12 Step Programs

12 Step Programs are support group driven treatments for people struggling with a number of disorders. The 12 Steps were originally designed for AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) but have since been adapted to help those suffering with drug abuse and addiction issues as well as some eating disorders. Test

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12 Step Programs News Articles

• Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Treating Cocaine Addiction

  A Cognitive-Behavioral approach to treating cocaine addiction attempts to help patients recognize, avoid, and cope. That is, to recognize the situations in which they are most likely to use cocaine, to avoid those situations when appropriate, and to cope more effectively with a range of problems and problematic behaviors associated with substance abuse. Read Full Article »

• Methamphetamine: Highly Addictive and Highly Dangerous

  Methamphetamine--known by such slang names as speed, meth, chalk, ice, crystal, crank, glass, and uppers--is a highly addictive and ultimately dangerous stimulant. Whatever the excuse to use meth, or whatever the perceived short-term attraction to the drug may be, meth use is predictably physically, emotionally and mentally destructive. Read Full Article »

• The Road Back to Self-Worth

  By Michelle Gottlieb, MFT
  
  I recently received an e-mail from a woman who was terribly distraught. She had been in a long-term relationship with an addict who had AIDS. She had supported him financially, had given up her family and her church to be with this man and help him. He left her, and she could not figure out why. Read Full Article »

• Interventions for Chemical Dependency

  By Lana M. Ackaway
  
  The chief issue with chemical dependency/addiction is that most often an addict believes he/she can use safely. I've never encountered a chemically dependent individual who thinks, feels, says or behaves otherwise. Read Full Article »

• Couples in Recovery

  By Amy Zachary, MSW
  
  When addiction strikes, what happens to a couple? In couples where one partner is using and the other is not, spouses usually develop over-functioning and under-functioning roles. That is, the user under-functions and the non-user over-functions to compensate for their mate. Read Full Article »

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