Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12-step programs
Addiction recovery support group organizer Meribeth Hauenstein meets with 18-month sober Tom Williams during a weekly meeting held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with members of the group in the Juniper room of Memorial Medical Center Annex. « 1; 2; 3; ».
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Steps Toward Recovery from Alcohol Addiction
Recovery from alcohol addiction is a process that involves several steps; you can't get into the next one without taking the first one. There are various … Support groups are available for recovering alcoholics during this stage. Maintenance …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12-step programs
Addiction recovery support group organizer Meribeth Hauenstein meets with 18-month sober Tom Williams during a weekly meeting held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with members of the group in the Juniper room of Memorial Medical Center Annex. « 1; 2; 3; ».
Read more on Las Cruces Sun-News

Group gives recovering addicts a CHANCE
Group gives recovering addicts a CHANCE »Play Video “I was new in recovery, I just got my daughter back, and I didn't have a job," Ashley Adams said. "If it weren't for CHANCE, I would not have gotten my GED. There would have been too many obstacles.".
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12–step programs
Emphasized as an alternative to 12-step recovery programs, SMART recovery serves as a volunteer and peer-based self-help support group. SMART, which stands for Self … addiction or refer to themselves as addicts. SMART Recovery also does not ask …
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Can a Court Sentence People to Religious 12–Step Program?
Unfortunately, this is an all too-familiar story for many who are struggling with addiction. If you've never been to Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or a similar 12-step recovery program, you may not realize that these organizations are all …
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Power and success of 12–step programs
Because they operate as fellowships of addicted individuals, or of relatives and friends of addicted individuals, 12-step programs offer participants the chance to share experiences, cultivate hope and positive attitudes, and stimulate emotional …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12–step programs
Addiction recovery support group organizer Meribeth Hauenstein meets with 18-month sober Tom Williams during a weekly meeting held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with members of the group in the Juniper room of Memorial Medical Center Annex. « 1; 2; 3; ».
Read more on Las Cruces Sun-News

Recovering addict has big hopes for The Next Step
Glasgow's dry bar – which Ms Campbell is thinking of calling The Next Step after the well known 12-step addiction recovery programme – will follow in the footsteps of The Brink in Liverpool. That dry bar opened two years ago and has attracted top acts …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12–step programs
Addiction recovery support group organizer Meribeth Hauenstein meets with 18-month sober Tom Williams during a weekly meeting held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with members of the group in the Juniper room of Memorial Medical Center Annex. « 1; 2; 3; ».
Read more on Las Cruces Sun-News

Recovering addicts convene in Phila.
Those sober for a week or less are asked to come to the stage and are given a copy of NA's basic text, including the 12 steps, the founding principles, and stories from recovering addicts around the world. "We believe we can't keep what we have unless …
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SMART Recovery of Colorado Announces A New Local Meeting
SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training), the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group, is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of its new meeting location at the Nourished Health Center in Denver, Colorado.
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Men With Big Testicles Likely To Have Higher Blood Pressure And Heart Disease
It's also wise to cut back on salt and to use herbs instead, and to switch from cooking with butter or margarine to using a plant sterol-based spread (like Benecol, Earth Balance or Smart Balance), Dr. Goldberg says. When you do … It's true that …
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Report: CIA polygraphing operatives to keep Benghazi secrets
The CIA has been routinely subjecting its operatives to polygraph tests in order to keep secrets from the Benghazi terrorist attack from becoming public, CNN host Jake Tapper's program claimed Thursday. Additionally, as many as 35 Americans were in the …
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