People have been emailing me with pleas for help.  They came to AlAdAnon looking for answers.  They want to recover.  And they didn't find it.  Some people were upset.  Very upset.  I got death threats. SO, I've gotten my arse down to the computer again to make a section with ways to recover.  Since, I'm a recovering addict myself, I'll try and write what steps I've taken so far.  But I am still addicted, so there's no guarantees.  Just stop sending me threatening letters, or I'll sick my bodyguard, Bubba the three toed hermaphrodite gorilla on you.  Have a nice day :-)

Admit you have a problem. I know it's hard, and for some people painful, but the first step to overcoming any problem is to admit you have one.  Common sense can tell you that

Evaluate you addiction. How many Altoids do you eat per day?
                    1-3. No big whoop
                    4-8. Ok, it's a problem. But we can deal. 
                    8-11. You're definantly addicted.
                    12+. This is my category.  You should seek professional guidance.
    
Do you feel withdrawal symptoms when further than 10 feel from a box?
    
Have your friends stopped speaking to you?
    
Have you been told your breath is overpoweringly minty?
    
Do you have cold-sore like..sores... on the inside of your mouth? are they more        severe in the area where you generally let your Altoid melt?
    
Do you have a specific area in your mouth where you let the Altoid dissolve? do        you have a method of dissolving?
     
Are your fingers covered in a minty residue? is this same residue on your clothes and skin?

If you answered yes to 3 or more of the above questions, your addiction has developed into what I like to call the "curiously strong" stage. "I KNOW THAT IT"S REALLY CORNY! IT's the best I can do! I've been up since fricken 3 in the morning and I'm fricken tired."

Step three... Oh screw it... I finish this later...
"Hard work often pays off in the future, but Laziness always pays off now"