what is the definition for addiction written by the 12 step program?
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Which one, there are many? Here in L.A. there all over 200.
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nope i need a 12 step program to get off yahoo answers\nim obsessed with getting to different levels
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I've been blessed with an addictive personality.\n\nSo far in life I've gotten myself addicted to Pepsi, Coffee, Ensure, Orange Juice, Chocolate (I have never discriminated against any chocolate), smoking, drugs, alcohol, singing, bad boys, following the leader, rollerblading, and self-pity.\n\nI've also been blessed with the power to overcome most of these addictions ... I'm left with Coffee, Chocolate (in moderation), singing, Italian men (oops it went from bad boys worse to Italian men), rollerblading, and laziness (more of a fear of change).\n\nYou may have the power to overcome your addiction, or it may linger your entire life ... I believe it's a combination of choice - destiny - and luck.
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I haven't been to OA, but I have gone to another 12 step group. She should think about and decide (you too if you go) if you want to identify yourself as an "addict" or not because everyone else will. If you aren't comfortable with doing so, you don't have to. You want what you say to come from the heart, so don't be afraid of standing out and appearing different from other people. They'll be fine with it. No one will push you to do anything you don't want to do. At least, they shouldn't. (I've used "you" to refer to your sister from here on out. It's easier that way.) \n\nThere is an OA book, I believe, like a manual, you can buy. Try searching the web or Amazon. It may be good to look at before you go to a meeting. \n\nMeetings are all different. Some are more structured than others. There is a speaker, and a time to "get current" when you discuss your recent temptations, etc. You can try different meetings around you to get a feel for what "fits."\n\nJust remember that you don't have to feel locked into doing or saying anything you are uncomfortable with, even though everyone is doing it. You (or she) can always "pass" if the discussion is going around a circle or something. It seems so foreign and structured at first, but after awhile you get used to it and that becomes comfortable because you know what to expect. \n\nI like 12 steps, though I haven't been going to my meetings recently. I've been "sober" for over a month now and wouldn't have been if I hadn't gotten involved in 12 step. It does work for some people. I wish her the best.
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Go to http://www.d-addicts.com
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yes...you can be addicted to pretty much anything.  Drugs, alcohol, sex, food, etc.\n\nTYPES OF ADDICTION--\n\n\nAddiction reaches beyond alcohol and drugs. Many people suffer from all sorts of different addictions. Gambling, eating, shopping, sex, internet, work, video games, etc can all be just as addictive in many cases just as destructive to a person. Those behaviors may affect the person differently, but they can be just as devastating as substance dependence. The 12 step program, which was originally devised for overcoming alcoholism, has now been transformed into well over 200 different addiction support groups. Always remember too much of a good thing can hurt you.
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To some extent, the tendency to become addicted to, say, alcohol, is in your genes.  Some people can drink every weekend and not become addicted, while others become addicted from much less.\n\nBut to become addicted, the addiction must be 'learned'.  It's an odd way to put it, but it makes sense.  Your body gets used to having a substance in its system, so it needs more and more and more to feel 'normal'.\n\nSo, to answer your question, addiction is 'learned'.  You are not addicted to anything when you are born (unless your mother filled her body with chemicals during pregnancy), but depending on your genes, you will have a greater or lesser chance of becoming addicted to a substance during your lifetime.
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Most people I know who are able to quit sought the help of God.  The bible says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"  \n\nSome of them I know go into rehab centers for help, I listed the best one I know of below.  It's called Teen Challenge and it is for adults too. 16 yrs and up. It used to be for teens, and they never changed the names.\n\nMy husband was on drugs until God changed his life.  It isn't shameful if a person can't quit on there own, Crack is a highly addictive drug, someone who is on it really needs the help of others to get off.
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it means who ever wrote it needs the following\n\n1.) a pyschological evaluation\n\n2.) a course on proper grammer\n\n3.) a drug rehab facility\n\n4.) to get a life
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Well, it is a hopeless addiction. I feel like i have withdrawal symptoms. hence my career choice, now i mess with them everyday for 9 hours then go home mess with them more.
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some sort of std or addiction
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Jane's Addiction - True Nature
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Addiction and everything that goes with it.
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None proven:  The primary problem with long term Methadone is the fear factor. A patient is fearful of what side affects may be felt if I stop using. They detox over a long period of time to decrease the dose,but their minds play with the FEAR Factor. Many individuals go back to a program after being detoxed. The original policy was a 2 year program 1 year to clean up your act and another to detox out.
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maybe a meth addiction ?
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Yahoo Answers Addiction
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An addiction is best defined as a behavior that keeps you from doing things that you are expected to do or have committed to do. The man who gets drunk once a year can be as much of an addict as the one who gets drunk every day. The question is how is your use of porn affecting you. If it is hurting yourself or others, you need to seek out help. If it is just that, you feel guilty about looking at it then maybe you need to look at your reasons for feeling guilty. Most people go through a period in which it seems like all they can think about is sex. That was going on long before the internet. You need to outline for yourself the scope of your problem.