I love the internet, I love email.  Twitter, Facebook, Reddit….not so much.  I did finally get a Twitter account, mainly to follow health care reform news.  Honest!  Absolutely no Kardashian tweets!  But I keep forgetting to check my account.  Maybe increasing my Twitter consumption should be a New Year’s resolution.

I have started to listen to podcasts, mainly audio podcasts – not exactly cutting edge, I know.  Does fit better into my daily routine.  I can drive to work, putter around the house, do yard work, and listen to whatever podcast has caught my attention.  Although it really annoys my wife as it’s harder for her to yell at me from another room.

What does this have to do with addiction and Christmas?  Well, I was looking around in iTunes and discovered all of these podcasts related to addiction.  The description of one of the free podcasts in the Addicted to Addicts series starts with “What do you buy an addict for Christmas?”  A very thought provoking question that I’d never thought about.  So, I started listening and heard powerful stories of recovery and helpful advice for families of addict.  Didn’t agree with everything I heard, but worth a listen.  And then I checked out the Medical University of South Carolina, which has a series of 20 podcasts on alcohol and drug dependency.  Good interviews, good information with a research focus.  And then I decided that I needed to stop fooling around on iTunes and get back to work.  Still, I think podcasts can be a useful resource.  Books and reading are good; sometimes listening is even better.