Families: On Being a Newcomer in a 12-Step Group
What can a newbie reasonably expect from participation in Alanon et al? Support, although perhaps of a type you don’t initially recognize, since it doesn’t involve much sympathy.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
Families: Why Alanon?
If you’ve made friends among people who share your experience and are willing to listen, you’re miles ahead of most family members, who still have no place where they can safely vent their own problems.
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12-Step Programs for Families
Family programs like Al-anon and Alateen can help us learn ways to recover from the effects of someone else’s addiction, and help us contribute to their recovery
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Deterring Drunk Driving: Thoughts on Designing a System
If estimates are correct that a typical offender has driven under the influence between 60 and 100 times prior to first arrest, it’s clear the actual problem is far, far greater than arrests alone can document.
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Deterring Drunk Driving: The Role of Treatment
It seems to me that a successful approach to DWI must be based on the assumption that drunk drivers are a diverse population.
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