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Why should addicts avoid new relationships with members of the opposite sex in the first year of recovery?

For addicts, real lasting change occurs only after a long and often painful process of self discovery.  Becoming involved in a romantic relationship too early is a sure fire way to short-circuit the process.  It is actually one of the most frequent causes of relapse.

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About Blazing Grace

       As of February 2008, Blazing Grace's ministry and website became part of TechMission's Safe Families program. Mike Genung took a leave of absence from Blazing Grace in order to concentrate on other responsibilities. For much of 2009, the pastoral oversight was handed over to Jayson Graves and his staff at Healing for the Soul. Jayson has long been a friend of Blazing Grace and Safe Families and has been co-hosting the ministry's radio shows for years.  

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The Truth Behind the Fantasy of Porn

The Truth Behind the Fantasy of Porn

by Shelley Lubben - Former Porn Actress

http://www.shelleylubben.com

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Addiction

Addiction

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. The term is often reserved for drug addictions but it is sometimes applied to other compulsions, such as problem gambling, pornography, and compulsive overeating. Factors that have been suggested as causes of addiction include genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors.

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For youth leaders: Teenage substance abuse study

For youth leaders, this is a study of a teenager who has a substance abuse problem and was released from a detention center. It involves a seventeen old male who abuses marijuana, alcohol, and ecstasy; and is also the son of two ministers.
(Download this case study as a PDF)

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General information on depression

 

Landers, A. (1997, September). General information on depression. Creators Syndicate.

OVERVIEW

FACTS ABOUT DEPRESSION

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Psychological distress and alcohol use in hispanic adolescents

Alatorre, S. (1995, August). Psychological distress and alcohol use in hispanic adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 24(4), 481-497.

OVERVIEW

Ethnic minority status has been considered a stressor for many cultural groups. For Hispanic adolescents, many sociocultural experiences related to acculturation process are perceived as stressful. Some problems related to acculturation include language use, intergroup relations, and family dynamics.

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Addiction/Recovery Volunteers

Philocles Desir
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Bobby Hicks
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Charles L Dick Jr
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TechMission Corps City Vision College ChristianVolunteering.org

Podcasts

Addiction Recovery Podcast

TechMission's UrbanMinistry.org and its partners provide talks on recovery from addiction.

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