CNN: Love is the Drug: Romance may be tied to reward system that can cause addiction

Submitted by webmaster on Sat, 2006-02-25 18:13.
The part of the brain that lit up the strongest was that associated with rewards and pleasure, a finding not nearly as poetic as romantics would have thought. It turns out that, to the brain, love is just another reward, much like chocolate or money, or like a drug to an addict. This brain system gets used every time you want something. Read Article
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Local Therapists Specializing in Sex Addiction (SASH Members)

Submitted by webmaster on Sat, 2006-01-28 22:46.
Click the following URL to locate therapists in Georgia who are members of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, an organization supporting the treatment of sexual addictionread more | 4569 reads
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Sex Addiction on Medicinenet

Submitted by webmaster on Sun, 2006-01-22 01:59.
Treatment of sexual addiction focuses on controlling the addictive behavior and helping the person develop a healthy sexuality. Treatment includes education about healthy sexuality, individual counseling, and marital and/or family

USA Today: Sex 'addiction' is real but exaggerated, experts say

Submitted by webmaster on Sun, 2006-01-22 01:46.
"Sex addiction" is a genuine, treatable mental disorder that is sending an increasing number of adults into therapy, but it's not nearly as common as portrayed on daytime TV, experts on sexual behavior said

Books for Sex Addiction

Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 2006-01-18 00:33.
Books 1 - 10 with 13900 pages on what is sex addiction
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Twelve-step program on Wikipedia

Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 2006-01-18 00:20.
A twelve-step program (or programme) is a fellowship which aims at the recovery of its members from the consequences of an addiction, a compulsion, or another harmful influence on their lives, with the help of the faith-based Twelve Steps.

The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health

Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 2005-11-30 21:59.
The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public and professional awareness and understanding of addictive/compulsive sexual behavior and its associated

Florida S.L.A.A.

Submitted by Douglas D. on Mon, 2005-09-26 10:32.
We of the South Florida Intergroup of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SFI) have provided easy Internet access to meeting schedules for Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami areas for those seeking recovery.

SA Midtown

Thursday
12:00 - 1:00 PM

All Saints Episcopal Church, 634 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Matt D.
midtown.atl.sa@gmail.com
Matt D. 770-639-5537

Support groups listed in the DMOZ Open Directory

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 2005-04-25 22:28.

Tampa Bay S.L.A.A. Intergroup

Submitted by tampasteve on Mon, 2005-04-18 10:29.
The purpose of this site is to make known the services of the fellowship of S.L.A.A. in the Tampa Bay Area (and throughout the West Central Region of Florida).

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

Submitted by webmaster on Sat, 2005-04-16 02:39.
The is the basic text for Sex & Love Addict Anonymous. Order it from SLAA directly, or if price is an issue, try a used copy from Half.com.
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SLAA in German

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 2005-03-22 06:11.

The 12-Step national organizations represented on AASG.info

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 2005-03-22 06:01.
A list of the national groups represented on this website and their respective web addresses.

The Twelve Traditions

Submitted by webmaster on Sun, 2005-02-27 03:22.
Most "S" recovery groups use a version of the traditions, like found below:
  1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon group unity.
  2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority -- a loving God as this Power may be expressed through our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
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