“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

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 ...

The 12-step method that began with Alcoholics Anonymous is a form of mutual aid that can help movement organizers take better care of each other. The Trump administration is stoking fear by mass ...

Our mission is to help restore the lives of individuals who have been broken by the disease of addiction by utilizing a multifaceted approach including faith integration, clinical experts, 12-steps, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It’s the first Sunday of Lent, a time when many Christian believers choose to temporarily give something up for the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter. However, a ...

This phrase is on the tip of my tongue as introductions begin at my first meeting of Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous. But, when it’s my turn, the words don’t come out. We begin with ...

Our care includes a structured environment and recovery-focused programs and therapy, an encompassing 12 Step program, spirituality services to regain a sense of purpose, coping skills, and a positive ...

DEAR ERIC: I am in a 12-step program. We have rules about anonymity and confidentiality, specifically that what is shared in a meeting stays at the meeting, and I trust that this applies to ...