I know all about the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. And I think they are one of the best formats for living, especially if you're an addict or alcoholic. They have saved more lives than modern medicine. The trouble is most drug alcohol treatment programs took advantage of the free meetings aspect and gravely short changed their clients in the bargain. Making the 12 step AA program the focus of drug rehab is like telling criminals in jail all they need is church and religion. Non 12 step rehab programs realize each client has unique problems and may not like going to 12 step meetings when they get out of rehab.
If you have ever been to an AA meeting or know someone who is a member, then you have probably heard about the 12 steps. They were written by Bill Wilson the man credited with founding Alcoholics Anonymous. AA was founded 75 years ago, in 1935.
And for 75 years drug and alcohol treatment centers have placed the 12 steps at the very core of their programs. 75 years is a long time and we have come to know more about the disease of alcoholism and addiction. It is time for more and more rehabs to provide more real treatment and put the 12 steps, where they below, as the best option for after treatment care. Non 12 step rehabs are ahead of their time.
Non 12 step drug rehab programs are way ahead of the crowd when it comes to state of the art treatment. Bill Wilson, the man most credited with founding Alcoholics Anonymous, is considered to be the person most responsible for authoring the "12 steps". Alcoholics Anonymous all by itself has saved more drunks than all the salvation army Christmas kettles put together. The thing is all the drug rehabs in the world latched onto the 12 steps as if it was the only thing someone had to do to recover from alcoholism and or drug addiction. And the truth is we know a lot more about these maladies today than we did 50 years ago. So, it is time the drug rehab business wakes up and starts treating their clients with the latest in research, if they care about how people find lasting recovery.
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