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 ...

Some sources for this story are recovering alcoholics and drug addicts who participate in 12-step programs that emphasize anonymity for their members. Their identities have been obscured. J. has been ...

In 12-step recovery programs across America, regulars often tout the fact that 12-step programs have an incredibly low success rate. It’s almost said as a challenge to newcomers, similar to the ...

Can 12-step programs be required for release from prison? West Virginia is the latest state to end a rule requiring that inmates eligible for parole must complete a religious-based 12-step substance ...

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Overeaters Anonymous (OA) has a 12-step program that aims to help people reduce compulsive eating and food behaviors while maintaining a moderate body weight. However, there is little research on its ...

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and the various 12-step programs (alcohol, drugs, gambling, overeating, etc.) have much in common. The 12-step programs consider the object of their focus to ...

“Things began to come together. I got a job scrubbing toilets, that honestly I am grateful for. It taught me about humility and showing up to do a good job, no matter what job I’m doing. It stripped ...

Chynna Phillips is embracing change one step at a time. Phillips, 56, admitted after some deep reflection that it was time for her to join a 12-step program, and she chose Al-Anon. "So the rumors are ...

Though being fifteen years into rock-solid recovery from opioid addiction, I have intimately experienced a wide variety of treatment modalities, many mandated at the time by the medical board and the ...

With Lent underway, many people are making resolutions for these 40 days. Generally, it’s no secret that millions of Americans, including Catholics, struggle with addictions that often derail their ...