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Oct 27, 2008, Find Online Recovery Meetings and Fortify Your Recovery Program

Online recovery is quite a phenomenon in the 12-Step community. A.A's founder, Bill W., would be astounded to know that people from all parts of the world come together on a computer for AA meetings!

Oct 27, 2008, Effects of Alcohol. You Don’t Want to Know…

Delving into the effects of alcohol on the body is a subject most alcoholics prefer to avoid. I did during my 25 years of drinking. Why are obvious physical effects of alcohol ignored by alcoholics?

Oct 26, 2008, Alcoholism and Genetics. Does It Just Seem to Run in Families?

Alcoholism and Genetics. I'm convinced it is in the genes. Others think it is environmental and has nothing to do with heredity. Do alcoholics inherit a bodily trait or just a bad habit?

Oct 21, 2008, Craving Alcohol – How to Fight It in the Beginning Days of Sobriety

Craving alcohol was a way of life, and now that we are in those first tenuous days of sobriety, the cravings seem like an insurmountable obstacle. “How do I just NOT DRINK?”

Oct 21, 2008, Recovery Books – Suggestions for Healthy Sobriety

I love to read. Always have. So when my new addiction became the 12 Steps and recovery-related stuff instead of alcohol, I read all kinds of recovery books.