Medication-Assisted Treatment for Drug and/or Alcohol Addiction and Recovery
Medication-assisted treatment for drug or alcohol addiction — is it “real” recovery or just another addition? The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has an excellent resource, “NCADD’s Consumer Guide to Medication-Assisted Recovery.” Quoting from NCADD: There are many pathways to addiction recovery. One pathway can be Medication-Assisted Recovery—the use of medication,…
Read MoreNIDA Simplifies Addiction Disease Concepts, Treatment & Recovery and Prevention
Addiction. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has done it again — created a fantastic, easy-to-understand product to explain addiction. This time, it’s a website. It’s called, “Easy-to-Read Drug Facts.” What is Addiction? Quoting from NIDA’s “Easy-to-Read Drug Facts’ “What is addiction page?:” When a drug user can’t stop taking a drug even…
Read MoreConsequences of Secondhand Drinking to One’s Health
The consequences of secondhand drinking to the health and quality of life for the person experiencing it can be hugely significant. Similar to the concept of secondhand smoke, secondhand drinking is the impacts on others of a person’s drinking behaviors (arguments, fights, violence, DUI, emotional abuse…). The following is one of the Appendices from my eBook,…
Read MoreThe Third Step – Abandon Ship – “Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul”
The 3rd step of AA – Tim Cheney, co-founder of Chooper’s Guide, shares his thoughts. Tim’s thoughts on the first 2 steps of AA are linked below this post. The following is a guest post by Tim Cheney who has been in long-term recovery for over 30 years. He is the co-founder and managing partner…
Read MoreAl-Anon – Why Do “Big Boys” Have Trouble Admitting Powerlessness?
Al-Anon is a 12 step program offering help to family members and friends of a loved one who drinks too much. Guests, Ken P., Bob T. and Scott B., share their thoughts on why a relatively small number of men participate and the advantages to their getting involved. The following is a guest post from…
Read MoreAlcoholism is a Disease and It’s Not Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholism. I remember having a very difficult time wrapping my head around the idea that alcoholism was a disease. “What kind of disease could it possibly be given the alcoholic was “choosing” to drink?,” I would ask. This belief of mine caused me to go along with the hundreds of deals I made with one…
Read MoreCo-Dependency In Men
Co-dependency in men is not often talked about. The following is a guest post by Ken Powers, co-author of the book, We Codependent Men, We Mute Coyotes. The inspiration for his book comes from growing up as the child of parents who did not drink but whose mothers [his grandmothers] did and whose families had long…
Read More“The Dance” — Addiction is a Family Disease
Codependency and addiction – they go hand-in-hand and eventually become something of a dance. Let me explain… Addiction (whether to drugs or alcohol) affects everyone in the family, which is why it’s commonly referred to as a “family disease.” It causes members of a family to develop coping methods that help them interact with one…
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