While going to college I have seen first hand how a twelve step campus can help someone. While not an alcoholic myself, I have alcoholics in my family, and my group of friends. One of my closest friends decided to try a 12 step programon campus 90 days ago and the results have been extraordinary. She has taken that brave first step of admission, and surrendered her decisions to a higher power and a group of supporters. This has enabled her to stay in control one day at a time. The anonymous group for students she is a member of gives her the power to stand tall in tough situations where her addiction could normally get the better of her. Within 90 days she has increased her metabolism, her energy level, her exercise pattern, and most of all, her enjoyment of life. She writes in her book every evening after doing her homework and before going to sleep, about the journey she accomplished that day. She calls her sponsor at seven a.m. every morning before class to discuss her plan for the day. The amount of dedication she has to this 12 step program is admirable and makes me wonder what I’m missing out on. I claim no uncontrollable vice of my own, but is that entirely accurate?

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