Drug And Alcohol Treatment Of Alcoholics Anonymous And Narcotics Anonymous

Secondly, religion and its correlation to addiction are reflected in the novel through the Twelve Steps Program of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Twelve Steps are meant to assist drug addicts in reaching a long-term state of sobriety by conforming them to a higher power, as demonstrated by the second step which explicitly states that one has to,”[Come] to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity” (Hazelden Betty Ford). In A Million Little Pieces, James dismisses the basis of this program and its insistence towards the acceptance of a higher power, deeming it to be an alternative addiction as opposed to a viable treatment option. A clear indication of this is exemplified when saying that, “I have been to AA Meetings

The 12-step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous is a well-known treatment method that’s used for many types of addiction, not just alcohol. Alcoholics are encouraged to “work” the 12-steps. The first step involves admitting the powerlessness over alcohol. The second step has the alcoholic believe that there is some type of a greater power working that will help aide the alcoholic to reach sobriety, as well as maintain is once reached. This step is an example of the religious influence on the 12-step recovery process.

Many reformed addicts also believe they are no longer in recovery from addiction and they simply just quit. The beliefs of the twelve-step program may not appeal to everyone but the key to the program is recognizing a problem and taking the steps to correct it.

The 12-Step program addresses the factors or causes that are responsible for, or related to, substance abuse by helping individuals to understand the concept of change. “Processes of change are the covert and overt activities that people engage in to alter affect, thinking,

The first is admission. The person has to admit to having a drinking problem and has to be able to ask for help. Step two is Detoxification. The person goes through the process of detoxification, a process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol. Step three is counseling, in which the person receives counseling to help him or her learn to live without alcohol. Step four, the last step, is final recovery. In this, the person takes responsibility for his or her own life.

The recovery program is comprised of four phases. The first phase of the program referred to as SOS or “Safe off the Street” offers an environment for the client to become drug and alcohol free, commit to a plan of recovery and determine whether or not he wants to change. Clients move from the SOS phase into the Motivational Tracks where they focus on the first two steps of the twelve step program. During this phase clients are required to walk to classes that are held at off campus locations. This is referred to as “trudging” which shows their commitment to recovery mimicking the same commitment they had for their addiction. During this phase clients

Alcoholics Anonymous relies on a twelve step base towards recovery. These 12 steps have a spiritual background towards them but the founders encourage alcoholics to take what they wants from these steps that will help them and leave the rest. These 12 steps include:

This paper will try to explain the different views of how and why Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs are accepted and rejected as effective tools in treating alcoholism and other addictions. The articles reviewed contradict the others’ opinion. First, we see that supporting the 12-step programs with a degree of involvement both the doctor and patient will see better results in treating the addiction. The second view will show that 12-step programs can be used as “self-help” treatment and must be used in conjunction with other forms of rehabilitation. When AA and other 12-step programs are not used with other forms of treatment, the patient tends to become codependent on the group.

Alcoholics Anonymous can help individuals struggling with substance abuse. Low self-esteem in a person has been implicated in the development of alcohol use disorder, and relapse (Donovan, Ingalsbe, Benbow, & Daley, 2013). In this report, I will discuss her experience of visiting an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting at Buckeye Easy Does It (BEDI). I will also present the topic of the meeting, her reaction to the topic, how 12-step can help. The barriers one might experience at the meeting, psychological and emotional impact, and how low self-esteem can affect an individual attending their first AA meeting.

other addiction treatments, such as Rational Recovery, fail to incorporate spirituality as a vital dimension in recovery due to the misunderstanding between religiosity and spirituality. The science community has always been at odds with religiosity and spirituality throughout history as research has shown. However, as we aim to become a more culturally competent society, looking at research that shows the importance of spiritual principles and practices in addiction recovery, should compel clinicians to incorporate it in other treatment programs besides twelve step programs. The inclusion of spirituality in addiction recovery should not be optional as it is not restricting one to a particular doctrine, but rather freeing an addict to obtain a healthy quality of life which is the ultimate goal. Arnold et. al

Narcotic Anonymous throughout the country hereby the twelve steps and traditions of Narcotic Anonymous. The twelve steps of narcotic anonymous are: 1. To admit that they are powerless over their addiction, and their lives are unmanageable. 2. They believe that a power greater than themselves could restore them to sanity. 3. A decision is made to turn their will and their lives over the care of God as they understood Him. 4. They made a searching and fearless moral inventory of themselves. 5. They admit to God, to themselves and to another person the nature of their wrong doings. 6. The readiness of letting God remove the defects in their characters. 7. To humbly ask God to remove their shortcomings. 8. Make a list of people they harm and make amends to all of those people. 9. To make direct amends to

In his article "Why the Hostility Towards the 12-Steps " David Sack asserts that the misconceptions about 12-step programs prevents many people from recovering. Sack backs this claim up with the description of the seven most controversial misunderstanding of the program, and the truth about religion, powerlessness, meeting substitute dependence, cult, to many rules, idea the program does not work, and that it is for old men and loser. In order to help the reader to examine the misjudgments and the fundamentals of the 12-step programs, "by no means a perfect program"(par. 1), instead of prejudging them. Sack is writing to a new audience of Alcoholics who are looking for ways to recover from

Everyone has an addiction, whether it’s an addiction to a drug or just needing your phone at all times. Growing up I saw AA meetings portrayed in movies and on tv shows, and I thought AA was the only recovery group out there. To my surprise AA isn 't the only group out there for addicts. I chose NA because a few people I know are sober or in recovery, and I felt it was important to know about the culture. Learning about Narcotics Anonymous was almost like a culture shock in itself to me because I had no idea it existed. When you don 't have a “problem” you don 't often think about these groups existence and what goes on. In my essay I will be discussing the organization, purpose, beliefs, values, and norms of Narcotics Anonymous. As well as the stereotypes I had before I emerged myself into this culture.

The third and final stage of recovery is known as late recovery, and involves a client finding growth and meaning in life. In this stage, relapse may be less frequent as a sense of purpose is found. As this stage is found only by enduring great challenges, a client may not be as tempted by relapse and the act of back tracking in their recovery may seem tiresome and unworthy of their time. However, though a deep awareness of the consequences of substance abuse is profound, relapse is still possible if an addict forgets that he or she has a disease that is incurable and succumbs to the enticement of “just this one time can’t hurt” or has the thought that “I have been clean for so long. I am cured.” Bill W. stated in his book Alcoholics Anonymous that “This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it-this utter inability to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish” (pg. 34). Complete abstinence is the only choice for those with the disease of addiction, and so many recovering addicts forget this simple realization in the late recovery stage.

In my opinion, Step Eight has the greatest potential for relapse. Since step eight states “you have to begin repairing the things around you that were damaged by your addiction”. (Gorski, 1989, p. 117) This is what makes this step one of the hardest. Reflecting on anyone you may have harmed or anything that you may have damaged can cause someone to relapse. Alcoholics and drug user do not want to think about the damaged they have done to another or property since that’s what makes their addiction seem real. Many believe that it is easier to forget about the pain they have inflicted on others. No matter what progress an individual has made at this point will still make it hard when they reach this step. Not only does it make the fact they have an addiction real it also makes the mistakes they have made real. Not only do you make amends with the people you have hurt you also have to fix the issues with the people who have hurt you.