Addiction and Rehab

In Alcoholics Anonymous, we often tell the newcomer, “your best thinking got you here,” meaning, of course, that if their thought process was all that great, they wouldn’t be sitting in an AA meeting. Our best thinking often landed us in jails, divorce court, hospitals or treatment centers. In fact, for most of us in [...]

Keeping Your Kids Safe from Addiction Believe it or not, there are some pretty nice advantages to being a recovering alcoholic or drug addict.  There’s the usual benefits, like becoming accountable for your actions and learning those life skills that come so naturally to others. Another advantage is that if your kids are drinking or [...]

Finding a 12-step meeting that you’re comfortable with is a lot like visiting a tavern for the first time.  You walk in the bar, sit down and order a drink. Maybe you strike up a conversation with the bartender. You finish your drink and leave. The next time you come in, you chat up a [...]

Your 90-day stint at a residential treatment center is over. They threw a little party and your caseworker hugged you and handed you a 90-day chip. Maybe he jokingly told you that if you found yourself wanting a drink or a drug, you should eat the chip. Everyone laughs, including you. I might actually miss [...]