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Why Does “One Day at a Time” Work for Recovering Alcoholics?

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The “one day at a time” philosophy is taught at 12-Step meetings as a reminder to commit to staying sober each day. Because it is known that there is no cure for alcoholism, the best that can be done is achieving sobriety for the next 24 hours. A new brain imaging study done by Yale […]

Visualizing Addiction

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People suffering from addiction never set out to become addicts.  Addiction is a process that happens over time, without a person’s conscious awareness. An individual doesn’t realize how many drinks they are having, cigarettes they are smoking, or drugs they are buying.  By the time an individual starts questioning if they may be addicted, the […]