I am a man who has lived with the disease of addiction most of my life and lost my only daughter to the disease on December 24th, 2005. She struggled with the disease for over twenty years and suffered so much that God decided to take her home at age 40. During the disease process I finally found Al-Anon and Nar-Anon and have been involved in these twelve step programs for over 5 years. ... http://www.treatment-centers.net Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:27:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.treatment-centers.net/myblog/addiction-and-abortion-are-they-related.html <p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Most people would conclude that there is very little in common between these problems but I believe there is a mutual cause and effect relationship. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> It is well established that addicts often lose their ability to make sound decisions while under the influence</p>of alcohol and drugs. As a result, unwanted pregnancies occur and sometimes the unborn child is harmed from exp [...] rthelen@sbcglobal.net Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 drugs addiction abortion http://www.treatment-centers.net/myblog/enabling-what-it-is-and-how-to-stop.html <p class="MsoNormal">Early in our Al Anon and Nar-Anon recovery programs we hear about the concept of enabling behavior. This is usually defined as doing things for the addicted loved one to prevent them from experiencing a laundry list of consequences that occur because of their addiction. The result of this behavior is that the addict&rsquo;s self esteem is damaged and their desire for recoverydiminished. They also come to resent us and we in turn become frustrated, angry and resentful becau [...] rthelen@sbcglobal.net Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:09:01 +0100 recovery Nar-A-Non enabling Al-Anon addiction addicted children