Dual-Diagnosis CMA

Dual-Diagnosis CMA is a meeting designed to meet the needs of those addicted to crystal meth as well as having been diagnosed with a mental or emotional disorder. We also address the problems and benefits associated with psychiatric medication as well as other issues crucial to mental health; thus, we recognize that for many, having addiction and mental disorders represents double trouble in recovery. 

We are not affiliated with any sect, denomination, political group, organization, or institution. Our primary purpose is to maintain freedom from our addiction to crystal meth and to maintain our well-being.

We band together at Dual-Diagnosis CMA to help ourselves recover from our addictions and mental disorders. We share our experiences to help ourselves to become honest, open-minded, and willing. Sharing helps all of us to remember how it was and how we arrived at where we are today. We live one day at a time and practice the 5 Steps of Dual-Diagnosis and the Twelve Steps of Crystal Meth Anonymous.

1. We admitted that we had a mental illness in addition to our addiction to crystal meth and we accepted our dual diagnosis

2. We became willing to accept help for both of these diseases

3. We have understood the role of medication, including its risks and benefits, the importance of clinical interventions and therapies and we have accepted the need for sobriety from crystal meth and abstinence from all
   non-prescribed drugs in our program

4. We came to believe that when our own efforts were combined with the help of others in the fellowship, and God, as we understood Him, we would develop addiction free lifestyles

5. We continued to follow the dual-diagnosis recovery program managing our well-being, a healthy addiction-free lifestyle and help others who are also dual-diagnosed.

Dual-Diagnosis CMA is a meeting where we discuss a variety of topics related to our addiction and mental disorders.  The meeting chair will either choose a topic or ask someone to choose a number between 1 and 28.  That number reflects the topic of the meeting.

The following is a complete list of the topics we have chosen that relate to either mental health and/or our addictions:

• Abstinence from all non-prescribed drugs
• Accepting limitations
• Dealing with stress
• Fellowship
• Hope
• Mindfulness
• Perseverance
• Prescribed medications in recovery
• PTSD
• Setting and achieving goals
• Shame
• Spirituality
• Stigma of being dually-diagnosed
• Trauma
• Acceptance
• Challenges with my diagnosis
• Exercise
• Gratitude
• Medications / Medication side effects
• Patience
• Positive outlets
• Psychiatric hospitalizations
• Routine
• Serenity
• Sleep Hygiene
• Sponsors
• Therapy
• Working the steps