Alcohol and Drug Treatment and the 12 Step Program
September 30th, 2006An article about alcohol and drug treatment.
What we consider today as modern alcohol and drug treatment didn’t really start until the second half of the 20th century. No doubt spurred onward by the favorable results demonstrated by the rapidly growing ’12 step’ program designed by Alcoholics Anonymous, medical professionals began to realize that reasonable and effective alcohol and drug treatment was in fact a possibility. Some of the first forms of alcohol and drug treatment centers formed in this time were not much more than centers where the 12 step program could be taught.
Read the full article in the Health section: What is the first step toward alcohol and drug treatment?