12-Step Help for Sex Addiction Begins With the Phrase 'Thanks for Sharing'

Published September 19, 2013

12-step help for sex addiction begins with the phrase 'Thanks for Sharing'

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(“That's just what guys say when they get caught, right?”) But the all-inclusive 12-step meetings, filled with testimonials from drug, booze, gambling and sex addicts, take pains to treat this malady as seriously as the more accepted forms of addiction …
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Commentary: It's time for treatment alternatives for nonviolent offenders

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All agreed that the time has come to reform the way we treat people suffering from mental illness and drug addiction when they come into contact with the criminal justice system. The initial results of the Treatment Alternatives and Diversions program …
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When It Comes To Illegal Drug Use, White America Does The Crime, Black …

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Those offenders could then be sent to substance abuse treatment centers instead of prison or jail. Supporters of the bill, including its author, state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), note that black adults represent one-quarter of all felony drug …
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