Month: December 2019

Our goal is to offer treatment to anyone who comes to us wanting a new way of life, regardless of their ability to pay for treatment. We truly believe that when an individual is ready to change, we must be ready to act. By making a donation to Genesis Recovery, you are helping an individual receive […]

At the most basic level, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a large network of small groups who use the 12 steps as a guide to overcome alcoholism and live sober, happy lives. There seems to be a lot of mystery around what Alcoholics Anonymous is, what it isn’t, and how AA works. While movies, books, and […]

Drug addiction is a complex brain disease; the primary symptom of drug addiction is a compulsive, harmful use of drugs in spite of the social, health, and economic consequences. People with a substance use disorder (SUD), the American Psychiatric Association's updated term for describing drug addiction, continue to use alcohol or drugs because they have […]

Getting a sponsor in AA is one of the great unwritten rules of recovery. The funny thing about unwritten rules, most people abide by them more than formal rules. In Alcoholics Anonymous, one of the keys to sobriety through the 12 steps is the unwritten rule: Get a sponsor. Unwritten rules are funny things. In baseball, […]

With the legalization of marijuana coming to fruition in another 2 states (Michigan and Illinois), 11 states plus Washington D.C. have now legalized adult use of marijuana. More and more states and their constituents are voting to legalize weed, in part because many argue that smoking herb is less addictive (and safer) than alcohol. Is […]