
Alcoholism Intervention
Alcoholism intervention is a strategic and supportive approach aimed at guiding individuals toward acknowledging the existence and consequences of their addiction.
It serves as a pivotal moment when loved ones, guided by professional interventionists,…

Evidence-Based Treatment
What is evidence-based treatment? Evidence-based treatment is a treatment based on years of scientific research and observation. Tangible and measurable data back it. Therefore, it has a certain level of credibility based on previous results.…

5 Facts About Women and Addiction
Addiction never discriminates. This problem can affect people from all walks of life without regard to social status, ethnicity, or even gender. It is a common misconception that it is mostly men who struggle with a substance abuse problem and…

7 College Campuses in Colorado That Have Great Substance Abuse Resources for Students
Substance abuse is an increasing problem on college campuses. According to a study on Drug and Alcohol Use in College-Age Adults in 2015, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that 31.9% of college students participated in binge…

NA vs AA vs PA – All “Anonymous” Groups Explained
Today, many anonymous groups exist to help people recover from their addiction. The 12-step anonymous tradition all started with Alcoholics Anonymous - or AA. The 12 steps were originally called the “12 Traditions,” and they were written…

How the Serenity Prayer and the 12 Steps Changed My Life
It’s important to recognize that the various forms of treatment that are used in alcohol and drug rehab centers have a lot of value in the lives of the people they touch. 12 Step Programs have been crucial to the recovery of so many, and the…

The 4th Step: The Importance of a Moral Inventory During Recovery from Addiction
“Made a searching and fearless moral inventories of ourselves.”
The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Fourth Step
The Twelve Steps can be thought of as your roadmap to recovery. When you get to the Fourth Step, you are starting…

14 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health and Happiness during Recovery
“Maybe waking up clearheaded, able to remember falling asleep the night before, doesn’t strike you as worth much, but I remember realizing in my third year of recovery that that’s exactly how I’d been living since giving up drinking,…

Dealing with Change in Recovery
Moving: One of Life's Big Stressors
I moved states at the beginning of this year, at almost three years sober I was leaving the town I got sober in, the town where my support was, and the town that I felt comfortable in. One thing about my…

A Power Greater Than Myself: My Journey with the 12-Steps
In my journey of recovery there were many unsuccessful starts. They were unsuccessful for many different reasons I believe, but I can distill them down to two basic flaws: lack of honesty and lack of willingness.
My 12-Step Experience
Presently,…