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STAYING OFF DRUGS: DIFFICULTIES WITH THE TWELVE STEPS

on March 30th, 2011 by admin

For many people coming to AA or NA for the first time, these steps seem an insuperable barrier. What on earth are they all about? What do they have to do with an illness? It’s worth remembering that, whatever you may think of them, these Twelve Steps work. They arose out of the experience of [...]

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THE FIRST FEW WE EKS OFF DRUGS OR DRINK: ELATION AND OVER-CONFIDENCE

on January 11th, 2011 by admin

Sometimes addicts and alcoholics feel surges of wild elation in the first few days of staying off drugs. They may decide that they’ve beaten the problem, that they don’t need any more help, and that they can do without NA or AA. This absurd over-confidence may lead them to take even more risks. They may [...]

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