Addiction is a brain disease, not a choice, says the American Society of Addiction Medicine By Missy Wilkerson Described in the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book as “cunning, baffling, powerful,” addiction often seems as inscrutable as the human mind itself. Its reach is widespread: Else Pedersen, executive director of Bridge House, estimates 10 to 15 percent [...]
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Reports are circulating that Bruce Willis has been checking out Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting for his latest role in “Inventory.” The title is a reference to step 4 of the 12 step recovery process from the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship. During step 4, individuals must take a moral inventory. If everything goes as planned, “Inventory”, the [...]
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It’s all fun and games until somebody gets shot. A man who tried to rob a group of people in a South Carolina AA meeting at gun point was fatally shot by an AA member with a concealed weapon earlier this month. Kayson Helms, 18, died from the gunshot wound after being hospitalized shortly after [...]
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