Links This Week
iPhone App for 12-Steppers Developed
A new application program for the Apple iPhone connects people in recovery with a support network of peers in the 12-step community, About.com reported Oct. 27. Read more…
University Says Curbing Student Binge Drinking
Indiana University junior Jason Dills said he and his friends still binge drink occasionally, but he has noticed a drop-off in the campus ritual that many U.S. colleges are battling. “There has been a decrease,” the 21-year-old Dills said of the excesses. “You still see your fair share of people stumbling home from the bars. But you don’t see people puking, acting crazy, or getting arrested.” Read more…
The Addict’s Recovery Process – Steps in Rebuilding Trust
An enormous part of your loved one’s recovery process and progress is built around them starting to pull themselves up by their own boot straps. Making decisions, weighing options, thinking through possibilities and starting to rebuild their life on their terms all start with repaving the road of trust. Read more…
November 18th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I think it’s wonderful that everything is adapting to our mobile lifestyle. Maybe the iphone 12 step application can really reach out to a population that may otherwise be too busy to keep up with their treatment. Now they have even fewer reasons to not follow the program!