What can I do instead of AA?

What can I do instead of AA?

Alternative Programs to AA

  • Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Recovery.
  • Women for Sobriety.
  • Secular Organizations for Sobriety (S.O.S.)
  • LifeRing Secular Recovery.
  • Moderation Management.
  • Evidence Based & Science Based Treatments.
  • Holistic Therapies.
  • Experiential Therapies.

Is there something better than AA?

SMART is a popular alternative to 12-step groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. SMART also helps people overcome co-occurring disorders like anxiety and depression.

What is Smart program?

SMART Recovery 4-Point Program SMART Recovery (Self Management And Recovery Training) helps individuals gain independence from addiction (substances or activities). Our efforts are based on scientific knowledge and evolve as scientific knowledge evolves.

What is the long-term success rate of AA?

Addiction specialists cite success rates slightly higher, between 8% and 12%. A New York Times article stated that AA claims that up to 75% of its members stay abstinent. Alcoholics Anonymous’ Big Book touts about a 50% success rate, stating that another 25% remain sober after some relapses.

What does smart mean in smart recovery?

Self-Management and Recovery Training
“SMART” Recovery is an acronym that stands for “Self-Management and Recovery Training.”

What are some alternatives to AA?

SMART Recovery – A self-empowering addiction recovery support group based on scientific research.

  • Rational Recovery – A self-guided form of recovery based on education and learning to control addictive thinking.
  • Moderation Management – A program of behavioral change and support group for moderation or abstinence.

    • What are the 12 steps of AA?

    We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.

  • Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  • Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  • Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

    • What are some alternatives to the 12 step program?

    Admitting powerlessness over alcohol and that it has made life unmanageable.

  • Coming to believe that a higher power can restore sanity and order.
  • Making the decision to turn over personal will to the care of that higher power,devoting life to God.
  • Making a searching and fearless moral inventory.

    • What are the steps of AA 12?

    Spiritual Awakening. The first is recognizing that the previous 11 steps have resulted in what AA calls a “spiritual awakening.”

  • Support Others.
  • Acknowledging the Lifelong Endeavor.