In Chambers - Spring 2010


1 I will use the word “addiction” to include “alcoholism.” back to page one 2 The most damaging symptom of an addiction disorder is the addict’s “denial” of the existence of the disease. To understand this, imagine a person having been diagnosed with cancer, kidney failure, diabetes or even flu symptoms but who denied they had such a condition and refused treatment. back to page one 3 TIME, The Science of Addiction (July 16, 2007). back to page one 4 Gorski and Miller, Staying Sober, A Guide For Relapse Prevention, at page 39 (1986). back to page two 5 Twerski, Self Discovery in Recovery, at page 63 (1984). back to page two 6 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (TR 2002). back to page two 7 The recovery continuum I refer to is never a smooth incline with uninterrupted seamless growth, but rather is a jagged slope containing periodic bumps and interruptions. back to page three 8 http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/410dc/mcpowercourt.shtml back to page three 9 Compare Gorski and Miller, Staying Sober, A Guide For Relapse Prevention (1986). back to page three 10 In our Recovery Court Programs and jail substance abuse classes the counselors and staff use cognitive behavioral therapy and similar approaches to teach better thinking patterns. back to page three 11 “After half a century in psychiatric practice, I know without a doubt that the source of addiction is spiritual deficiency. Irrespective of whether we are religious or atheist, all human beings are spiritual by nature, and spirituality is the cornerstone of our recovery.” Abraham Twerski, M.D. back to page three 12 As I have stated before, our Recovery Programs do not preach or mandate any religious belief whatsoever, but we do encourage the addict to seek a properly understood spirituality that will bolster their recovery. See Mayes, Recovery Courts and Character Changes (July 2006), http://co.montgomery.tx.us/410dc/recoverycourtsandcharacterchanges.pdf; Compare Twerski, Addictive Thinking, Understanding Self Deception,“ (Chapter 20)(1997); Twerski, The Spiritual Self (2000). back to page three

1 I will use the word “addiction” to include “alcoholism.”

2 The most damaging symptom of an addiction disorder is the addict’s “denial” of the existence of the disease. To understand this, imagine a person having been diagnosed with cancer, kidney failure, diabetes or even flu symptoms but who denied they had such a condition and refused treatment.

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3 TIME, The Science of Addiction (July 16, 2007).

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4 Gorski and Miller, Staying Sober, A Guide For Relapse Prevention, at page 39 (1986).

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5 Twerski, Self Discovery in Recovery, at page 63 (1984).

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6 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (TR 2002).

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7 The recovery continuum I refer to is never a smooth incline with uninterrupted seamless growth, but rather is a jagged slope containing periodic bumps and interruptions.

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8 http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/410dc/mcpowercourt.shtml

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9 Compare Gorski and Miller, Staying Sober, A Guide For Relapse Prevention (1986).

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10 In our Recovery Court Programs and jail substance abuse classes the counselors and staff use cognitive behavioral therapy and similar approaches to teach better thinking patterns.

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11 “After half a century in psychiatric practice, I know without a doubt that the source of addiction is spiritual deficiency. Irrespective of whether we are religious or atheist, all human beings are spiritual by nature, and spirituality is the cornerstone of our recovery.” Abraham Twerski, M.D.

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12 As I have stated before, our Recovery Programs do not preach or mandate any religious belief whatsoever, but we do encourage the addict to seek a properly understood spirituality that will bolster their recovery. See Mayes, Recovery Courts and Character Changes (July 2006), http://co.montgomery.tx.us/410dc/recoverycourtsandcharacterchanges.pdf; Compare Twerski, Addictive Thinking, Understanding Self Deception,“ (Chapter 20)(1997); Twerski, The Spiritual Self (2000).

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