I have a different take on 12-step programs than Mr. Kowalski (“Be smart about drug policy,” Our Readers’ Views, Oct. 4). In rare occasions a judge might sentence a DUI case to Alcoholics Anonymous.

EVERYONE should try doing a 12-Step Program. Not just alcoholics, gamblers, drug addicts and people addicted to sex; everyone. I guarantee the world would be a better place as a result. More people ...

A man in BC says his rights were violated because his employer and union forced him to attend Alcoholics Anonymous. According to a complaint filed with the BC Human Rights Tribunal, Byron Wood, a ...

“We came to accept and to understand that we needed strengths beyond our awareness and resources to restore us to sanity.” Six men who admit they are “powerless over alcohol” recited these words from ...

A long-awaited report on mental health care and addictions treatment in Manitoba released this week included criticism of 12-step-based programs from multiple people working in the health system.

Since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, a variety of 12-step programs have been created to help people abstain from -- among other vices -- food, work, drugs, crime and hoarding. So why not ...

We are a private, residential alcohol and drug treatment center located just fifteen minutes from the International Airport in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia. We are unique in our approach in ...

Dealing with addiction can be a lifelong struggle -- but it’s not a battle you have to fight alone. For many people dealing with alcohol addiction, they turn to Alcoholics Anonymous as a first step in ...

Chynna Phillips is embracing change one step at a time. Phillips, 56, admitted after some deep reflection that it was time for her to join a 12-step program, and she chose Al-Anon. "So the rumors are ...