Congratulations – you are newly clean and sober and you are ready to embrace all that Boise, Idaho has to offer! Recovery promises a better…
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” ~Â Alcoholics Anonymous, The Big Book…
People suffering from the disease of addiction invariably live a life of dishonesty and deception. To hide their drug usage and behaviors from others, they…
“The acceptance of an opportunity to take the A.A. plan to a sufferer of alcoholism entails very real and critically important responsibilities. Every member, undertaking…
You can literally be addicted to anything – gambling, exercise, food, not eating food, work, alcohol, drugs, prescription drugs, the television, shopping, coffee, sugar, sex,…
“Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.” ~ Lara Flynn Boyle If you have ever gone into a regular 12-step meeting, you have without…
“This fantasy world allows endless opportunities to the gamer to keep feeding their addiction. It’s not the game that is the problem, it is other…
The most effective manner to treat co-occurring disorders is to use a comprehensive “dual-treatment” approach, where both conditions are approached as the primary disorder. In…
“We suggest that the dog interaction activities and/or the dog itself could potentially serve as a non-drug stimulus that may heighten the adolescents’ response to…
Falling in Love the First Time… Sober! Most 12-step recovery programs strongly suggest that a person new to sobriety should not end or begin any…