Alcoholism Recovery Part 1: We Are Going to Know a New Freedom and a New Happiness

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (3rd edition, p.83-84) promises a new life filled with hope, freedom and happiness. Promise one is the first in a series of 12 articles that examines and reflects upon the rewards of recovery. After all, if you are going to go through the painstaking process of recovering from alcoholism, there needs to be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If you truly put your heart and soul into the steps outlined in the Big Book, it is absolutely possible for you to enjoy the promises of recovery.

About Abstinence Based Treatment for Drug Addiction

Addiction is more than a dependency upon alcohol, drugs, or painkillers. It is a disease that causes people to become self-destructive and hurtful toward others. If addiction goes untreated, the person will be unable to control unhealthy and self-defeating behaviors despite the physical and mental risks. Those who suffer from addiction - whether to alcohol, drugs, or other obsessive behaviors like gambling - stand to damage their health, relationships with family and friends, careers and finances if nothing to done to help.

Alcohol Rehab Facilities

Alcohol detoxification programs must be uniquely planned taking into consideration the individual's age, severity of the problem and the duration of time needed. Extra care and attention is required to be provided to patients. The severity and intensity of the withdrawal symptoms due to the discontinuation of alcohol depends on the usage history of the patient. The physical and emotional symptoms may be extremely severe depending on the patient's alcohol abuse history.

Coping Responsibly with Addiction - Do You Get It?

Some people cope with problems responsibly while others do not. It follows that responsible people who have an addiction will usually seek treatment to help them overcome or minimize the negative consequences of their addiction while irresponsible addicts will not.

Do Christians Use AA as a Hunting Ground to Convert Born Agains?

Many have accused Alcoholics Anonymous of using it as a place to recruit folks to Christianity and that simply is not so. Now there are many churches that volunteer to run AA meetings or offer their facilities for the meetings, but that is really an unfair accusation. Now some alcoholics may get with others in the group to offer comfort and they might share the bible with these folks who are down on their luck, but that is a whole different issue.

Alcoholism and Healing

Discover the self-abandonment that underlies alcoholism and other addictions, and how you to begin healing this self-abandonment.

Treatments To Stop Nail Biting

Learn the various treatments currently avaiable to stop biting nails. Nail biting treatments examined and discussed.

How To Cope With The Cravings For Alcohol

Clear, straightforward advice on dealing with the cravings for alcohol and how to easily and comfortably overcome them

Selecting The Right Drug Rehab, 10 Key Questions Begging To Be Asked

Selecting a drug rehab may be unfamiliar territory. Nothing could be more critical to increase the chances of successful engagement and outcome of treatment. Here are the questions to ask

Relapse in Drug Addiction

Has the face of addiction changed? Addiction is becoming more readily identified. There is so much more evidence positively impacting recovery outcomes for our patients/clients.

Kicking Your Addiction – The 5 Golden Rules

Our addictions are such a powerful and relentless force that no one person can conquer it on their own. As soon as we accept this fact, and believe me, it is a proven fact, then we have given our selves a realistic chance of finding recovery and overcoming the bondage of self will. As a recovering addict I am sharing my 5 golden rules I followed to kick my addiction and to avoid relapse. Take advantage of this proven Recipe for freedom from addiction.

Smokers Etiquette

Need to know how non-smokers really feel when you smoke?

Pain Pill Addictions

Many people are addicted to pain pills. Rather than reading some medical tech speak, what follows is a real live account of a former pain pill addict and how he beat the addiction.

How to Manage the Change of Seasons in Recovery

Transitioning the change of seasons can be challenging in early recovery. Taking some of the proven suggestions offered here can help make the transition successful.

Addiction - Learning To Live Again

About a year ago I walked away from alcohol and cigarettes, after engaging in both practices for more than 15 years. Was I addicted to drinking and smoking? I would have to say that I was, seeing as how I did both things everyday. I would have to say that, on average, for the last ten of the fifteen total years I drank a twelve pack of beer and smoked a pack of cigarettes a day.