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23 November 2025TTrue Stories of AddictionA Saved Life Through Recovery: Greg’s Cocaine & Alcohol Addiction StorybyBianka Fisk36 comments4 minute read This is an addiction recovery story of long term sobriety that almost never happened. Greg’s life was slowly…
15 November 2025TTrue Stories of AddictionFrom Suicide Attempt to 12-Step: Alcohol & Meth Addiction Recovery in Phoenix, AZbyJennifer Shields42 comments3 minute read Some stories shock you awake. This is an alcohol and meth addiction recovery story that begins with chaos…
07 November 2025TTrue Stories of AddictionThe Consequences Were Never Enough: Phoenix Teen to Sober LeaderbyEdward Jamison, MS, CAP, ICADC, LADC45 comments4 minute read Some stories start with sirens and end with service. This Phoenix addiction recovery story follows a kid who…
04 November 2025TTrue Stories of AddictionAaron’s Journey of Recovery from Alcoholism: DUI, Tent City & Hope for TodaybyJim Brown, CDCA2 comments4 minute read This alcoholism recovery story starts like so many others—with a young man who thinks he’s just having fun.…
23 May 2025MMormonWhat Is the LDS Addiction Recovery Program?byPatricia Howard, LMFT, CADCNo comments4 minute read 12 Steps to Healing Through Christ Addiction is powerful. But so is faith. The LDS Addiction Recovery Program…
16 August 2024JJewishJewish Perspectives on 12-Step Programs | Faith & Recovery InsightsbyPatricia Howard, LMFT, CADCNo comments4 minute read Addiction doesn’t discriminate—it touches lives across all cultures, backgrounds, and faiths. Within the Jewish community, grappling with addiction…
04 July 2022TTrue Stories of AddictionUsing The 12-Steps For Long-Term RecoverybyMark Frey, LPCC, LICDC, NCC75 comments3 minute read True Stories of Addiction: Michelle Update Michelle was featured about 7 months ago on True Stories of Addiction.…
14 December 2021112 Step Substance Abuse Recovery ProgramsWhat is Celebrate Recovery?byPatricia Howard, LMFT, CADC43 comments2 minute read Celebrate Recovery “is a fellowship of men and women who proclaim Jesus Christ is their higher power”, explains…