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Cult vs Culture
As addiction progresses, the addict or alcoholic grows away from the larger culture from whence they came.
Topics: 12Step, Alcoholics Anonymous, maintaining sobriety, tools for recovery
Finding a Skeptical Starting Point
Topics: finding the right treatment, recovery support groups, Recovery Without God, relapse
Whose Life is it, Anyway?
It’s often difficult for family members to see the real extent and nature of the damage addiction has caused to themselves and the family.
Topics: defense mechanisms, enabling and provoking, family involvement, promoting recovery, relapse
Surviving Program Surveys
The most common error is to assume your program is running pretty well and will therefore get a good result on the survey.
Topics: administration, outcomes
Coordinates on the Recovery Map
Addicts and alcoholics follow a fairly predictable route from drinking/using to stable abstinence and recovery, whether they believe in God or not.
Topics: addiction, alcoholism, recovery support groups, Recovery Without God, self diagnosis
Relapse Traps Inventory
Focusing on the areas most likely to challenge sobriety can help the person in recovery prepare positive responses.
Topics: maintaining sobriety, patient education, relapse
Sustain the Gain
The trick is to sustain the gains made in rehab in the vast uncontrolled experiment that is everyday life.
Topics: maintaining sobriety, patient education, relapse
The Church of the Exalted Chemical
Topics: addiction, consequences, Recovery Without God, spirituality