When Two Loves Collide, the story of how Dr. Al Mooney’s parents, Dot and John Mooney, fought addiction and alcoholism and went on to found Willingway Hospital, will be released in April. From the cover: Passion and addiction devastate the lives of a heroic surgeon and his wife until a prison miracle restores their love [...]
Cold and Flu Care For People in Recovery
~ by Al J. Mooney, MD ~ People in recovery need to avoid taking medication for cold and flu symptoms. Try these ideas for a recovery-safe way to manage your symptoms. These tips were first developed by my mother, Dot Mooney. Grandma Dot, as everyone called her, and my father, John Mooney, MD, were the [...]
Reality TV Comes to The Recovery Book
~ by Howard Eisenberg ~ Well, not exactly. That’s just a teaser headline to get you to read the next few paragraphs. There’ll be no TV, but plenty of sobriety reality in The Recovery Book revise we’re working on, as readers of the first book become contributors to the second. How will that work? Here’s [...]
Dr. Al is Looking For Input on AA, NA and Other Mutual Support Groups
~ by Dr. Al Mooney ~ Our work on The Recovery Book revision is developing steam. I can’t wait to share more about the specifics of our new Zone System — we hope it will help people to better understand the whole process of recovery by using color zones of red, yellow, and green. In [...]
November 15 Event: Dr. Al Mooney Speaking on “Neuroplasticity of Addiction”
If you are in the Savannah area, please join Dr. Al Mooney at Memorial University Medical Center on November 15, 2012, for an all-day event: Advances in Addiction Medicine: Science to Serenity. Dr. Mooney will be speaking on Neuroplasticity of Addiction. His brother, Dr. Bobby Mooney, Medical Director of Willingway, will be presenting If You Will [...]
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