Non 12 Step Programs Have Come of Age
So what is all this talk about 12 step versus non 12 step rehab programs? Well, for as long as anyone can remember, the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 step model has been the basis of virtually all treatment centers. Their thinking was that treatment should be centered around what has proven to be the most effective tool in helping alcoholics and addicts stay clean and sober. And that has made sense for over fifty years of treatment and rehab. Recently, there is a movement a foot away from the old school and towards a new treatment model. This new treatment concept isn’t so much anti 12 steps as it is about offering a more therapy based treatment model which focuses its primary attention on helping to empower the afflicted person with therapeutic tools to understand their problems and deal with the underlying causes of self medicating them.
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