By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Mar 11, 2020, 8:30am EDTAddiction & Recovery eNews, March 13, 2020 The 12-step approach doesn’t work for everyone, but it can be as effective as other forms of treatment for some people Addiction treatment based on Alcoholics Anonymous works as well as or better than scientifically proven treatments for alcohol addiction, according to…
In N Y Times, Movie, NewsFebruary 18, 2020 This is Ben Affleck, raw and vulnerable, talking extensively for the first time about getting sober (again) and trying to recalibrate his career (again). Affleck, Oscar-winning writer, director of the Oscar-winning “Argo,” better actor than you remember — and, yes, alcoholic, divorcé and proud possessor of a…
In The Rooms is a free-standing online recovery social network available 24 / 7 / 365 founded by Ken Pomerance and Ronald Tannebaum in 2008. Its purpose is to “give recovering addicts a place to meet and socialize when they’re not in face-to-face meetings.” In the Rooms brings together members of the global recovery community…
By Sarah Hepola, for CNNUpdated 4:51 AM ET, Wed March 25, 2020 There’s no easy time to get sober, but a global pandemic is tougher than most. Back when I was trying and failing to quit, I’d reach for any excuse to bail on my better self. A bad day. A text from my ex,…
1.) We admitted that we had been socially conditioned by the ideology of white supremacy…that our minds were subject to racial biases, often unconsciously so. The first step to any kind of recovery is admitting that we have a problem. Individuals not ready to acknowledge a problem may be unable to pursue and receive the…
Women who drink too much need help. But we don’t need to give up our power. By Holly WhitakerNew York TimesDec. 27, 2019 I got sober in 2013. It took me about six months to transition from throwing back a few bottles of wine or pints of cheap whiskey a night to total abstinence. I…
by Geshe Sonam Rinehen translated and edited by Ruth Sonam The following article is from the Summer, 1997 issue of the Snow Lion Newsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. Atisha, the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist scholar and saint, came to Tibet at the invitation…
Editor Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAPCreated On March 3rd, 2017 It’s a well-established fact that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and many other twelve-step programs based on AA, are successful. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be over 2 million AA members worldwide. Joining is free and as simple as showing up. It’s a wonderful program for recovering alcoholics, and it’s…
Recovery After the Pandemic by William L. White, M.A. Emeritus Research Consultant Chestnut Health Systemsbwhite@chestnut.org Citation: White, W. (2020). Recovery after the pandemic. Posted at www.williamwhitepapers.com The novel coronavirus pandemic will exert profound effects on the future of addiction treatment and recovery. Predicting such effects risks casting one more a fool than prophet, but those concerned…
by Lena BorrelliJuly 24, 2020DecisionData.org More than 67,300 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2018. Nearly 70% of those deaths involved addictive use of opioids. Fighting drug addiction is usually accomplished through a process of rehabilitation that involves sobriety, relearning life skills and highlighting awareness to understand what triggered the abuse and how to avoid…