Look at cigarette smokers for the proof most can not go 3 months! October
will be my 2 years cold turkey from 3 pack's a day. Surprisingly the same
day I quit was the same day as my first solo! Yep I swapped one for the
other Cigarette's for altitude & adrenalin.


"Martin X. Moleski, SJ" wrote in message
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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:23:15 -0400, "Peter R."
wrote in
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Gig 601XL Builder wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote:

"Happy Dog" wrote in message
.. .
The latest on this is that this student has been told they must wait
two
years, attend AA or other counselling, have liver function regularly
tested and regularly be tested for any use of drugs or alcohol. That
sounds unreasonable to me. I understand that they're going to appeal.

Why would that seem unreasonable?

When one completes rehab, isn't one supposed to be clean?

I'm not a professional in the field, but I do have some experience
with folks coming out of rehab.

Just doing some time away from one's drug of choice is a
great way to get started on the "clean and sober" life, but
it is no guarantee of success.

Someone who has put together two years is much, much more likely
to be able to keep up with the process of staying in recovery
than someone fresh out of rehab.

I'll bet dollars to donuts that the folks who made the ruling have
got some good stats as well as field experience to back up
the two-year rule.

Marty