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Self Help Group Articles

AA Isn't the Best Solution: Alternatives for Alcoholics
Building on an essay in Wired magazine by Brendan Koerner, New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks lauds to the sky AA and its founder, Bill Wilson. Both Brooks and Koerner point out the wo…
Posted on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 03:00
 

What Then, If Not A.A.?
By Stinkin' Thinkin' - Muckraking the 12-Step IndustryIf you found your way to this blog, you probably have a reason. And if the reason is that you're having a problem with alcohol, I want to make sur…
Posted on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 03:00
 

I'm 24, I'm an alcoholic -- and I'm not alone
By BaumerBaumer is the pen name of a woman who has been blogging about her first experiences in sobriety on Open Salon. The following is an edited version of her first entries.I always thought rock bo…
Posted on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 03:00
 

Take 12 Steps and Sit Down!
In my previous work as a clinical director of a drug and alcohol treatment program in a county jail and in my current outpatient work with substance use clients I continuously come across a certain ia…
Posted on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 03:00
 

Secularist problem drinkers find alternatives to AA
By Tim Townsend, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHBy the end of January, plenty of New Year's resolutions have been broken.For those who have ignored pledges to hit the gym every day, or stay away from "America…
Posted on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 03:00
 

Factsheet: alcohol and other drugs
In  this fact sheet consideration will be given to the use of alcohol with other psychoactive drugs.  What can alcohol do for you? Sometimes adverts suggest alcohol may -  refresh us al…
Posted on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 03:00
 

Religiosity and Participation in Mutual-Aid Support Groups for Addiction
Randolph G. Atkins, Jr., Ph.D. and James E. Hawdon, Ph.D.    AbstractMutual-aid support groups play a vital role in substance abuse treatment in the United States. A national survey of …
Posted on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 03:00
 

Alcoholics can recover - despite AA!
Alcoholics Anonymous challenged to take part in an open debate Murdoch and Lilian MacDonald, two former alcoholics from Ayrshire in Scotland, have issued a challenge to Alcoholics Anonymous to ta…
Posted on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 03:00
 

Religiosity and Participation in Self-Help Groups
Mutual-aid support groups play a vital role in substance abuse treatment in the United States. In 2005, The Walsh Group conducted a national survey of participants in mutual-aid support groups for…
Posted on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 03:00
 

Destroying the AA myths
By Lilian MacDonald You will no doubt have gathered by now that I disagree with much, if not all of the basic philosophy behind Alcoholics Anonymous, but I want to outline some of the reasons for t…
Posted on Wed, 10/10/2007 - 03:00
 


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