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When I was a sophomore in high school, I enrolled into a substance abuse class. At that time, I did not grasp the fact that alcohol abuse in reality was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse, I read a lot about Alcoholic Anonymous, [...]

It is interesting to mention something that family members who have been negatively affected by the alcoholism of another family member evidently do not realize. It seems to be that by shielding the alcohol dependent individual with untruths and deceit to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have basically created a circumstance that [...]

How can we give addiction help to addicts who are struggling with addiction?
The real secret to this is all about encouraging the struggling addict to become enthusiastic about their own life in recovery. But how do we go about doing that? It is a hard lesson to learn, but we cannot directly control another [...]

Beating addiction is a journey, not an event. Any recovering alcoholic or addict will tell you that overcoming addiction is a process that unfolds before you for the rest of your life. But what exactly does this process entail, and how can we go about pursuing it successfully?
Before you can even attempt to beat [...]