What is Cross Addiction?

Silhouette of a human head filled with various drugs, alcohol, and paraphernalia, with a wind-up key in the back, symbolizing addiction's control over the mind|Road sign showing 'Old Habits' pointing left and 'New Habits' pointing right, with a desert highway in the background, symbolizing the journey from cross-addiction to recovery|Symbolic image of an open wire cage against a blue sky with clouds, and feathers floating away, representing liberation from addiction

The First Step to Recovery – Admission Before we can address any problem, we must, of course, admit that there is a problem. One of the oldest and most established forms of addiction treatment, the 12-step model, invariably has as its first step this admission. This is regardless of the form that the addiction takes. […]