Alcoholic beverages are not required for any social gathering, but you should have some fun alternatives. Holiday mocktails and drink alternatives are a great way to go.
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How to handle the ups and downs of early recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. Perseverance in action.
Family is primordial. It defines us. It is who we belong to and who belongs to us. … Addiction changes that.
He was only drinking and smoking weed, but he had terrible consequences.
Acceptance isn’t resignation. Instead, it serves as a starting point for transformation and healing.
Alcoholism is a thief because it takes so much from us mentally, physically, and spiritually. It is cruel thief.
What remains when we find ourselves in the well of despair—when all is lost? We see no way out of the darkness, no glimmer of light to guide us.
John Driscoll, senior VP of Recovery Services at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, began his career working with homeless addicted women and their children at St. Martin de Porres House of Hope, in Chicago. Listen to his fascinating story.
What do addiction recovery and religious conversion have in common? How do the Twelve Steps help prevent relapse? What makes them so effective?
