Re: KUDZU

Even B W used other meds to reduce the physical effects of comming off
booze and later experimented with other psychoactive subtances ...
whatever works for u.

Take care
Trev

On Feb 12, 3:30 am, Bill Wilsonfriend <bwilsonfri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's the only thing that matters: "AA is still the basis of my sobriety."
> My experience is that people "get defensive" because newcomers often will
> try everything but the AA program to get sober.  My first and unsuccessful
> tour of duty had me thinking, "Is there a group of people like this group of
> people that isn't this group of people?"  And once I got over the girlfriend
> who had dumped me, I was cured anyway.
>
> Once I decided to come and stay for the right reasons, though, I saw lots of
> people like me come and go with various cures besides the simple AA toolkit
> placed before me....the "marijuana maintenance" cure, the vitamin cure, the
> exercise cure, the love-is-all-I-needed cure, the fill-in-the-blank cure.
> The kudzu cure is a new one for me, but I think people are just looking out
> for you by pointing out that it's a cliche in AA to look for cures besides
> the Steps.
>
> I know this to be true for me: even if I could take a magical pill to get
> rid of my reaction to alcohol altogether, I'd still be stuck with a
> spiritual problem that needed a solution because what I really have can't be
> solved by a substance or lack of substance.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Sonya <sonyaf...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > I have read about it alot of places other than wikepedia.  It seems to
> > be harmless, with many healing uses.  According to what I read it has
> > been used for many many years.  I just thought this was a place to
> > share and get opinions on everything relating to alcoholism.  Some of
> > you got kind of defensive; I certainly did not mean to upset anyone.
> > Just wanted to discuss it.  Maybe my Higher Power grew the kudzu and
> > guided me to the knowledge of it to help me.  Hmmmm......  Anyway,
> > just foood for thought.  AA is stilll the basis of my sobriety.
>
> > Sonya
>
> > On Feb 11, 3:51 pm, b ridx <diamondo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > thanks Sonya I was looking up herbel medicines the other day and ran
> > across
> > > that,I was wondering if it worked?
>
> > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Sonya <sonyaf...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > > > Hello all,
>
> > > > I just wanted to put this our there for the newbies, (such as
> > > > myself).  I did some research and found an herb called KUDZU that is
> > > > supposed to reduce the physical craving for alcohol and help your
> > > > liver.  I have been taking it for almost two weeks and I have to
> > > > admit, it has made a difference.  Of course, I still am involved in
> > > > all the AA stuff, but this has helped me with my cravings here in the
> > > > beginning.  Do the research and see what you think.  You can buy it
> > > > at
> > > > any health or vitamin store.
>
> > > > I love being sober!
>
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