I found the 12 steps of addiction recovery in a way many addicts do: lost, desperate, broken, and looking for change. However, I wasn't drinking daily, using drugs, gambling or overeating. To most, I ...

“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

With the opioid epidemic killing 80,000 Americans per year, the author argues, why would we deny medicine to those who need it? Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Andy Brehm’s recent Star Tribune ...

In 2000, the United Methodist minister decided to center St. Paul’s oldest Methodist congregation around the 12-step recovery process, which Campe knew would help people like himself. A driving factor ...

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Jan 29, 2012 Jan 29, 2012 Updated Sep 4, 2025 One of the foundations of a 12-Step recovery program for recovery from addiction is a sponsor. A sponsor is someone further along in the recovery process, ...

With Lent underway, many people are making resolutions for these 40 days. Generally, it’s no secret that millions of Americans, including Catholics, struggle with addictions that often derail their ...

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. _ A key step in any 12-step recovery process is admitting you need help. And that's why the Huntsville City School board meeting Thursday was, finally, a small reason for optimism.