By John M. Majer, Ph.D., Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D., & Joe Ferrari, Ph.D. There has been increased interest among social scientists in understanding Twelve Step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) in the past two decades. It seems as though things took off in the mid-1980’s shortly after Edward I, Khantzian,…
DetailsIf summer, for you, means the chance to find a beach and lose yourself, for once, in a piece of writing longer than an email, never fear — we’ve done the hard work for you and checked out a whole bunch of this year’s hottest reads. It just so happens that in one way or…
DetailsA Book Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussatwww.spiritualityandpractice.com/books NaikanGratitude, Grace, and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflectionby Gregg Krech Gregg Krech is Director of the ToDo Institute, an education and retreat center near Middlebury, Vermont. He is a practitioner of a method of self-reflection, attention, gratitude, connections, kindness, and compassion developed in Japan during the…
DetailsYou Can’t Make Me – Or Can You? Posted July 14, 2014 in Addiction Treatment Methods by Anne Fletcher Consider a woman court-ordered to a 90-day residential rehab stay which, upon completion, would take the place of her jail sentence for driving while under the influence and criminal damage to property. Although her religious practices were…
DetailsBy CHRISTIE D’ZURILLA contact the reporter Though Robin Williams quit cocaine and alcohol unassisted in 1982, he looked to rehab for help years later Robin Williams’ public life had a quiet personal current running through it for decades: his struggles with cocaine and alcohol abuse. The comedian and actor, who turned 63 in July, was…
Detailsby Dorothy H. I got sober on Sunday, March 27, 2011. I woke up with a hangover and no excuses for my behavior. I saw my alcoholism for the first time and it was selfish, abusive, and ugly. It had busted out my front teeth when I was nineteen years old while on a binge.…
DetailsWhy Women Drink — and How They Can Regain Control By Gabrielle Glaser Steinem may have been hasty. We know that many women report drinking more often in recent decades, that they are drinking more when they do, and that the physiological impact and social meaning of it all is different for women than for…
Detailsby Jeanene Swansonwww.Substance.com Over the past decade, addiction has come out of the shadows and into popular culture as never before. This is a time when the very definition of addiction is hotly contested, and we appear to be a tipping point where the “spiritual” framing of addiction is fast yielding to the “scientific” one.…
Detailsby Jesse BeachOctober 17, 2014 We atheists and agnostics in AA have faced a long struggle for acceptance. But newer 12-step fellowships are leading the way to a more tolerant form of recovery—despite a “Back to Basics” backlash. God as we understand who? “AA is spiritual, not religious—now hold my hand while we pray.” This…
DetailsThis guide is written for individuals, and their family and friends, who are looking for options to address alcohol problems. It is intended as a resource to understand what treatment choices are available and what to consider when selecting among them. Many people struggle with controlling their drinking at some time in their lives. Approximately…
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