twelve-step program
Addiction recovery system
A twelve-step program is a recovery method for addiction and compulsive behavior, originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous.
Participants work through a sequence of steps involving acknowledgment of powerlessness, spiritual surrender, moral inventory, and making amends.
The model has spawned many variants: Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous.
He's been in a twelve-step program for three years now.
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- relapse preventionStrategies against returning symptoms
clean time · serenity · one day at a time · progress · milestones · anniversary · chip · medallion
Recovery fellowship for addicts
- Narcotics AnonymousFellowship for drug recovery
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
- dependencyState of needing support
craving · withdrawal · abstinence · sobriety · relapse · clean time · rock bottom · powerlessness
Sequential actions in process
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- sponsorFunder of activities
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
home group · service · inventory · amends · admission · restitution · daily practice · working the steps
Transcendent spiritual entity
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- spiritual awakeningProfound inner consciousness shift
faith · surrender · humility · gratitude · soul-searching · moral · redemption · spiritual principles
Mutual goodwill among companions
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- sponsorFunder of activities
- groupAssembled collection of things
- sharingDividing among others
testimony · anonymity · accountability · peer support · home group · open meeting · closed meeting · newcomer
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
relapse prevention · clean time · serenity · one day at a time · progress · milestones · anniversary · chip · medallion · maintenance
Alcoholics Anonymous
Recovery fellowship for addicts
- Narcotics AnonymousFellowship for drug recovery
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
dependency · craving · withdrawal · abstinence · sobriety · relapse · clean time · rock bottom · powerlessness · unmanageability
steps
Sequential actions in process
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- sponsorFunder of activities
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
fellowship · home group · service · inventory · amends · admission · restitution · daily practice · working the steps · twelfth step
higher power
Transcendent spiritual entity
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
spiritual awakening · faith · surrender · humility · gratitude · soul-searching · moral · redemption · spiritual principles · turning point
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
sharing · testimony · anonymity · accountability · peer support · home group · open meeting · closed meeting · newcomer · old-timer
- sobrietysober, sobriety, abstinence, abstinent, abstainer
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency
twelve-step programharm reduction
Minimizing adverse outcomes pragmatically
cognitive behavioral therapy · pharmacotherapy · inpatient rehabilitation · psychotherapy · medical detox
twelve-step programusing
Putting into service
drinking · relapse · substance abuse · rock bottom · binging
twelve-step programself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
secular humanism · white-knuckling · going it alone · denial · rugged individualism
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