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Twelve-step programs have millions of recovering members worldwide, yet they’re often dismissed by academics. Why?

Spiritual awakening is an explicit goal of 12-step recovery programs, which ask people seeking help with addiction to accept that a higher power exists. For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Steps to Recovery Lehigh Valley Clinician Zarla Raymond gives a tour Wednesday, July 12, 2023, during the organization’s open house. Steps to Recovery Lehigh Valley is a substance use and mental ...

The 12-step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous could be beneficial to teens receiving treatment for alcohol or drug abuse, according to a new study. Youth who attended ...

Due to the inherent anonymity of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and a host of other 12-step programs that specialize in different forms of recovery, statistics on their scope are somewhat elusive; AA ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It’s the first Sunday of Lent, a time when many Christian believers choose to temporarily give something up for the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter. However, a ...

With the opioid epidemic killing 80,000 Americans per year, the author argues, why would we deny medicine to those who need it? Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Andy Brehm’s recent Star Tribune ...

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 ...