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Above The Law

25 Sep

Why Are Lawyers Afraid To Ask For Help

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law
Not long ago I gave a bar association lunchtime presentation about addiction recovery. As I always do, I spoke about the function and value of the Legal Assistance Program (LAP) in helping lawyers deal with addiction and other mental health
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11 Jul

When Religion And Recovery Collide

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law, Addiction
There are two major 12-step based groups for alcohol. One is, of course, Alcoholics Anonymous. The other is Celebrate Recovery, which is Christian based. In order to comply with the
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23 Jun

Realizing Your Dreams In Recovery

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law, Addiction, Recovery
If you would have asked me as an 18-year-old what my dreams and aspirations were as I walked out the doors of Mt. Lebanon High School in 1979, they would have been rooted in
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09 May

Xanax Memories

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law, Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Years of accumulated change in shoe box. Susan B. Anthony Dollars. Fifty-cent pieces. My first-day desire chip taken from “John G.” sobbing, powerless, and broken. My one and five-year sobriety chips. Worn, corroded pennies,
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24 Apr

Being A Feeler In A Profession Of Thinkers

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law
Lawyers and law students, at least anecdotally, often seem to be driven, Type-A personalities who might in some ways be at higher risk for addictive behaviors. Perhaps the ways we fit the lawyer “type”
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13 Apr

Reflecting On 10 Years Of Sobriety

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law, Addiction
I will celebrate my 10th year of sobriety on April 8, 2017.  While I generally take my sobriety one day at time, I am 99.999 percent certain I am going to still be sober
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15 Mar

Let’s Talk About Self-Harm

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law
I recently came across a study that found that a quarter of young men ages 16-24 turn to self-harm to cope with depression, anxiety, and stress — a trio of mental health issues that
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04 Mar

Is Alcoholics Anonymous For You?

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law, Addiction
April 2007. I walk up to the door of the building where area Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings are held. My family is pushing hard for in-patient treatment but I refuse. My psychiatrist feels that a trip here is the first
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25 Feb

Law Schools Empowering Student Recovery

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law
I thought it would be nice to every now and then, feature a law school taking proactive steps to make sure the student body is empowered to seek help for problematic drinking, drug use and other mental
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14 Feb

A Letter To My Thirteen-Year-Old Self

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law, Addiction
I break my initial and on-going recovery from drugs, alcohol and eating disorders into two basic parts. Dealing with where I am and dealing with how I got there. The dealing with the
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