Criticism of Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve-Step programs is nothing new, but every now and then the widely accepted approach to addiction and recovery gets a fresh whack upside the head.

If you fail in AA, it's you that's failed. On why 12-step programs can work. The reason that the 5 to 10 percent do well in AA actually doesn't have to do with the 12 steps themselves; ...

The number 12 has always been important in our lives, whether we have been aware of it or not. There are 12 months in a year, 12 eggs in a ...

The 12 Steps refer to the issue of the individual versus the collective both directly, when the issue of human will is discussed, and indirectly, when they speak of God or a "higher power." ...

We're all equals in AA, Al-Anon and other 12-step programs. We do not endorse his comments, nor is he endorsed as a representative of AA. It's one thing for him to discuss his own personal recovery.

To explain further, Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups have an image, a stereotype, in our culture. Attend a meeting, sit in a circle, talk about recovery, leave.

AA Step 12: “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” Applying to my cancer: I ...

The 12-step program aims to help people recover from alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders. It is a step-by-step program that Alcoholics Anonymous first developed. Learn more.

Since its founding in 1935, the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step model has been used as the basis of 30 other fellowships, including Gamblers Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.

The 12-step philosophy was first introduced by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a way of life and a path to recovery from alcoholism. It has since been adopted by many other types of addiction ...

The 12 Steps of AA derive from Protestant proselytizing techniques. Caveat: While this post may seem critical of some aspects of 12 Step Programs, I want to emphasize that, while recent studies ...