Despite being the world’s most lethal substance, alcohol has become the most accessible and normalised drug of choice. What many don’t realise is that help is equally as accessible; it simply isn’t ...

Panaji: Mumbai-based psychiatrist Dr Ashish Deshpande, who has worked with alcoholics and drug addicts for the past three decades, spoke at an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) programme in Margao. He said ...

Recent years have seen a steady stream of criticism of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program of recovery from addiction. This criticism—primarily from individuals who reject the ideas contained ...

In a recent National Public Radio interview, Dr. Lance Dodes, co-author of a new book that attacks the efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the many 12-step groups it has inspired, declared that ...

Can 12-step programs be required for release from prison? West Virginia is the latest state to end a rule requiring that inmates eligible for parole must complete a religious-based 12-step substance ...