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The link below is an article from The Times Leader about the growing use of bath salts in Pennsylvania. http://www.timesleader.com/news/Bath_salts__used_as_drug__worry_cops_02-27-2011.html People [...]

“Admitted to God, to ourselves, and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” The fifth step in recovery is described in the book “Twelve Steps and Twelve [...]

The recovery from the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction is like following a recipe. If we are cooking, and we don’t follow the directions of how to make what we want, the food [...]

For so long we’ve found fault with so many people in our lives. We have even tried to fix them but never took a look at ourselves. We probably never even considered fixing ourselves. Everyone [...]

Getting a sponsor in the rooms of AA or NA is the most valuable step you can take when first getting sober. A sponsor is there to help guide you through the twelve steps as they were laid out. We [...]

Signs of Surrender-“The Turn Around” 1. No longer defensive 2. Living in the “here & now” (present moment) 3. Willingness to follow advice 4. Not blame anyone including ourselves 5. Ability [...]

We are not a glum lot. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. These are two sentences from the book “Alcoholics Anonymous” that most of us couldn’t comprehend when we first got [...]

For the longest time, especially in active addiction, thinking of others was something we rarely did. Our needs always surpassed those of others. Sometimes we were actually oblivious to those who [...]

Tradition 2: “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority-a loving God as he may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not [...]

When we first walked into the rooms of A.A./N.A. we were nervous, anxious and scared. As we looked around we saw all kinds of people. Yet, we quickly saw a lot of similarities. One of those [...]