The secret that tens of thousands of people have used to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction since 1935 has been revealed. The program, which many medical professionals describe as having the ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The clear king of addiction recovery worldwide continues to be the Alcoholics Anonymous program, despite some questions over the last two years about the true effectiveness of the ...

Source: Photo purchased from iStockphoto, used with permission. Few approaches to addiction generate as much controversy as 12-Step recovery. On one side are the ardent supporters of the program, some ...

In this week’s column, I am again departing from our usual Q&A format to finish covering my interpretation of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. This column covers Steps Seven through Twelve.

I found the 12 steps of addiction recovery in a way many addicts do: lost, desperate, broken, and looking for change. However, I wasn't drinking daily, using drugs, gambling or overeating. To most, I ...

Say you’ve been diagnosed with a serious, life-altering illness or psychological condition. In lieu of medication, psychotherapy, or a combination thereof, your doctor prescribes nightly meetings with ...

A few weeks ago, while listening to the radio, I heard about a podcast called The 13th Step. As a social psychologist, I was familiar with the 12-step program advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) to ...

In high school, I bought my own M&M's for marching band fundraisers rather than sell them to my neighbors. Not because I'm a huge fan of M&M's, but because I hated to sell anything. I've never really ...