Young People in Recovery Need Anonymity More Than Ever, Experts Say [JJIE.org]

Samantha Sangenito 7/8/1512:00 PM

This story also appears in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Living section and on the Sojourners website.

Ian W., 21, flirted with drugs in high school. The romance turned rocky, however, and he found himself clutched by a relentless suitor he couldn’t escape.

He went into recovery and reclaimed his life, with the help of a treatment center, his family and a 12-step program.

He has been working a 12-step program for about three years. (He is comfortable using his name, he said, but because Youth Today wants to follow the recommendation of many addiction counselors, we are using only his first name.)

Most of his friends are in recovery, and they are a close group. They are accustomed to telling each other about their addictions, their struggles and their joys.

[For more of this story, written by Lynne Anderson, go to http://jjie.org/young-people-i...-experts-say/109808/]

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