Your experts: The importance of 12-step meetings in recovery
Addiction can be defined as having a pathological relationship with a substance or behavior that the individual is unable to limit or stop, despite suffering consequences related to the activity. Repetition (as occurs in all addictions) creates trance …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12-step programs
Addiction recovery support group organizer Meribeth Hauenstein meets with 18-month sober Tom Williams during a weekly meeting held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with members of the group in the Juniper room of Memorial Medical Center Annex. « 1; 2; 3; ».
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When Playing Video Games Means Sitting On Life's Sidelines
"Anyone who's been in a 12-step program or any kind of recovery program will tell you that the addiction is just a symptom of something else," he says. "I feel like I'm slowly cultivating skills that would help me deal with that and make me see that I …
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