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AA Sponsorship: What it Means and How it Works
AA Sponsorship: What it Means and How it Works
A good sponsor is the key to success in the AA programme, so finding the right one can be vital to sobriety....
About Alcoholics Anonymous and Support
About Alcoholics Anonymous and Support
Alcohlics Anonymous has been in existence for years and the 12 Step programme is used worldwide...
Alateen: Support for Teenagers Affected by Another's Drinking
Alateen: Support for Teenagers Affected by Another's Drinking
Young people can be adversely affected by other people's drinking but Alateen can help them understand how to thrive in difficult circumstances....
Alcohol: Abstinence or Moderation?
Alcohol: Abstinence or Moderation?
Choosing abstinence or moderation isn't easy but most experts agree that if you meet the clinical guidelines for alcohol dependence, then abstinence is necessary for…...
Attending Your First AA Meeting
Attending Your First AA Meeting
Attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings can be a mandatory part of rehab - but what happens at a meeting?...
Choosing a Rehab Centre Treatment and Support
Choosing a Rehab Centre Treatment and Support
Rehab has become a fashionable term, but how does a rehab centre work and how do you choose one for alcoholism?...
Drug Treatments for Alcohol Abuse
Drug Treatments for Alcohol Abuse
There are drugs and treatments that can help many people overcome their alcohol abuse. Two of them are Antabuse and Acamprosate and they work in very different ways to…...
Recovering from Alcohol-induced Poverty
Recovering from Alcohol-induced Poverty
Financial insecurity can result from alcoholism, and recovering from both drinking and debt can be a painful affair....
Rehabilitation for Recovering Alcoholics - What That Means
Rehabilitation for Recovering Alcoholics - What That Means
Giving up alcohol is part of the recovery process but rehabilitation means more than just that....
Support for Family and Friends of Alcoholics
Support for Family and Friends of Alcoholics
Alcoholism is a family disease and there is support for friends and family too...
The 12 Steps of AA: How They Work
The 12 Steps of AA: How They Work
The 12 Steps have become a worldwide approach to recovering from alcoholism although they are not free of criticism in some quarters....
What Detoxification Really Means to an Alcoholic
What Detoxification Really Means to an Alcoholic
Detoxification is becoming commonplace: from dieters to New Year resolution makers we all 'detox' but the definition, medically, is relatively stringent and the…...
What Does Alcoholism Recovery Really Mean?
What Does Alcoholism Recovery Really Mean?
Recovery will usually involve abstaining from alcohol or moderating it in a minority of cases. But the idea of a cure tends to be an unrealistic one....
What to Expect at a Rehab Centre
What to Expect at a Rehab Centre
What can you expect from a residential rehabilitation centre?...
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