The A&E television show Intervention has given us a firsthand look into many actual interventions. We’ve seen the struggles of addicts and alcoholics; we’ve seen the struggles of their friends and family; and we’ve seen the personal and emotional events of an intervention unfold. Things don’t always go as planned, but when they do, the addict enters...Read more...

There is so much that scares me.  Guilt and fear have been the main motivating factor in most of the decisions I have made in my life.  I come from a blue collar family.  My parents were very young when they had me.  Looking back at it, I always felt like I robbed my parents of their youth.  I was the reason that my parents had to work so long and so hard, and I was...Read more...

Quitting drinking is not as easy as many public officials and friends might make it seem.  For one, your body will have become adjusted to the permanent influence of alcohol, and this will have changed your body and brain chemistry to such a degree that stopping will dramatically affect you. That’s not to say it’s impossible.  It’s not, and many have...Read more...

From the television to the magazines, it seems we are always seeing images and hearing stories about a celebrity whose struggle with substance abuse has gotten the best of them. Oftentimes we can relate to these stars as we watch them try to carry on with the same problems of addiction that we too are experiencing. But in the midst of all the negativity, there is also a...Read more...

In the rooms of AA there is often a sentiment against rehabs. Members feel that AA itself is all that it takes to get sober and that rehabs shift the focus away from working a twelve step program. Also, people in treatment tend to be younger on average and some are not serious about getting sober. Twelve step programs have the highest success rate when it comes to keeping...Read more...