Alternative spellings

  • twelve step program
  • twelve step programme

Noun

Singular twelve-step program

Plural twelve-step programs

twelve-step program (plural twelve-step programs)

  1. An entity or plan which assists people in recovering from addiction through which an organized series of actions, usually including with group discussion among people having the same problem.
    1995, Christopher Jencks, The Homeless‎, p. 46:
    • Because punishment does so little to deter chemical addiction, liberal reformers usually prefer detox centers and twelve-step programs.
    1990, Bonnie Zimmerman, The Safe Sea of Women: Lesbian Fiction, 1969-1989‎, p. 215:
    • From consciousness-raising to coming out stories to twelve-step programs, the personal narrative has always held a place of honor in our community.
    1978, Margot Early, The Truth About Cowboys‎, p. 34:
    • And you need a twelve-step program. You've got a problem, and it's called rodeo.

Derived terms

Category: English nouns

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A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the Twelve Steps were first published in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism in 1939. The method was then adapted and became the foundation of other twelve-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Co-Dependents Anonymous and Debtors Anonymous. As summarized by the American Psychological Association, the process involves the following:

  • admitting that one cannot control one's addiction or compulsion;
  • recognizing a greater power that can give strength;
  • examining past errors with the help of a sponsor (experienced member);
  • making amends for these errors;
  • learning to live a new life with a new code of behavior;
  • helping others that suffer from the same addictions or compulsions.

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anyone else in a twelve step program? i'm hurting a little, what to do?
Q. anyone else in a twelve step program? i'm hurting a little, what to do?
Asked by iheartexistence - Tue Sep 9 12:54:38 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Pray,Call your sponsor,go to a meeting,call someone else in the program(even if you don't know them very well), read the big book, or email me and we can talk.
Answered by The Oracle - Tue Sep 9 13:00:50 2008

How many trolls here are either; 1. drop-outs, or 2. should be members, of a twelve step program or treatment?
Q. How unlikely is it, that if many of them are young men, they're: 1. to become abusers of women (or already are) 2. engaging in criminal or other antisocial behaviors 3. currently or should be receiving mental treatment 4. engaging in the mistreatment of animals Is it possible these individuals are only manifesting the symptoms of a deeper maladjusted character? If many of them are adult males, if they haven't already acted out in the manner described above, how much longer before you think they will? What kind of parents could they be (or have had), to have the propensity to behave like this? What kind of destructive messages are they (or will be) giving to young girls as their daughters? What kind of sons are the result of this… [cont.]
Asked by shingoshidao - Mon Dec 10 03:21:56 2007 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think you're probably quite right, Shingoshi, to see their antisocial behaviour here as a symptom of more serious dysfunction... I have come to see YA as a microcosm of world society [obviously very distorted] which, like all societies, has its "malcontents".
Answered by Zucchinisinratatouille - Mon Dec 10 08:12:19 2007

do sex addicts anonymous meetings have religious undertones? are all twelve step programs somehow founded upon
Q. religions or religious beliefs?
Asked by geo - Wed Jun 4 13:26:10 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well quite a few of the steps of twelve step programmes are based on religious beliefs (Christian I think). 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of… [cont.]
Answered by TobyF - Wed Jun 4 16:19:35 2008

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See also:

  • Serenity FoundSerenity Found
    serenityfound.org
    Information, readings, daily spiritual quotes, humor, and links related to Twelve Step recovery fellowships.
  • 12 Steps to Serenity12 Steps to Serenity
    12step.org
    An overview of the Twelve Steps with free worksheets for working the Steps.
  • Eating Disorders AnonymousEating Disorders Anonymous
    eatingdisordersanonymous.org
    Twelve step fellowship which holds meetings in several US states and online to help people to recover from eating disorders. Discussion board, meeting schedules, download EDA Step Workbook (MS Word), link collection, and online publications.
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