...Co-Dependents Anonymous Lessons On Living: Biblical Perspectives Co-Dependents anonymous or (CoDA) is an organization that was originally founded in 1986 by a man and women names Ken and Mary (Co-Dependents Anonymous, 1995). Ken and Mary were originally from Phoenix, Arizona and were part of an AA type fellowship for their codependent behaviors. The sole purpose of this program is to follow a similar step as a typical AA meeting would. The program follows 12 steps in which a person admits his or her problems and eventually confronts their issues and turn their relationship into one that is healthy. It is designed to help individuals feel that they are co-dependent or possibly in an unhealthy relationship. Although this program is not setup to cure individuals, its objective is to give the individual a chance to accept that they have a problem, then face it, and find a way to rectify it. Until this can happen the person may remain unhappy and could not only be hurting themselves, but hurting those who matter most in their lives. After conducting my research on co-dependency, I chose to attend a twelve-step group meeting on co-dependency. The meeting was held at the city public library on a Wednesday evening by the organization, Co-Dependency Anonymous. I was expecting to walk into a room with chairs formed in a circle, but there were individual desks set up facing a white board. I took a seat towards the back of the room. The meeting was being held by a woman by the name...
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...Alcohol should be illegal because it is just as dangerous as any other drug. Alcoholism has a characteristic course with known physical, psychological, and social symptoms. Once a person is addicted to alcohol, the individual continues to consume alcohol and he or she don’t even realize about the destructive consequences. While the particular symptoms and pattern of drinking problems may vary with the individual, the alcoholic can only regain control over his or her life by abstaining from the substance. Alcoholics not only put in danger their own life’s but the life of everybody around them. Alcoholism is one of the biggest problems in the United States and around the world. In America alone there are an estimated ten million active alcoholics (Dulfano, 1992). It is almost impossible to tell the exactly number of non-alcoholics affected by the disease. This number includes the battered spouses and children of alcoholics, the victims of drunk driving, and the employers whose alcoholic employees perform their work tasks with poor capacity. Searching more information about the topic I found out that a study in Great Britain revealed that the economic costs of medical bills, road accident damage, law enforcement expenses, unemployment and premature death related to alcohol amounts to an estimated 2.4 billion pounds per year (Economist, 1996). In the other side there are many people expecting marihuana to be legal, and that is ridiculous, first of all because it is perceived as...
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... 3. What clinical opportunities are accessed in substance abuse treatment? 4. List four types of groups and give a brief description of each. 5. List the “Group Functions”. 6. Discuss three (3) different types of family treatment. 7. Discuss the Johnson-Style Intervention a. Who introduced it? b. What is “hitting bottom” referring to? c. What does “not equal attack” referring to? d. What does John-Style Intervention require from the family? 8. What is CRAFFT? 9. What are common issues for the family with someone in substance abuse treatment? 10. How should children be involved in treatment? 11. Discuss Self-help for the families. e. What is Al-Anon f. What is Alateen? 12. Discuss Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). g. When was it founded? h. Who were the founders? i. What is AA based on? j. When was Alcoholics Anonymous written? k. What does AA activity involve? 13. What are the names of other self-help 12 Step groups? 14. What are some of the names of non-12-step programs? 15. What does “activities therapy” include? 16. What does “behavioral techniques” include? 17. What are the common elements of “relapse prevention’? 18. What are the two major drugs used in alcohol treatment? 19. Discuss “Project Match” l. What is it? m. What did it examine? n. What was the outcome...
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...Devyn Vermette HLTH 100 Al-Anon Family Groups Al-Anon is a nonprofit organization for friends and families of people with substance abuse, to help them find support and understanding. Their mission statement is, “Strength and hope for families of problem drinkers.” Linked with Al-Anon is Alanteen, which is specifically designed to support young people affected by another person’s drinking(Welcome to Al-Anon Family Groups). Al-Anon/Alanteen have over 25,400 groups in more than 130 countries. Al-Anon Family Groups have helped millions of people in the last 60 years and sold over 13 million books. These groups depend completely on the members’ voluntary contributions and the sale of Al-Anon literature. Today, there are more than 100 Al-Anon/Alanteen books and pamplets and published in 40 languages. These family groups decline any contributions from non-members and they do not accept outside funding from foundations or the government(Al-Anon Family Groups Background)....
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...driving force in this person life. I was on an emotional rollercoaster and I desperately wanted off. I had come to realize that until that person wanted help nothing could be done. I finally got the strength to leave. I felt guilty because I left without telling the person I was gone. Everyone worries about the addict, but what about the other people involved in the addict’s life. After agonizing for several months, I finally asked for help. I found and joined the local Nar-anon group and it changed my life. Many people are familiar with Al-Anon, but few people even know or have heard about Nar-Anon. According to Nar- Anon, “the program is designed for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation due to the addiction problem of someone close to them” (2011). I become interested in the meeting and decided to attend. It was very hard at first to find out any information about the group, since I came from a small town. I found churches and different organizations that offered AA, NA, and Al-Anon meetings. I finally contacted the local newspaper and they pointed me in the right direction. I was surprised that finding the group would be so difficult, because there were many known drug addicts in my area. I had to travel across town to attend a meeting. I was nervous when I attended the meeting. I was embarrassed and I didn’t know what to expect. When I arrived at the address, I sat in my car for several minutes before getting out. At the first meeting, I just sat...
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...Running head: SMITH FAMILY CASE STUDY 1 SMITH FAMILY CASE STUDY 8 Smith Family Case Study Thomas J. McCarthy Grand Canyon University: PCN-531 March 29, 2017 Smith Family Case Study Explore Treatment Issues After the loved one has been through a substance abuse treatment program, and is being discharge, it is now important for the family to become involved. Substance abuse addiction is a “family disease”. And, one way to become involved in the ongoing recovery is for the family members to attend 12-step meetings such as Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, and Alateen. (Gifford, 2016) These will not only help the family members with how to deal with an addict,...
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...siblings, spouses, etc to guide them as they attempt to make sense of what is happening to their families. Not only does the drug abuser suffer because of their lifestyle choices but the family must deal with emotions such as: a sense of helplessness, lack of control, guilt, pity, sadness, and fear for their loved one. This paper will discuss the information received from just three online articles regarding options available to those suffering from the affects of drug abuse within the family. Article #1: Project Know. Understanding Addiction: Support Groups for Families of Addicts This article outlines the various options available to those dealing with drug addiction within the family unit. The article presents options such as Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, Gam-Anon, Co-Dependents Anonymous, and COSA. Each of these programs helps to provide a better understanding of addiction for family members and spouses of addicts. By allowing for meetings with others dealing with similar circumstances there is an increased support which is essential to the recovery process for both the family member and the addict. Often family members feel a sense of guilt falsely believing that they have contributed to the addiction somehow and they find themselves making excuses for their relative’s behavior. A mother might be a buffer between her child and other family members, friends, and other adults in the child’s life in an attempt to protect the child as best as possible, this behavior is destructive despite the...
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...* Article Review (NAME) 425/PSY (DATE) (INSTRUCTOR NAME) Article Review Illegal drug abuse is “disproportionately associated with poverty, increased family stress, and neighborhoods plagued by instability, decay, and crime” (Schroeder & Fals-Stewart, 2006, p. 10). However, drug abuse tends to affect people of all socioeconomic status, race, age, and gender. The economic effect of substance abuse is estimated at $414 billion in 2001, and $109.9 billion is drug use (Schneider Institute, 2001). Drug abuse affects the drug user, the family, the job, and the very life of the abuser. The negative effect of drug abuse on family members is serious enough that there are many support groups available to family members of drug addicts. Support groups help family members better understand the drug user and equips the family with the tools necessary to emotionally and financially deal with the drug user. Effects of Drug Abuse on Families Substance Abuse: The Nation’s Number One Health Problem Schneider Institute for Health Policy Children of substance abusers are more negatively affected than the parents of children who abuse drugs. Drug abusing parents face legal consequences, including imprisonment, divorce, and their children removed from the family household. Parents who abuse illegal drugs are 59% more likely than non-abusers to have psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, antisocial personality disorders, and depression (SAMHSA, 1999). This shows a clear...
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...ASSIGNMENT SA FILIPINO IPINASA NI: GLAIZA MAE A. CATAROS MGA TULA NG DAMDAMIN * ODA * DALIT * SONETO * ELEHIYA * AWIT MANGGAGAWA ni Jose Corazon de Jesus Bawat palo ng martilyo / sa bakal mong pinapanday alipatong nagtilamsik, / alitaptap sa kadimlan; mga apoy ng pawis mong / sa Bakal ay kumikinang tandang ikaw ang may gawa / nitong buong Santinakpan Nang tipakin mo ang bato / ay natayo ang katedral, nang pukpukin mo ang tanso / ay umugong ang batingaw nang lutuin mo ang pilak / ang salapi ay lumitaw, si Puhunan ay gawa mo / kaya ngayo'y nagyayabang. Kung may ilaw na kumisap / ay ilaw ng iyong tadyang, kung may gusaling naangat, / tandang ikaw ang pumasan mula sa duyan ng bata / ay kamay mo ang gumalaw hanggang hukay ay gawa mo / ang kurus na nakalagay. Kaya ikaw ay marapat / dakilain at itanghal pagkat ikaw ang yumari / nitong buong Kabihasnan. Bawat patak ng pawis mo'y / yumayari ka ng dangal dinadala mo ang lahi / sa luklukan ng tagumpay. Mabuhay ka ng buhay na / walang wakas, walang hanggan, at hihinto ang pag-ikot / nitong mundo pag namatay. Bayan Ko (My Country) Ang bayan kong Pilipinas Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak Pag-ibig na sa kanyang palad Nag-alay ng ganda't dilag. At sa kanyang yumi at ganda Dayuhan ay nahalina Bayan ko, binihag ka Nasadlak sa dusa. Ibon mang may layang lumipad kulungin mo at umiiyak Bayan pa kayang sakdal dilag Ang di magnasang makaalpas! Pilipinas kong minumutya Pugad ng luha...
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...i FOREWORD ______________________________________________________________________________iii Of the Beginning of Days ____________________________________________________________________ 12 Of Aulë and Yavanna _______________________________________________________________________ 17 Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor____________________________________________ 19 Of Thingol and Melian ______________________________________________________________________ 24 Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië _______________________________________________________ 25 Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor________________________________________________________ 28 Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor ____________________________________________________ 30 Of the Darkening of Valinor__________________________________________________________________ 33 Of the Flight of the Noldor ___________________________________________________________________ 35 Of the Sindar______________________________________________________________________________ 42 Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor __________________________________________________ 45 Of Men __________________________________________________________________________________ 49 Of the Return of the Noldor __________________________________________________________________ 50 Of Beleriand and Its Realms__________________________________________________________________ 56 Of the Noldor in Beleriand...
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...I DO NOT OWN THIS FOREWORD ______________________________________________________________________________iii Of the Beginning of Days ____________________________________________________________________ 12 Of Aulë and Yavanna _______________________________________________________________________ 17 Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor____________________________________________ 19 Of Thingol and Melian ______________________________________________________________________ 24 Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië _______________________________________________________ 25 Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor________________________________________________________ 28 Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor ____________________________________________________ 30 Of the Darkening of Valinor__________________________________________________________________ 33 Of the Flight of the Noldor ___________________________________________________________________ 35 Of the Sindar______________________________________________________________________________ 42 Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor __________________________________________________ 45 Of Men __________________________________________________________________________________ 49 Of the Return of the Noldor __________________________________________________________________ 50 Of Beleriand and Its Realms__________________________________________________________________ 56 Of the Noldor in...
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