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 ...

“This is not an either/or dynamic—it’s both/and.” —Jamie Marich, Ph.D. Over the last two decades, it has become clear that a significant percentage of people who struggle with addiction to alcohol and ...

Looking back on my experiences with leukemia and with alcoholism, I realized that the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous can be applied to life with cancer. When I went into treatment for alcoholism ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

March 11 (UPI) --Twelve-step programs still work for people trying to recover from alcohol problems, a new analysis has found. A study published Wednesday by the Cochrane Library shows Alcoholics ...

(Reuters Health) - Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-step programs can lead to higher rates of continuous abstinence than other addiction treatment approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, a ...