You need never have another drink or drug again
Once you have got into recovery in an alcohol, gambling or drug addiction rehab programme, it is true that you need never have another drink
Once you have got into recovery in an alcohol, gambling or drug addiction rehab programme, it is true that you need never have another drink
When in recovery after addiction rehabilitation, it is wise to avoid the triggers that can send us back to drink, gambling or drugs. It has
It is Christmas Eve. Christmas can be one of the happiest times of the year when we get together with our families and friends and
When to give up drink or drugs? No one can force us to give up our drink or drugs. No one can force us to
Many alcoholics and addicts try many times to give up alcohol and drugs before finally making it into recovery after an addiction rehabilitation process. To
Being pleasant to people is all well and good and costs nothing. However, when it comes down to it, words mean nothing if they are
Many recovering alcoholics, gamblers and addicts in their early days read avidly the message of recovery as published by the likes of Alcoholics Anonymous. At
My brother got into recovery before I did and I remember being surprised that, 5 years in, he still attended meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. At
When we were drinking or using, our lives were miserable. Perhaps not at the beginning but certainly by the end. By and large that misery
This is the key message of a reading from ‘Just for today’. It is a message I have heard often and on the surface its
As an addict, if you go into treatment or if you go to a support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous,
In recovery programme, so called normal life goes on and we will face the ups and downs of life like everyone else. If you attend
At the end of our drinking or using, most of us were in a really desperate and dark place. Things seemed hopeless. We could not
As a recovering addict i know i should be avoiding alcohol, drugs and specified medication. it is a simple concept for me to know I
Towards the end of our drinking, gambling or using, many of us became very isolated and lonely. We felt alone even when with others and
When we were drinking, using or gambling, many of us felt very lonely and eventually isolated ourselves. We felt lonely even when surrounded by people
There is one thing in addiction recovery that must always come first no matter what. Some of us find this hard to grasp in our
You will never see an advert for Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous on television or in the printed media, nor will you ever
Many of us in early recovery from addictions are bone weary, even if we have not been doing very much in the recent past! There
If you attend Alcoholics Anonymous – and if you are an alcoholic it is highly recommended that you do. It is suggested that you have
At the end of our drinking or using days, most of us were pretty isolated and did not want to communicate with anyone. I can