Written by the Fellowship of Chemically Dependent Anonymous to share its history, philosophical underpinnings and program with others in our own book. We have based our program on one proven successful for over half a century by Alcoholics Anonymous in helping alcoholics find the road to recovery and a new way of life. As the focus of our program, we have adapted A.A.'s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, changing them only as they refer to chemical dependency in its entirety rather than alcohol abuse alone. We are grateful to A.A. for pointing the way for us as it has for many other anonymous groups.
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Anonymous. Chemically Dependent Anonymous
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Testimonials
PART I
1 The Fellowship
2 Why CDA?
3 Let’s Redefine “Addict” and “Addiction”
4 The Essential Elements
5 CDA Roots
6 CDA’s Twelve Steps
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Pride
Humility
Selfishness
Caring
Anger
Acceptance
Dishonesty
Honesty
Fear
Trust
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Pride
Selfishness
Anger
Dishonesty
Fear
Step 9
Step 10
Step 11
Step 12
7 CDA’s Twelve Traditions
First Tradition
Second Tradition
Third Tradition
Fourth Tradition
Fifth Tradition
Sixth Tradition
Seventh Tradition
Eighth Tradition
Ninth Tradition
Tenth Tradition
Eleventh Tradition
Twelfth Tradition
8 The CDA Gifts
9 H.O.W
Honesty
Open-mindedness
Willingness to Try
10 Low Self-Esteem
11 Questions: CDA for the Newcomer
12 A CDA Journal
13 Fun in Recovery
14 Epilogue: The Future
PART II. PERSONAL HISTORIES. To the Reader
15 I Finally Found My Niche
16 Thy Will Be Done
17 Out of the Crack House
18 Things I Must Earn
19 Recovered, Not Cured
20 Dreams Come True
21 Rites of Passage
22 Darkness Dispelled
23 Going to Any Length!
24 God Doesn’t Make Junk
25 I Am
26 My Love for CDA
27 In God’s Own Good Time
28 Love Set Me Free
29 Miserable Mike
30 A Sixties Idealist
31 Evening the Odds
32 Happiness Too Is Inevitable
33 I Couldn’t Knock the Love
34 A Medical Miracle
35 No More Excuses
36 Keep An Open Mind: Something May Fall In
37 A Love Story
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
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This is the first attempt of the Fellowship of Chemically Dependent Anonymous to share its history, philosophical underpinnings and program with others in our own book. We have based our program on one proven successful for over half a century by Alcoholics Anonymous in helping alcoholics find the road to recovery and a new way of life. As the focus of our program, we have adapted A.A.’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, changing them only as they refer to chemical dependency in its entirety rather than alcohol abuse alone. We are grateful to A.A. for pointing the way for us as it has for many other anonymous groups.
The CDA First Edition Committee consisting of four members of the Fellowship first met in May 1986 at Thanksgiving Farm in Harwood, Maryland to discuss the possibility of publishing a book for CDA. We delegated various committees such as the Steps Committee, the Traditions Committee and the H.O.W. Committee to begin work on enlarging upon the fundamental principles of our program. We found a lawyer to advise us on the legalities connected with our literary endeavor.
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Through CDA, these people have been able to establish new lives for themselves with a commitment not often found in others. Until seven years ago, I had no idea of the impact CDA had on its members, but I can assure you I am most impressed. Today, I do not hesitate to talk to any members of CDA who have established programs of their own.
