Treatment Programs Not Using the 12 Steps of AA are Called Non 12 Step Rehab Centers

Today, over 95% of all alcohol and drug treatment centers in the United States are based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

They focus their efforts and energies on taking their clients to 12 Step meetings and on educating them about the process of the 12 Steps. Many 12 Steps programs require their clients to complete the first 3 to 5 steps before leaving treatment. A large part of the treatment program is spent on preparing the client on what will happen after they leave rehab, rather than working on the underlying causes and solutions to their alcohol and or drug abuse. more...

People often ask if alcohol rehabilitation really works. And the honest answer is yes, and no. Successful recovery from alcoholism is not easy. It requires a complete commitment to change your life around. The best way to begin the recovery process is a 30 day, or longer, stay in the best alcohol rehabilitation center you can afford. It is the easiest way to get 30 days of sobriety. And there is a lot to learn about how to live a sober lifestyle. Today, rehabs have become places to learn how to live healthier, happier lifestyles as well.  Many of them now offer yoga, tai chi, exercise, art therapy, music therapy and meditation. The bottom line is an alcohol rehabilitation episode will be about as successful as the person is willing to make recovery, their number one priority.

The Advantages of Non 12 Step Rehab Programs

There are several issues with the 12 steps having so much control over the drug alcohol treatment industry. First of all, the 12 steps are an aftercare program, meaning they all about keeping people clean and sober. Even they admit they are there to "keep people sober, not get people sober". Non 12 step rehabs have evolved into a better understanding of treatment. Treatment should be more about therapy. more...

Non 12 Step Rehab Programs Take Religion Out of Rehabilitation

Seems the truth has finally come out about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) being a religious program. Non 12 step programs are in the news. Recently, a federal judge in California ruled it was unconstitutional to require a confirmed atheist complete a 12 step program as a part of his sentence. The judge's ruling made it very clear: Every human being, even a convict, has the right to decide whether they want a religious based drug rehab program, or not. The federal judge ruled an atheist could not be required to complete a 12 step drug rehab program as part of his sentencing. There was no doubt in the judge's mind that 12 step based rehab programs require a certain amount of belief in God. Non 12 step recovery programs know AA is a faith based recovery system. Rehab should be about how to stay clean and sober, not about religious beliefs more....

Non 12 Step Rehab Treatment Centers

What difference does it make whether a drug rehab is 12 step or non 12 step based? When you are talking about alcoholism and drug addiction, you are talking about a matter of life or death. Some addicts and or alcoholics may only get one clear chance to find recovery from their disease. Non 12 step based treatment centers seem to understand that the AA 12 step approach may not work for everybody. The statistics are very clear. The 12 steps of AA work for some, but not all. Not by a long shot. So, if a treatment center really wants as many of its patients to find lasting recovery, they had better offer both a non 12 step as well as a 12 step approach to how to stay clean and sober more....

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