A report recently released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which was based on a nationwide survey taken last year, found that “most” women are responsibly following warnings and abstaining from drinking during their pregnancies.
However, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recently released a report based on its [...]
Archive | May, 2009 
Conflicting Reports on Alcohol Consumption of Pregnant Women
Anonymous Alanon Testimonial: Daughter of an Alcoholic
Greetings everyone – 12StepFamily Editor here. I wanted to share an anonymous alanon testimonial recently sent via the website’s email. I thought it was incredibly insightful and emotionally engaging in terms of a real account of how living with addiction affects everyone. It is written by the daughter of an alcoholic. [...]
Alateen Events Texas
For those who are unfamiliar with Alateen programs, they are part of the Alanon Fellowship umbrella but geared more for youths. Like Alanon, Alateen 12 Steps also focus mainly on the family members and friends of those addicted to alcohol.
For this installment of informative articles that have to do with alanon, naranon, alateen, we [...]
Rise of Youth Prescription Drug Addiction in Florida Requires Community Effort
I’m sure many people have seen the anti-drug commercial, where the teenage kid on lunch break describes all the different pills he’s accumulated from his parent’s medicine cabinet, well this message is now hitting closer to home. In Florida, youth prescription drug addiction is running rampantly and causing serious problems. The Jacksonville Police [...]
Bill Wilson’s “As Bill Sees It” Online Text
The other day, a fellow member of the recovery community recommended that I read a book by AA founder, Bill Wilson, titled “As Bill Sees It.” They kept telling me that the book was absolutely amazing and that it would change the life of any recovering addict that read it. I admit that I have [...]
Save the Date: Recovery Rally in New York City (September 12, 2009)
To celebrate this year’s National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (September 2009), New York City will be hosting a rally for recovery walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. As it stands, the organizing bodies are looking for one delegate from each of the fifty US states to be in attendance officially as the state’s [...]
Internet Obtainment Causes Steroids Boom in Wales Youth
As reported in walesonline, steroids use is up a whopping 20% among teenage boys in Wales. The recent spike has been attributed to online sales of steroids, which has made it more accessible and easier to obtain for young men in Wales. However, the news source also reported that a lot of unknown substances are [...]
The Danger of Motel Meth Labs Exposed
Recently, many stories have been popping up around the country of Motel Meth labs being busted in hotel and motel rooms. At first glimpse, it seems like everyday occurrences that would be common to local police departments of any urban municipality. However, in fact, these lab busts are not common place occurrences.
The reality [...]
MAY: Alanon New Jersey Events
Here, 12 Step Family has provided some of the bigger Alanon events that will be taking place in northern New Jersey later this month. Alanon is a recovery fellowship that follows the same 12 Step Traditions as those of AA and NA, except they use a variation that focuses specifically on recovery for family [...]
Will Florida Be First to Enact Rachel’s Law
If Florida Governor Charlie Crist approves the Rachel’s Law bill, Florida will become the first state to approve legislature of its kind. Rachel’s Law deals specifically with reforming the way law enforcement uses confidential informants. The bill gets it name from Rachel Hoffman, who was used as an informant in a sting operation [...]
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