I have a different take on 12-step programs than Mr. Kowalski (“Be smart about drug policy,” Our Readers’ Views, Oct. 4). In rare occasions a judge might sentence a DUI case to Alcoholics Anonymous.

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 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 ...

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

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and the various 12-step programs (alcohol, drugs, gambling, overeating, etc.) have much in common. The 12-step programs consider the object of their focus to ...

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 ...

AA preaches self-transformation not by medicine but “through an inventory of your psyche.” ...

I was watching the NBC re-run of an old SNL episode tonight, and the "Twelve Steps of Christmas" sketch set me pondering...<BR><BR>In the United States, "drug" and alcohol offenders are often ordered ...

GASTONIA, N.C. — Neighbors tell Channel 9 several incidents have left them concerned for their safety after a 12-step program moved into a Gastonia neighborhood. Substance abuse advocates say the ...

Can 12-step programs be required for release from prison? West Virginia is the latest state to end a rule requiring that inmates eligible for parole must complete a religious-based 12-step substance ...