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BigV


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1. Being abnormally dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

2. An abnormally strong craving

3. Is a progressive disease; the disease effects us in the following general ways. Mentally, we become obsessed with thoughts of using. Physically, we develop a compulsion to continue using regardless of the consequences Spiritually, we become totally self-centered in the course of our addiction (It Works How & Why Pg.5-6)

4. Is a progressive, incurable, and can be fatal unless arrested (It Works How & Why Pg.6)

5. Is a disease the involves more than the use of drugs (Basic Text Pg.3.)

6. A disease that expresses itself in ways that are anti-social and that make detection, diagnosis and treatment difficult. (Basic Text Pg.3)

7. One aspect of our addiction was our inability to deal with life on lifes terms. (Basic Text Pg. 4)

8.Our reaction to drugs is what makes us addicts not how much we use.(Basic Text Pg.5)

9. Is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that effects every area of our lives; Denial, substitution, rationalization, justification, distrust of others, guilt, embarrassment, dereliction, degradation, isolation, and loss of control are all results of our disease (Basic Text Pg.20 & Just For Today Pg.364)

10. Is an obsession to use drugs that our destroying us, followed by a compulsion that forces us to continue (Basic Text Pg.86)

11. Is not a hopeless condition from which there is no recovery. (Basic Text Pg.10)

12. Is a disease which takes no time off in its progression. If it is not arrested, it only becomes worse. (Staying Clean on the Outside IP No.23)

13. Is an isolating disease, closing us off from society, family, and self. (Just For Today Pg.24)

14. Is a family Disease, but we could only change ourselves. (Youth And Recovery IP No.13)

15. Is patient, subtle, progressive, and incurable. Its also fatal- we can die from this disease, unless we continue to treat it. (Just For Today Pg.187)

16. Was a negative, draining dependence that stole all our positive energy. (Just For Today Pg.232)

17. Is a physical, spiritual, and emotional disease that touches every area of our lives (Behind The Walls Pg.4)

18. Is a progression disease. (Behind The Walls Pg.5)

19. Is a disease, not a moral problem. (Behind The Walls Pg.11)


20. Is much more than the drugs we used. Addiction is part of us; its an illness that involves every area of our live, with or without drugs We can see its effects on our thoughts, our feelings, and our behaviors, even after we stop using. (Just For Today Pg.364)

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Hey thanks for those takes on addiction from our literature, Vini. Just what the doctor ordered I guess... lol...

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Found it in the recovery dictionarybiggrin

http://www.jft.ca/croc/dictionary/a.htm

-- Edited by BigV at 10:25, 2007-06-23

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Cool dictionary Vini! Thanks :)

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Something I learned in kindergarden, Sharing.

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-- Edited by BigV at 00:41, 2007-06-25

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