Alcoholics Anonymous: The 12-Step Treatment Alcoholics Anonymous: The 12-Step Treatment The 12-step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous is a well-known treatment method that’s used for many types of addiction‚ not just alcohol. Alcoholics are encouraged to “work” the 12-steps. The first step involves admitting the powerlessness over alcohol. The second step has the alcoholic believe that there is some type of a greater power working that will help aide the alcoholic to reach sobriety‚ as
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the largest and most commonly known self-help group in the world. Since the creation of AA in 1935‚ there have been many programs modeled after it‚ which are also based on the 12-Step Program. Some of these include Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Chemically Dependent Anonymous‚ as well as programs for specific drugs‚ such as Cocaine Anonymous (CA) and Crystal Meth Anonymous (NIDA‚ 2012). Attendance and participation for self-help groups are open for anyone to attend and
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Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is a worldwide fellowship for individuals to share their experiences‚ and to gain strength and support from one another in an effort to recover from alcoholism. A.A. is based upon a Twelve Step program to recovery that acts as a personal guide to sobriety. Countless individuals find their sobriety in this volunteer fellowship‚ in fact many find the Twelve Steps to be their personal miracle; this is eloquently articulated in Understanding the Twelve Steps: Working the
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I know that most of us have learned that Bill W. created the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). However‚ the actual steps and traditions may have found its beginnings prior to Bill W. In the first half of the 20th century a religious organization called the Oxford Group had already been formulating a plan of self-betterment utilizing what we now call the 12 steps (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services [AAWS]‚ 2017). Carl Jung‚ a Swiss psychiatrist realized that a client of his who had addiction
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brief AA literature‚ "How it Works‚" the "Twelve Traditions" and "The Promises." I listened to each of them very closely having never heard them before. The chairperson asked if there was any newcomers‚ or first timers‚ attending the meeting who would like to introduce themselves by their first name. A few raised their hands‚ I was not one of them‚ as this was an obvious option and not mandatory for me to do. This particular meeting that I attended was a Step Meeting. This of course meant very little
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The Twelve Steps Wine‚ beer liquor‚ all shares the same properties. That is when consumed do something magical to a person. Alcohol makes situations more comfortable and fun. Ancient myths and folklore depict alcohol in their stories. Some depict alcohol as having wonderful healing assets. While some like the bible states many warnings against the misuses of alcohol. For the contemporary drinker alcohol when misused potentially can have devastating effects on his or her life. Not only his
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Narcotics Anonymous: Twelve Steps to Recovery By Faye Stottrup 15 November 2001 Stottrup 1 The basis of the Narcotics Anonymous recovery program is a series of personal activities known as the Twelve Steps‚ adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous or AA is perhaps the prototype for the
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Alcoholic Anonymous What I learned from Alcoholic Anonymous is that AA is meant for people who promise that they will never drink again and they drink again anyways. Its singleness purpose identifies that alcoholics work best with other alcoholics and the only difference from the twelve step fellowships out there is the first part of the first step and the middle part of the twelfth step. What I am powerless over and who we carry the message too? Many alcoholics in AA raise their hands introducing
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installed‚ addiction to alcohol is very difficult to treat. The main treatment is to urge the alcoholic to stop drinking while supporting him or her. Individual psychotherapies are ineffective. Group offer the best results. A movement called Alcoholics Anonymous‚ appears to offer even better results. This group has existed for over 76 years and in many countries around the world. “Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a close-knit program which is a very successful method of recovery for alcoholism. The program was the first of many to adopt the twelve step approach to recovery. This program is three dimensional: spiritually‚ mentally and physically which is represented in the twelve steps. The steps stress anonymousness‚ kindness and rejuvenation within all members. It gives recovering alcoholics a place to feel comfortable and unashamed to know others are going through the same recovery
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