Sober and Not Sober

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/addicted_to_redemption/item/blurring_the_lines_between_sober_and_not_sober

I have a feeling that things used to be much more simple in twelve-step groups. One was either strictly sober (being defined as not using any mind-altering substances), or not sober (thus defined as using mind-altering substances). Both rhetorically and realistically, this doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. For instance, there are substances that alter the mind as a secondary response. There are millions of people who suffer from chronic pain (a condition in which the mental anguish is comparable to a mind altering drug).

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