treatment and addiction
type: Concept
narrower: 12-step recovery programs

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: 12-step recovery programs

12-step recovery programs
definition: The term 12-step program refers to an organization that offers support to those dealing with an addiction or compulsion using the model first developed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Twelve-step programs are named for the 12 steps of recovery, originally written by the early members of AA. Common elements of 12-step programs include mutual support among those with a specific addiction or compulsion, understanding the addiction or compulsion as an illness, finding strength in reliance upon a power greater than oneself, self-examination, service to others with the same condition, a singleness of purpose, and bottom-up self-governance. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; 12-Step Recovery Programs]
broader: treatment and addiction
type: Concept