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DA offers a spiritual solution to credit card debt, bankruptcy and a host of money problems. One woman recounts her financial ruin and subsequent navigation of the program. MORE
By Malina Saval
Nobody thought my grandfather was an alcoholic even though he drank constantly—a perfect cue for me to recreate the dynamic in my own life. MORE
I always knew alcoholism would kill my mother. But that hasn't stopped me from trying to understand why. MORE
I avoid Alanon and OA despite knowing I could benefit from them. Apparently I'm waiting to get uncomfortable enough that I'm willing to do something about it. MORE
I got sober but still had problems with everyone in my life. As it turns out, people were my first—and last—drug. MORE
Fundraising events sponsored by the Runwell foundation offer addicts and their families a way to help themselves and others. MORE
She isn't in recovery, she just doesn't drink. You got a problem with that? MORE
After she got sober, the author had to confront an equally crippling addiction. Her mother. A first-person account of breaking the ties that bind you. MORE
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