ALATEEN

o   ALATEEN  

             is for young people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s alcohol/substance abuse.  Sometimes the alcohol/substance abuse has stopped or the active abuser may not live with us anymore or is in recovery.  But  we are still affected.  Many of us have received help from ALATEEN.

 o   ALATEEN members learn

o   Compulsive alcohol/substance abuse is a disease

o   We can detach emotionally from the abuser while continuing to love them

o   We are not the cause of anyone else’s alcohol/substance abuse

o   We cannot change or control anyone but ourselves

o   We have spiritual and intellectual resources with which to develop our own potentials,

   no matter what happens at home

o   We can build satisfying and rewarding life experiences for ourselves

o   In ALATEEN, young people come together to:

o   Share experiences, strengths and hopes with each other;

o   Discuss our difficulties;

o   Learn effective ways to cope with problems;

o   Encourage one another;

o   Help each other understand the principles of ALATEEN programs;

o   Learn how to use the Twelve Steps toward recovery

Effective August 29, 2008, THE COURAGEOUS STEPPERS ALATEEN Family Group will have a new meeting place and time.  They will meet every Friday at 6:00 p.m. at

Campground United Methodist Church

4625 Campground Road

Fayetteville, N.C.

For more information, please contact Patti Fortuna at (910) 222-6496.