The number 12 has always been important in our lives, whether we have been aware of it or not. There are 12 months in a year, 12 eggs in a dozen, and there are even 12 days of Christmas. But for ...

Newly updated evidence published in the Cochrane Library today compares Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and clinically-related Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) programs with other treatments, such as ...

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 ...

Since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, a variety of 12-step programs have been created to help people abstain from -- among other vices -- food, work, drugs, crime and hoarding. So why not ...

But Alcoholics Anonymous has stood the test of time. This year is the fellowship's 75th anniversary, and on Tuesday, that once seemingly hopeless young man will celebrate 50 years of continuous ...

Dealing with addiction can be a lifelong struggle -- but it’s not a battle you have to fight alone. For many people dealing with alcohol addiction, they turn to Alcoholics Anonymous as a first step in ...

(CNN) --Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people struggling with alcohol use disorder, according to ...