Category: Family Of Alcoholics Support

12 Step Program Of AA

12 Step Program Of AA

12 Step Program Of AA “This Too Shall Pass” Newly sober addicts will probably find a myriad of situations suddenly requiring their attention.  These types of situations can be relational, financial, work related, health concerns, loss of a career, divorce or separation, homelessness, legal issues and many other types of difficulties.  It may appear to

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Rationales and Excuses Used to Avoid Going to Treatment

Rationales and Excuses Used to Avoid Going to drug rehab: Perhaps one of the biggest fears of persons contemplating going into treatment for addiction are the ideas of stigma and shame. In Western Culture there are still a lot of misconceptions regarding addiction. Some people still look at addicts as being weak-willed and morally reprehensible individuals.

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Rationales and Excuses Used to Avoid Going to Treatment
What are the treatments for addiction?

What are the treatments for addiction?

What are the best treatments for addiction? Addictive disorders are a group of disorders that can cause physical and psychological damage. Receiving treatment is essential for breaking the cycle of addiction. At our rehab centers in Los Angeles county we utilize modern scientific techniques. What are the best treatments for addiction? However, as a chronic disease, addiction is difficult

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Is Alcoholism A Disease?

Is Alcoholism A Disease? If you’re unfamiliar with the medical terminology surrounding addiction you may have wondered is alcoholism a disease? The American Medical Association (AMA) declared alcoholism an illness in the late 1959s. Approximately 30 years later addiction was officially declared a disease in 1987 by the AMA and other professional medical organizations. Alcoholism

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Is Alcoholism A Disease?