Drug Alcohol: Methadone Facts

Question: Is there a drug/ alcohol rehab treatment for atheists?

(Posted by: on 2010-05-07 11:23:13)

Do they all involve a "higher power "? I am just trying to help my wife. I am just thinking about her right now and what she would respond to. I think alcohol and drug addiction should be treated from the inside out. If you don't love yourself you can't love anything else including God.

Posted by: . on 2010-05-07, 11:43:35

Yes and no.. But do you really think there is nothing more poweful than you. Google zeitgeist.

Posted by: Telewentz on 2010-05-07, 11:56:49

Most do go with giving yourdelf up to a higher power, because unless you realize you can't control everything you can't start to get better. However that higher power can be anything. it doesn't have to be god.

Posted by: raysny on 2010-05-07, 21:32:03

Here are the more popular alternatives to 12step programs: SOS (Save OurSelves or Secular Organizations for Sobriety): sossobriety.org/ health.groups.yahoo.com/ group/ sossaveourselves/ SMART: smartrecovery.org/ smartrecovery.org/ SMARTBoard/ LifeRing: unhooked.com/ index.htm forums.delphiforums.com/ lifering/ start WFS (Women For Sobriety): womenforsobriety.org/ RR (Rational Recovery, a method rather than a program): rational.org/ And with all those options, the majority of people, 80%, quit on their own. Personally, I feel that all those groups are great for those who have been through AA and have had it pounded into their heads that they NEED a group in order to quit. It's not true, but AA has been very successful in getting people to believe that piece of misinformation. Being around others for support can be a good thing, but ultimately, it is up to the individual to use or not.