In recent years, reports of the failures of Alcoholics Anonymous have continued, challenging the foundational programming of the 12 steps. With the majority of treatment programs being based on the ...

On Feb. 28, 2025, William Watson celebrated the audiobook launch of Twelve Steps for White America for a United States of America. In the book, Watson argues that we can use the 12 steps of “known ...

At first blush, it wouldn’t seem like 12-Step programs could help ordinary people through difficult times. After all, these programs are only designed to help people recover from addiction, right? Yes ...

12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous dominate the recovery space. In fact, when most people think of someone in recovery, they typically assume they are part of a 12-step ...

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin The authors of this Cochrane review included 27 studies with 10,565 participants. 1 The study designs included ...

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Many 12-step programs make a rule of preserving participants' anonymity, but now some are challenging that policy. Opponents say 12-step programs have lost enough of their stigma for participants to ...

Working my program is nearly a hand-to-glove fit with working my faith.For the uninitiated, to be a “Friend of Bill W.” is to be a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA. “Bill W” is the AA moniker for ...

For almost every addiction you can think of, there's a 12 step program for overcoming it. What if someone created a 12-step program for selfishness, a course of action for turning egocentrism on its ...