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12 steps ????

I was at the methadone clinic this morning picking up my dose. i was talking  a councilor  that works there and he was saying the only addicts that recover are the ones that go to 12 step N.A meetings and you have to make the program your life... thats the only way he reckons.... someone plz tell me this is not true....
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Personally, I believe that AA & NA works, but only if you work it. Many people get physically clean, but still continue having issues that were their from the start of their addiction, their behavior & many hangups still continue to haunt them & dont get resolved, this is when having a group of people who have been in the same shoes as you can make a huge impact on long term recovery.  Penelope
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ive been to n/a and i got to tell u i dont know how people dont use when they leave thier... they  just talk about  it, and talk about it ,and talk about it ... about how it used to make them feel , things they did ,  and the one i went to was 3 yes 3 doors down from a BAR not only druggys go to n/a  AA  people go to N/A  how they dont have a drink after a night of what evey one went throw  gets me ..... i go or was ging twice a week  any more then that and id be back useing ... but i guess its up to the person ...
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Although I do attend AA meetings,I didn't care for the NA meetings in my area,I know a few recovering addicts who have never attended a meeting in their life but thus far have plenty of clean time under their belt.I am absolutely for attending meetings as part of an after care plan.Will I attend them for the rest of my life? I don't know.Will I keep with me everything I have learned about my addiction and the steps I need to take to never go down that road again?I certainly hope so,thats the plan.May I ask why it bothers you that he said that?I too was on methodone and went to a clinic.Before that my drug of choice was vicodin,20 7.5 mgs. a day.I have been clean from everything for a little over 5 months.
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