t
ic
he pin'g each
be ith- e perso 'ty, to " c-
cept life on life's own terms",
. trying to improve what
he can in his ou . de environ
ment.
ark no es, involves
set up to dealing with addictions other
than narcotics. NA. warns
members against substituting
one drug for another, includ
ing legal drugs, such
cohol or caffein, Mark adds
that certain behavior can be
are addicti including relation-
y hips, f t driving and, abo e
all elf-centeredness.
In order to become heal
thier per onalitie A mem
ber try to foil w tw lve prin
ciple imilar to the e in AI
coholic Anonymous, includ
ing dmitting they are power
less over addiction and turn
ing their problem over to a
higher power. The higher
po r, they seek, docs not
have to be, God, but could be
the po er of the group itself.
to It just h to be loving and
ey caring."
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en of dr d-
are not b d
Only
them to
ain and
o her
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lcomes them hen they do.
A does no see relapses as
grounds for discouragement.
"A relapse," the phamphlet
notes, "may be the jarring ex
perience that brings about a
more rigorous application" of
the program"
NA principles also involve
making an honest and "fear
les " moral inventory, seeking
humbly to have the' higher
power (as the newcomer un
derstands it) remove charac-.
ter defects, try to make
amends to people who have
been harmed, carry the mes
sage to addicts and practice
the e principles in their affairs.
NA notes that many of its
members have stayed "clean of
drugs" for many years.
A one person noted, "I
can lie down, take it easy and
be comfortable. No cramps
and sweats now. I don't have
a runny no e anymore and no
itchines unless it's an allergy
or omcthing. I can't think of
anything I've stolen since I've
been out of the joint. I eel I
was basically hone t from
childhood. I stole (in the
past) to ke p up my habit, to
keep my head on my chest, to
eep my stomach from grind
ing nd to .ccp my no. c from
running."
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