The 9 Most Common Addictions | Latest Addiction Numbers
Addiction is a lot more prevalent than most of us realize. According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 60% of the U.S. population has abused drugs within a…
The Difference Between Detox vs Rehab
Even as knowledge and acceptance of addiction treatment have become more widespread, exactly how the process works is still one shrouded with fallacies and misconceptions. ‘Detox’ and ‘rehab’ are two…
How To Stage An Intervention
They say that admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery. But getting to that stage can be a challenge all on its own. In many instances,…
What to Expect in the First Month of Alcohol Rehab
So you’ve made it through the first week of alcohol rehab. Likely, those first seven days were tough–perhaps even some of the toughest you will experience during treatment. But with…
What to Expect in the First Week of Alcohol Rehab
Enrolling in an alcohol rehab center is a major step that can help an alcoholic regaining control over their life. Unfortunately, it’s also one that alcoholics regularly shy away from….
Reading for Addiction Recovery
Recovery is a time for healing, introspection, learning, and growing. While the first few days of recovery are often focused on detoxification, rest, and allowing the body to heal, the…
Alcoholics Anonymous: Working Step 12
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Although…
Alcoholics Anonymous: Working Step 11
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry…
Alcoholics Anonymous: Working Step 10
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. We first took inventory of ourselves in Step 4, but self-improvement isn’t just a one-and-done deal. Working…
Alcoholics Anonymous: Working Step 9
“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” Step 9 of Alcoholics Anonymous is a continuation of the reckoning that…