Spiritual awakening is an explicit goal of 12-step recovery programs, which ask people seeking help with addiction to accept that a higher power exists. For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

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 ...

The 12-step program aims to help people attain abstinence from substance use disorders or make a behavioral change through peer support. This intervention provides a supportive social network and ...