“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

Due to the inherent anonymity of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and a host of other 12-step programs that specialize in different forms of recovery, statistics on their scope are somewhat elusive; AA ...

The 12-step program aims to help people attain abstinence from substance use disorders or make a behavioral change through peer support. This intervention provides a supportive social network and ...

What Does Step One Actually Mean? If you’ve ever sat in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and heard someone say, “I admitted I ...

In recognizing addiction as a chronic disease and recovery as a new way of living, treatment at the Betty Ford Center is individualized, collaborative and occurs over the long term through a continuum ...

Hazelden Betty Ford’s outpatient drug rehab program in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York, NY, is ideally situated in the hub of the city's vibrant, creative sober community. The goal of outpatient ...

LOS ANGELES -- Attendees at a service for DJ AM said hundreds of friends gathered at the unique memorial fashioned after a 12-step meeting. Several guests said attendees participated in the open ...