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WHAT IS THE 12 STEP PROGRAM?
At CAREaz we aim to help our clients recover both mentally and spiritually. Our diverse recovery program incorporates the use of the 12 steps.
12 step programs are powerful peer support groups that help people recover from substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, and sometimes other co-occurring mental health conditions. 12-step programs also help people achieve and maintain abstinence from substances. Though 12-step programs aren’t the right tool for everyone, they do tend to help those struggling with substance abuse issues acquire new coping skills, feel the support and acceptance of a loving community, transition into sobriety, and foster long-term recovery from addiction.
12 step programs are powerful peer support groups that help people recover from substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, and sometimes other co-occurring mental health conditions. 12-step programs also help people achieve and maintain abstinence from substances. Though 12-step programs aren’t the right tool for everyone, they do tend to help those struggling with substance abuse issues acquire new coping skills, feel the support and acceptance of a loving community, transition into sobriety, and foster long-term recovery from addiction.
what are the 12 steps ?
The 12 Steps, originally presented by AA are:
- Admitting powerlessness over the addiction
- Believing that a higher power (in whatever form) can help
- Deciding to turn control over to the higher power
- Taking a personal inventory
- Admitting to the higher power, oneself, and another person the wrongs done
- Being ready to have the higher power correct any shortcomings in one’s character
- Asking the higher power to remove those shortcomings
- Making a list of wrongs done to others and being willing to make amends for those wrongs
- Contacting those who have been hurt, unless doing so would harm the person
- Continuing to take personal inventory and admitting when one is wrong
- Seeking enlightenment and connection with the higher power via prayer and meditation
- Carrying the message of the 12 Steps to others in need
How long do 12-step programs take?
The average length of time it takes for someone to work through the 12 steps can vary. Many 12-step sponsors encourage attendees to attend at least one meeting a day for three months. Overall, the focus of working through the 12 steps in any 12-step program shouldn’t be on the amount of time it takes to get through the steps, but on how thoroughly you are doing your step work and how you are using the steps to positively impact your everyday life.
how effective is the 12 step program?
12-step members may use the phrase “it works if you work it”, meaning that if you invest yourself fully in working a thorough program and completing the 12 steps with your sponsor, the program will be effective for you. However, studies and efficacy rates vary.
Overall, 12-step programs are still one of the most effective and best modalities for fostering long-term abstinence from substance abuse and facilitating the successful transition for people who struggled with substance use disorder (SUD) into sobriety. They prioritize and work to manifest values of faith, community, abstinence, acceptance, and ongoing self-improvement in their members.
Overall, 12-step programs are still one of the most effective and best modalities for fostering long-term abstinence from substance abuse and facilitating the successful transition for people who struggled with substance use disorder (SUD) into sobriety. They prioritize and work to manifest values of faith, community, abstinence, acceptance, and ongoing self-improvement in their members.
when and where are the 12 step meetings?
12 step meetings are held at the CAREaz Resource Center in St. Johns and at the Presbyterian Church in Springerville. For days and times, click here for our events and meetings calendar.
Meeting Locations
CAREaz Resource Center
160 E. Commercial Street St. Johns, AZ 85936 928.337.4000 |
Presbyterian Church
41 N. Supai Drive Springerville, AZ 85938 928.337.4000 |