title: Alcoholics anonymous and other twelve-step programs in recovery.
abstract: Recovery is a new way of life for many patients; a life without substances to alter their moods but with a major change improving the physical, psychological, and emotional stability with improved overall health outcomes. The Twelve Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are the foundation of the AA, describing both the necessary actions and the spiritual basis for the recovery program of the AA. The Twelve Steps of the AA provide a structure for which a patient with alcoholism may turn for an answer to their problem of alcohol use, abuse, or dependence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Electronic address: detardt@musc.edu.
authors.forename: D Todd
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Detar
mesh_terms: D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*