Latest Drug abuse Podcast Episodes

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Relief From The Past

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - May 08, 2024 21:00 - 25 minutes
Having a troubled past will lead you to destruction. Getting into a group environment can help you when you are trying to work through your old issues that seem to linger in your present.  Support the Show.

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Accident, Experiment, Or Relapse

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - April 27, 2024 16:00 - 24 minutes
If you go back out what can you expect, and just what did you do? Was it an accident, and experiment, or a full on relapse?  Support the Show.

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Determination Is All You Need To Get There

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - April 12, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutes
Will power is not what will get you into recovery, determination is the real driver.  Support the Show.

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Accountability And Responsibility" What's The Difference?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - April 05, 2024 00:00 - 25 minutes
Accountability and responsibility are two very different things but in recovery they sometimes get confused to mean the same thing.  Support the Show.

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Step Five: Deflation Of The Edgo

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - March 20, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes
Is Step Five really the most difficult step? Deflation of the ego is a necessary step and yes it is difficult.  Support the show

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Step Five: Deflation Of The Ego

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - March 20, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes
Is Step Five really the most difficult step? Deflation of the ego is a necessary step and yes it is difficult.  Support the Show.

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Addiction Is Not A Choice, But A Decision Is

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - March 05, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes
Some would say that addiction is you just choosing to use. Others say it is beyond your control. I say life is about decisions and you can make a different decision today to do something else.  Support the Show.

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Purposeful Remembering

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - February 23, 2024 17:00 - 26 minutes
When you are working on recovery you will need to go through memories of all the stuff you did. How do you do that without weaponizing those memories to attack yourself. By using purposeful remembering.  Support the Show.

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The Stages Of Denial

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - February 09, 2024 17:00 - 27 minutes
There are several stages of denial when you are working on your recovery. So what are those stages? Good question, listen and find out.  Support the Show.

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Right Fighters: Are You One?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - January 30, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes
Right fighters are a problem in recovery. Are you one? Are you fighting for the right to party (yes 1990s reference millennials)? Let's find out why and what to do about them. Support the Show.

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Special Guest: Donnie

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - January 23, 2024 19:00 - 28 minutes
Hear some words of wisdom from someone who survived the 1960's and lived to tell about it.  Support the Show.

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Special Guest: Jon

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - January 18, 2024 23:00 - 46 minutes
Our guest today has taken a wondering path to recovery that has included may twists and turns.  Support the Show.

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How To Make An Aftercare Program

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - January 08, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes
After you get out of rehab what's next? The aftercare program kicks in. Or at least it should. Support the Show.

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Defining Recovery

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - December 08, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes
What's the difference between abstinence, sobriety, and recovery?  Support the Show.

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Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries!

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - November 17, 2023 21:00 - 27 minutes
Why are boundaries important and just how do you place, maintain, and keep them? Support the Show.


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A Culture Change Away From Enmeshment

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - November 16, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes
Destruction of relationships due to enmeshment requires more than just words or behavior for addiction it is an entire relationship culture that needs to change. Support the Show.

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What Is The Opposite Of Addiction?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - October 27, 2023 21:00 - 24 minutes
Is the opposite of addiction sobriety or being clean? I don't think so.  Support the Show.

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Our Troubling Times

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - October 13, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes
It seems like the world is blowing up and that can be a threat to your recovery. Do something to help your self cope.  Support the Show.

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That Crazy Switch In My Head

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - October 05, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes
Why do you lose time and reality when you get triggered? And why does impulsivity take over?  Support the Show.

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What Is Abuse?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - September 29, 2023 22:00 - 26 minutes
Just what does it take for something to rise to the level of abuse? Understanding what trauma is and when is it reaching the level that you  could recognize as abuse?  Support the Show.

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What Is PAWS?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - September 21, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes
PAWS, otherwise known as Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, is a real issue that few people realize is effecting them in recovery.  Support the Show.

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Make Your Recovery As Visible As Your Addiction

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - September 07, 2023 14:00 - 27 minutes
Why do we want to hide our recovery when our addiction was so visible?  Support the Show.

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What Are Aftercare Programs All About?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - August 30, 2023 19:00 - 28 minutes
When you discharge from rehab you should be working an aftercare program if you plan on really getting serious about recovery.  Support the Show.

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Are You Being Authentic In Recovery?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - August 18, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutes
Authenticity can be a difficult thing to have when it comes to the change needed to get into recovery.  Support the Show.

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Diagnosis Is A Tricky Business

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - August 04, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutes
My thoughts on when a diagnosis from a psychiatrist can be confusing to a patient as well as a therapist. That's because the diagnosis is not a disease but rather a label to identify the disease.  Support the Show.

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Don't Be A Social Handyman

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - July 28, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutes
Are you in recovery and being distracted from your own recovery by helping others with their recovery when you should be working on your own?  Support the Show.

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Is Your Marriage Being Destroyed By Addiction?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - July 21, 2023 22:00 - 26 minutes
How do yo change the marriage you have into a better union, while taking on the enemy known as addiction?  Support the Show.

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Moving At The Speed Of Pain

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - July 07, 2023 01:00 - 22 minutes
Are you moving at the speed of pain in your recovery? How long is recovery supposed to take anyway? Support the Show.

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Are You Buried Or Are You Planted?

Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - July 03, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes
Living with a constant feeling of failure while you are working on, or are in, recovery is not a healthy way to live.  Support the Show.