HAZELDEN

Just a few words about Hazelden to which I have no connection.

The Hazelden Foundation is widely considered the most influential chemical dependency treatment center in the world today. It provides residential and outpatient treatment for adults, young people, and families affected by chemical dependency. Further, it trains addiction professionals and is a vast publishing empire dealing with recovery related literature.

Hazelden was the first pioneer 12 Step treatment facility and this approach was to pave the way for countless other centres worldwide to follow in its wake.

It opened in 1949 on a farm in Minnesota USA. There was no model to follow other than it provided an environment where alcoholic men could dry out and then be introduced to, and educated about, the A.A. program. This was the core philosophy of 12 Step facilitation.

It was admission to a similar 12 Step treatment facility in the UK, based on this model, that saved my life in 2002.


I work in a similar 12 Step treatment facility today. 


When I see the word "Hazelden" my heart softens a tad!

This a great starting link if you are new to recovery or are considering treatment.

Recovery networks and communities: blogs, chats, forums and online meetings -- Hazelden


Never forget AA/NA/CA is not Treatment and Treatment is not AA/NA/CA. Treatment may get you into recovery...........staying in recovery requires more........ much much more. How to do this you will find with "Fellowship"and a "Program".
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