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How 12 Step Programs and Rehab Work Together and How You can Maximize your Treatment Benefits
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a combination of treatments is often necessary for you to fully recover from drug or alcohol addiction. You might not realize that there are many types of treatment available and almost all of these treatments can work in combination with each other. Some people believe that it ….
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 ›Is there a 12 Step Program for Food Addiction?
Yes there is a 12 step program for food addiction. There are 12 step programs for just about every addiction out there. The 12 step concept is one that appears to help addicts of all varieties. According to the National Library of Medicine, 12 step programs work when combined with other forms of therapy. With ….
Read more ›Addicted To God
What an odd phrase that is. To understand it, we need to take a look at what being addicted means. The standard definition doesn’t do much good here, but I’ll offer another. Addiction is usually defined as: “The state of being enslaved to a habit, characterized by compulsive behavior that is damaging to the addict.” ….
Read more ›How to Walk the 12 Steps Down Recovery Road
Doing the steps is an integral part of the 12 step recovery program. Fortunately, the steps can be broken down into simple smaller pieces so you can understand them easily. This makes the process a bit easier to comprehend, if not to actually do them. Finding the Road to Recovery According to the National Institute ….
Read more ›4 Ways NA 12 Steps Can Help You Crave a Drug-Free Life
Anyone who’s struggled with drug abuse and addiction well knows the pain and frustration this way of life brings. While it may start out as fun and games at the beginning, with each passing day it gets harder to get “high.” It also gets harder to stop using. By the time a person realizes he ….
Read more ›How a 12 Step Program Will Change your Life
12 step programs are a staple in the treatment center community. They have been around since their inception in the late 1930s, when two men needed a way to get out from under alcohol addiction. 12 step programs have been changing lives ever since. Here is how they do it. 12 Step Treatment can Help ….
Read more ›Recovery Meetings: What You Must Know Before You Go to a 12 Step Meeting
The choice to overcome addiction comes with major changes that touch most every area of your life. Likewise, entering into a 12 Step recovery meeting environment will be unlike the experiences that led you to this point in your life. While detox and drug treatment are no doubt essential steps in the recovery process, ensuring ….
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