Addiction History

He opens with a very funny drunk joke that I was surprised that I hadn't heard. Clarence tells his own story, his drinking and how he came in contact with his sponsor Dr. Bob. He talks about his early sobriety some of which qualifies as AA history. How the Cleveland contingent of the Akron Oxford Group broke away because of its many Catholic members and the need for a group made up solely of alcoholics and their families.

Willis has a powerful recovery story and a spiritual message that is different from everyone getting sober today, because he got sober before the 12 Steps and the Big Book were written.

One of the first longtime sober members of AA talks about the people, events, and development of ideas and practices that created AA, including Ebby, Bill Wilson, and the Oxford Group; Hank Parkhurst, Ruth Hock, and the writing of the Big Book; how AA got the name Alcoholics Anonymous; Jack Alexander and the Saturday Evening Post article; The 12 Traditions; and more.

It's ten years earlier and the night that changed everything. When Beau Olivier signs a contract that will deliver the first millions of his future fortune, all he wants is to celebrate with a beautiful woman, and no strings attached. He enters Cat Shoppe on the Sunset Strip looking for anyone, but when he sees the kitten-eared girl on the strip club's main stage, he knows he won't leave without her.

We have become a society not only damaged by addiction, but fueled by it. In Addiction Nation, King investigates the ways that addiction robs us of freedom and holds us back from being fully human. Through stories, theology, philosophy, and cultural analysis, King examines today’s most common addictions and their destructive consequences. In stark yet intimate prose, he looks not only at the rise of opioid abuse but at policy, pain, virtue, and habit. He also unpacks research showing patterns of addiction to technology, stress, and even political partisanship.

A very insightful look at each of the 12 steps by a very spiritual guy with long term sobriety in early AA. John shares his own experience taking the 12 Steps and insights learned while taking hundreds of other alcoholics through them. This is a very good AA talk, an enjoyable presentation of 12-step wisdom with some humorous parts.

In less than one hour, Bill Wilson sketches the historical development of Alcoholics Anonymous....

Lois Wilson Shares About the 12 Traditions Lois Wilson, founder of Alanon and wife of AA Co-Founder Bill Wilson, shares about each of the Twelve Traditions. From the Recording. So, when finally Alanon came into being, we had the Twelve Traditions all set up for us. In fact, that's been our experience right from the beginning. And we've grown so fast primarily because we've just followed AA's footsteps.

Learn to overcome the perfectionism and self-hatred trap. Understand the dangers of sobriety after five years and how to get past that difficult period. This audiobook includes lots of great stuff from a great alcoholism and addictions counselor.

Deepwater Horizon was supposed to be the cutting edge of energy exploration: drilling 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, the $560 million rig would be indispensable in helping to solve the ongoing energy crisis. Then, on April 20, 2010, BP’s dismal safety record came home to roost.

This is recovery in Alanon. Mary Pearl T is a hoot with a powerful recovery message. She tells lots of great stories showing how alcoholism in others made her very ill. How she got well in Alanon. How she repaired her relationship with her mother by making amends. Some stories about getting active in Alanon service and sponsorship. This is a very high quality recovery message. Enjoyable, funny, and very helpful.

Diaries hold all manner of things: they allow us a moment to be completely personal, to self-aggrandise, to focus on self-reflection without concern of what someone on the outside might think. Discovered or published diaries of the past have also provided glimpses into history, eras and minds gone by, especially the inner lives otherwise unknown.

Internet addiction has become a very common problem, especially in countries that have instant access to the online community at any time of day or night. Since the Internet has become a necessity in our modern age, it is impossible for Internet addicts to avoid it. For this reason, full recovery for anyone associated with this illness will have a harder time to beat their addiction than a heroin addict. What causes Internet addiction, and what is the cure?

A tecnologia está cada vez mais presente em nossas vidas, o que é um claro avanço, mas também um perigo, especialmente entre os mais jovens, porque eles podem cair no que é chamado de Ciberdependência.

Technology is more and more present in our lives, which is a clear advance but also a danger, especially among the youngest people since they can fall into what is called cyber addiction. This has become a reality today. This health problem did not exist a decade ago and is taking on new victims and more and more young people every day. While some countries are beginning to take steps to prevent it, others they have not yet realized the gravity of the situation.