by Carley Smiddy | Nov 27, 2017 | 12 Step Program, Addiction, Addiction Treatment & Recovery
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a 12-step support group modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The founders of NA had found recovery from addiction through AA and wanted to take a broader view of recovery from substance use disorders. NA adopted the Twelve Steps to...
by Carley Smiddy | Oct 22, 2017 | 12 Step Program, Addiction, Addiction Recovery
The first 90 days of recovery are often talked about in 12-step meetings and in substance abuse treatment programs. There is a reason for this. The first 90 days are critical for recovery overall. The first 90 days are when most relapse occurs. Learning the skills...
by Carley Smiddy | Oct 12, 2017 | 12 Step Program, Treatment
Regardless of the addiction, there is probably an associated 12-step meeting available to those who wish to enter recovery. Here are five reasons addicts should attend 12-step meetings. Identification There is no other group of people that understand what it...
by Carley Smiddy | Jul 15, 2017 | 12 Step Program
“Each member, undertaking the sponsorship of a fellow alcoholic, must remember that he is offering what is frequently the last chance of rehabilitation, sanity or maybe life itself,” Clarence S. wrote in a 1944 pamphlet on AA sponsorship. “Happiness, Health, Security,...
