Although a 12-step recovery program has frequently served as the foundation for addiction treatment, recent data indicates patient relapses are common in 12-step plans. The Atlantic reported an ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said addiction is a “spiritual disease” that calls out for the involvement of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fast pace of the modern world leads to significant pressures on leaders, which may result in executive burnout, anxiety, and substance use. This can ...

LIMA — Life Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step recovery program, meets every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Church At Allentown, 4900 Allentown Road, Lima. This program ministers to, but is not ...

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 ...

I am extremely grateful for 12-step recovery programs. In particular, I am grateful for Bill W. who had the idea and the tenacity to form Alcoholics Anonymous; and the late John Sylvester-Johnson who ...