Loving Someone “In Recovery”
When you send your spouse or significant other to rehab, you’re hoping that the end results...
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Category: Non 12 Step Programs
Are You Ready To Move Past Recovery?
When most “addicts” or “alcoholics” make the decision to quit or moderate their substance usage,...
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What Kayne West SHOULD HAVE Said Instead
We all saw it. We all heard it. The headlines in early May of 2018, “Kayne West proclaimed that...
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Dear Worried Mom: There’s Always Hope For Your Addicted Child
Dear Worried Mom, Let me start this letter by saying I know how scared you are. I know how...
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All Addiction Help Should be Completely Private and Here’s Why: Drawbacks of Group Therapy and Support Group Meetings for Addictions
Since coming onto the scene in the 1930’s, the group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has shaped...
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One Man’s Tale of Escaping the 12 Step Recovery Trap
I was a child who grew up in an AA household from as far back as I can remember. It was the...
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Why Recovery Is No Different Than An Addiction
The Freedom Model for Addictions has the tagline, Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap. It’s...
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Do Drug Addicts Have A Choice?
Can people diagnosed with the various addictions (or Substance Use Disorders, in modern parlance)...
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Calling Addiction a Disease Does Not Reduce Stigma
There is a lot of talk about stigma with respect to addiction. Those who promote that addiction is...
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Addiction is NOT a Family Disease!
Substance use problems (addiction) have been thought of as a family issue for years. Is addiction a family disease?
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You Choose Your Addictions and You Can Choose Freedom
“Try to do something without thinking about doing it first.” That was the first lesson given to me...
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Ready To Get Off Suboxone? Read This!
Understanding The MAT Trap Here is an email I recently received that sums up the confusion and...
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