Out of respect for the 12-step tradition of anonymity, I will only use the first names of the 12-step folks I spoke with. ... a New Orleans-based psychiatrist who specializes in addiction recovery.

That’s why Magnolia Recovery of LA, a residential substance abuse disorder treatment center in Southern California, doesn’t offer a one-size-fits-all approach as many 12-step programs take.

The term "powerlessness," as it is used in addiction recovery, ... In 12-step groups, addicts must acknowledge the powerlessness, unmanageability, and denial that have impacted them.

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.

Recent years have seen a steady stream of criticism of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program of recovery from addiction.This criticism—primarily from individuals who reject the ideas ...

In fact, Catholics like Father Ed Dowling were intimately involved in the creation of the 12 steps in the 1930s and ’40s. But over the last 80 years, as with most of our culture, the 12-step ...