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Addiction Self-Help Groups and 12 Step Groups

There are few places in the world where you'll find more honesty and courage than in an addiction self-help meeting. It's one of the most amazing experiences you can have. Addiction self-help groups are not what you see on television or in the movies.

Addiction self-help groups are an important resource of recovery for two reasons. First, they're effective. Millions of people have recovered through them. Second, they're free and universally available. Almost every country, every city, every cruise ship has a 12 step group. There are many other kinds of recovery supports, including doctors, therapists, addiction counselors, and treatment programs.

How Addiction Self-Help Groups Work
You can decide if have an addiction. You can go to an addiction self-help meeting and hear other people's stories and decide if there are any similarities between their stories and yours. You can overcome some of your denial about addiction. You see that addiction can affect anybody. Good people, with good jobs, good families, and a sense of humor, can have an addiction. You may know that intellectually, but you need to believe it. Everybody likes to think that they're special. But addiction is one of those times when it's comforting to know that you're not alone.

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