If you have a friend, loved one who suffers or suffered from addiction, or perhaps are in recovery or perhaps a success story yourself, then you most probably understand the default approach to recovering from addiction: the 12 Step Program pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. This method consists of group therapy, a short 28 day approach and religion-centric strategies that have proven successful for several people to get over addiction. The thing is, though, these three items are exactly the same things that turn a lot of people removed from attending or succeeding in the twelve step approach. Read the rest of this entry »