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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