On Feb. 28, 2025, William Watson celebrated the audiobook launch of Twelve Steps for White America for a United States of America. In the book, Watson argues that we can use the 12 steps of “known ...

Source: Photo purchased from iStockphoto, used with permission. Few approaches to addiction generate as much controversy as 12-Step recovery. On one side are the ardent supporters of the program, some ...

Looking back on my experiences with leukemia and with alcoholism, I realized that the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous can be applied to life with cancer. When I went into treatment for alcoholism ...

James B. is a coauthor of my book The Craving Brain: Science, Spirituality, and the Road to Recovery. The following is a beautiful description of a profound moment in the healing process from his ...

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 ...

Some sources for this story are recovering alcoholics and drug addicts who participate in 12-step programs that emphasize anonymity for their members. Their identities have been obscured. J. has been ...