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Can You Take Addiction Medicine While in a 12 Step Program?
Addiction medicines, such as methadone provide a much needed line of treatment in cases of chronic, long-term substance abuse. People recovering from long-term opiate and alcohol addictions often require the types of physical support addiction medicines provide. Throughout the recovery process, 12 Step programs likewise play a critical role within the recovery process. While people ….
Read more ›What Do 12 Step Programs and Personal Development Training Have in Common?
The saying, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” aptly describes the many ways a person can reach his or her full potential. Some people find their way naturally, having grown up in healthy households receiving ample love nurturing. Other people may take a longer, harder path, stumbling along the more difficult roads ….
Read more ›Fear of Being Sober: How the NA Steps Help You Say Goodbye to a Life of Drugs
Many who become addicted to drugs start out as social users, using drugs to relax or wind down at parties or work functions. For those most susceptible to dependence and addiction, social drug use gradually turns into using after work or using first thing in the morning. By the time full-blown addiction takes hold, the ….
Read more ›What is the Serenity Prayer?
The serenity prayer is a simple prayer that many people in 12 step programs use to help them through recovery. It is part of the spiritual side of any 12 step program and it is said usually at the beginning and the ending of every 12 step meeting. This prayer forms part of the core ….
Read more ›How Do I Approach Someone Else About 12-step Recovery?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, addicts in AA and other 12-step programs are asked by the final step to “try to carry [the group’s] message” to other addicts in order to strengthen the program and help other individuals find their way. Therefore, approaching other individuals about 12-step recovery is an ….
Read more ›Can I Bring My Husband to My AA Meeting?
Alcoholism is a family illness. Alcohol use disorder affects spouses, children and even extended family members. Thus, recovery is important for the entire family. Who Marries an Alcoholic? While there are some stereotypes regarding personality types who tend to marry alcoholics, the uncomfortable truth is that anyone can marry an alcoholic. Anyone can suddenly find ….
Read more ›Non 12 Step Recovery Programs
For various reasons, some alcoholics and addicts shy away from 12 step programs. Sometimes it’s the structure or the reliance on spiritual principles. For others, they fear a group setting or they’ve heard about medications and other treatments not available in the 12 step community. I’ve even heard some complain about the lack of anonymity ….
Read more ›The “Easy Does It” Mantra
There’s a lot of solid, accumulated wisdom that has come out of AA and other addiction self-help groups. It would be nice to see some of these principles adopted by the larger population of non-addicts. The “Easy Does It” slogan is one of those. When someone first starts attending meetings – and they’re sober enough, for ….
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