In 12-step groups, addicts must acknowledge the powerlessness, unmanageability, and denial that have impacted them. This is known as the “first step” in the 12 steps. It’s vital for addicts to reach ...

Recently I travelled to England to talk to people with expertise in addiction. I had gotten a couple of emails from a fellow named Peter, living somewhere near Liverpool. I had no idea what he looked ...

Since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, a variety of 12-step programs have been created to help people abstain from -- among other vices -- food, work, drugs, crime and hoarding. So why not ...

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — We like to say we're addicted to our phones or an app or some new show on a streaming video service. But for some people, tech gets in the way of daily functioning and self-care ...

The 12-step method that began with Alcoholics Anonymous is a form of mutual aid that can help movement organizers take better care of each other. The Trump administration is stoking fear by mass ...

A FORMER LONG BEACH gang member who was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in a California prison credits emotional ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed he still makes the time to attend daily 12-step meetings after beating a heroin addiction 43 ...

Every Wednesday at Ark of Mercy Church of God on Winn Avenue, the Recovery Alive program provides a faith-centered space for healing from addiction, emotional pain, abuse, […] ...