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Twelve Step Programs

For Twelve Step Programs we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Addiction and Drug Rehabilitation.



Twelve Step Programs (Addiction)

The 12 Steps are the philosophical basis of Alcoholics Anonymous and all Anonymous self-help groups. They are the means by which one can get into recovery and achieve a sober life. The first step is to acknowledge one's powerlessness over the substance and that one's life has become unmanageable.


Twelve Step Programs (Drug Rehabilitation)

A process of abstinence taken from the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous used by millions of alcoholics/addicts as a starting point into a new life. The steps represent an admittance to ones self that he/she has a problem with alcohol/drug abuse, a cleansing process of shame, guilt, and resentments, a character building process, an amending process and a process of giving back for the new life that one has received.




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