Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step Program
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The core of the Alcoholics Anonymous program of personal recovery is articulated in
the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step Program, which is the experiences of the earliest members of the
Society.
A Listing of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Steps
The following is an articulation of the well-known, widely discussed, and at times controversial
Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become
unmanageable.
- Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
- Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him,
praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics
and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
What causes college students to abuse alcohol? College students abuse alcohol
because they can, because it can be fun, because alcohol is so accessible, because their friends
and other students are doing it, because drinking makes them feel good, because alcohol helps them
relax and open up more in social situations, because of peer pressure and peer influence, and
because drinking alcohol
is accepted. |
source: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step Program: Conclusion
As stated above, the key component of the Alcoholics Anonymous program of personal
recovery is stated in the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step Program, which focuses
on the experiences of the earliest members of the Society.
| Alcohol detoxification is the process of letting the body rid itself of alcohol
while managing the withdrawal symptoms in a safe environment. This form of treatment is typically
done under the supervision of a medical practitioner and is frequently the first step in an
alcoholic treatment program. |
| In spite of the debate in the medical, neurobiological, and psychological research
communities about the existence as well as the character of the addictive personality, it is,
however, observable and verifiable that brain functions contribute to different addictions.
Building on this perspective, many researchers currently believe that the predisposition to
addiction is more accurately a combination of psychological, biological, and environmental
factors. |
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