12-Step Program Treatment Facilities
12-Step Programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) provide peer support, structured recovery framework, and proven principles for lasting sobriety. Millions worldwide have found recovery through 12-step fellowship.
Found 151 treatment centers offering 12-step programs across the United States.
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Woodlake Addiction Recovery Center in Abbeville, LA, delivers thorough care for chemical dependency and dual diagnoses for individuals of all ages. Featuring round-the-clock inpatient detoxification and treatment services, the center caters to the unique needs of active military personnel, as well as adult men and women. Employing strategies like 12-step guidance, emotional regulation techniques, and short-term interventions, Woodlake personalizes recovery plans. This facility is dedicated to providing effective support for adults and adolescents of any gender, fostering a nurturing setting to achieve lasting sobriety.

Woodlake Addiction Recovery Center in Baton Rouge, LA, provides a range of treatment options including intensive outpatient, outpatient, and day programs designed for individuals battling substance use disorders. Their services cater to specific populations, such as active-duty military personnel, adult men, and women, as well as young adults, ensuring personalized care plans. The center employs scientifically supported methods, including 12-step facilitation, anger management techniques, and brief intervention strategies, to aid in the recovery process. Woodlake Addiction Recovery Center is committed to offering high-quality support and guidance to help clients achieve lasting sobriety.

The Youth Service Bureau of St Tammany in Slidell, LA, provides structured outpatient services for adults struggling with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. They also offer support for emotional challenges in children. Their expertise lies in anger management techniques, concise intervention strategies, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The center designs specific treatment plans for teenagers, those who have endured sexual abuse, and individuals dealing with the effects of trauma. Catering to adults, young adults, and children of all genders, this organization is dedicated to delivering effective assistance and comprehensive care for addiction and mental well-being.

Situated in Covington, LA, the Youth Service Bureau of St. Tammany focuses on outpatient treatment for substance use challenges in both adults and children/adolescents facing serious mental health disorders or emotional challenges. The center employs proven methodologies such as anger management, cognitive behavioral therapy, and contingency management. It features tailored programs for youth, individuals who have suffered sexual abuse, and those with a history of trauma. Catering to a diverse clientele that includes men and women, as well as young adults, the facility fosters a supportive and all-encompassing atmosphere for individuals on their path to healing and recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
About 12-Step Programs
12-Step Programs, originating with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in 1935, represent the most widely available peer support resource for addiction recovery. With millions of participants worldwide attending free meetings in thousands of locations daily, 12-step fellowship has helped countless individuals achieve and maintain sobriety through peer support, spiritual principles, and structured recovery framework.
The 12 Steps of Recovery
The 12 steps provide a framework for personal growth and recovery: admitting powerlessness over addiction, believing a Higher Power can help, turning life over to that power, taking moral inventory, admitting wrongs, becoming ready for change, asking Higher Power to remove defects, making amends to those harmed, continuing personal inventory, seeking spiritual connection, and helping others in recovery. Steps are worked progressively with sponsor guidance.
12-Step Fellowship Varieties
Different 12-step programs address specific issues:
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Alcohol addiction
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA): Drug addiction (all substances)
- Cocaine Anonymous (CA): Cocaine and crack addiction
- Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA): Methamphetamine addiction
- Marijuana Anonymous (MA): Cannabis dependence
- Al-Anon/Nar-Anon: Family members of people with addiction
Sponsorship and Fellowship
Sponsors provide guidance, support, and accountability while helping newcomers work through the 12 steps. Fellowship - connection with others in recovery - reduces isolation, provides understanding, offers hope through witnessing others' recovery, and creates sober social network. Service work (helping others, setting up meetings, making coffee) provides purpose and strengthens personal recovery.
Integration with Professional Treatment
Many treatment centers incorporate 12-step principles, facilitate meeting attendance, and encourage continued involvement post-treatment. The combination of professional treatment (therapy, medical care, structured programming) with ongoing 12-step participation provides comprehensive support. 12-step meetings offer free, lifelong support available anywhere, anytime - a crucial resource during and after formal treatment.
Spirituality in 12-Step Programs
12-step programs are spiritual but not religious. "Higher Power" is self-defined - deity, the group, nature, universe, or personal concept. The emphasis is on spiritual principles (honesty, humility, service, surrender) rather than specific religious beliefs. Many atheists and agnostics find meaningful recovery through 12-step programs by focusing on human connection and spiritual principles without religious interpretation.
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