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Inpatient rehabilitation is a time for reflection and renewal. With intense individual and group therapy, some patients often feel that they are building themselves into an entirely new person. Issues that were stuffed into deep emotional pockets and coated with alcohol or other substances are uncovered. Managing the mire of emotions takes time and ongoing ….
Read more ›Unlike addictions to substances such as heroin and painkillers, methamphetamine addiction cannot be treated using prescription medications. But 12-step programs such as that offered by Alcoholics Anonymous have been proven effective at connecting addicts with the support and therapy needed to overcome addiction. If you or someone you love is suffering from meth abuse, understand ….
Read more ›Twelve-step programs and Rational Recovery are two completely different recovery programs proven useful at treating addiction. While 12-step recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous are more popular and widely known for treating addiction, Rational Recovery offers a unique non-spiritual approach to maintaining abstinence from substances. If you’re currently participating in a 12-step recovery program to ….
Read more ›Daily reflection can be a vital key component in maintaining lifelong sobriety, especially when you participate in Alcoholics Anonymous or another 12-step recovery program to overcome addiction. Reflecting can help you identify things you’re doing correctly in your life, as well as things you can improve on to make your life better. When executed properly, ….
Read more ›The path to recovery can be difficult, especially during the first year. Much of this difficulty has to do with facing the damage addiction leaves behind in terms of your relationships and self-esteem. According to the Yale Journal of Biology & Medicine, for most people, the recovery process unfolds in three main stages: abstinence, repair ….
Read more ›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 ….
Read more ›As widely accepted as alcohol and drinking may be, for some people, a drink every now and then can quickly turn into a lifestyle all its own. This is exactly what happens for someone who’s physical, emotional or life circumstance create prime conditions for alcoholism to take hold. AA, or Alcoholics Anonymous, can be a ….
Read more ›Addiction, in any form, breeds its own lifestyle complete with its own habits, routines and social network. In much the same way, someone wanting to live a drug-free life must develop the types of habits, routines and social network that supports continued abstinence. For people in recovery, the importance of developing a healthy support network ….
Read more ›Addiction is a disease characterized by chronic relapse. Studies estimate that nearly 3 million people receive the help of drug addiction treatment each year. Many choose 12-step addiction treatment as their guiding path to recovery—but why? 12-Step drug addiction treatment models have a number of pros and cons. Success rates vary depending largely on the ….
Read more ›Attending a 12 Step meeting for the first time can seem overwhelming, to say the least. Not knowing what to expect, feeling as if you have to participate and dealing with feelings of anxiety in general can make your first time at a meeting seem more difficult than it really is. The 12 Step support ….
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