The meaning of Higher Power in 12-step addiction treatment: being an atheist or agnostic, and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous is not a contradiction.
Addiction Resources
Studying the Higher Power
The Higher Power Project looks at the way spirituality is used in 12 step addiction treatment. Two researchers study how people in recovery describe their Higher Power.
An Electrical Force That Binds Everything in the Universe
The concept of a Higher Power in 12 Step addiction treatment is explained through a patient’s personal experience in rehab treatment at Castle Craig.
What is the meaning of Higher Power?
The 12 step programme recognises the need for recovering addicts to find a Higher Power. This Higher Power can take many forms & it doesn’t have to be religious.
How to Deal with Addiction in the Workplace
Castle Craig Rehab Clinic interviews Dr Mike McCann, an occupational health physician, about alcohol & drug misuse at work, with advice for company managers.
Police Want Mandatory Drug Testing at Work
All professionals to be drug tested at work: Staff who are discovered with drugs in their system during work hours with have to get clean or lose their jobs.
What’s Different About Gambling Addiction
People have seen gambling as morally wrong & it is only recently that it is being seen as a disease of addiction, similar to alcohol or drug misuse.
Peter McCann, our Chairman’s Speech at the Reunion 2012
Read Peter McCann, Castle Craig Chairman’s opening speech at the 2012 Reunion and pdates about the staff team & other activities over the last year.
Castle Craig’s 24th Reunion
Watch a short film on Castle Craig rehab’s annual reunion, when people who recovered from alcoholism & drug addiction get together to share their experiences.
Order of Malta Entertain the Disabled and Elderly
Peter McCann, chairman of Castle Craig Hospital and member of the Order of Malta healthcare charity has organised a “Hospitaller Day” for many years now.
How to assist employees with alcohol and drug problems
A person can perform as a ‘functioning addict’ for many years. What should senior managers and HR do when they are faced with alcohol or drugs in the workplace?
The Harmful Short-Term Effects Of Alcoholism On Memory
Alcoholism can impair basic memory functioning. Read more on how this impacts the success of rehab treatment for alcoholism.