Tag: Alcoholics Anonymous

AA and Recovery Management

Understanding recovery management is a critical component of addiction treatment. Too many people who receive treatment for alcoholism or some other drug addiction believe they are “well” after 4 to 8 weeks of abstinence — they’ve gained insight about themselves and their addiction and they will…

Spirituality and Recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous was the main pioneer of the spiritual concept in recovery from alcoholism, although AA borrowed much from the Oxford Group. The Oxford Group was a Christian religious movement aimed at alcoholics, though, while AA sought unaffiliated spiritual enhancement, leaving religion to each individual as a choice,…