Addiction is a Chronic Disease

Decide to Make a Change

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Admitting that you have a drug problem isn’t easy. It takes courage and strength to face up to addiction. When you’re bogged down in drug abuse and drug addiction, sobriety may seem like an impossible goal. But recovery is not out of reach. For many people struggling with addiction, the biggest and toughest step toward [...]

Relapse is Never an Accident

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program.” Narcotics Anonymous, Basic Text, p. 76 A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will be too painful to bear? [...]

Addiction Disease: A Neurological Disorder

Friday, June 26th, 2009

For those who have trouble calling addiction a disease. Addiction is a neurologically based disease. For many years recovery specialists have compared alcoholism or addictions to a physical disease: like diabetes. In reality addictions are more closely related to a neurological disorder like Tourette’s Syndrome* than they are to diabetes. If the problems you suffer [...]

Alcholics Anonymous: Big Book Promise of Recovery

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

On Page 98 of the Big Book, “Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man [and woman] that he [she] can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he [she] trust in God and clean house.” (1939) Regardless of conditions…Anyone can get well!!! Big words and a Big Promise from the [...]

The Disease of Addiction is treatable with medication and behaviorable therapy.

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Addiction is a treatable disease. Discoveries in the science of addiction have led to advances in drug abuse treatment that help people stop abusing drugs and resume their productive lives. Combining treatment medications with behavioral therapy is the best way to ensure success for most patients. Research is beginning to show that recovery of brain [...]