12 step programs have been around for more than 70 years now. The 12 step program is spiritually based and have proven to be a very successful method. For those who are not religious or spiritual, the 12 step program has still been found to be effective. It’s up to the patient for what they think will work best. If the patient believes a spiritually related them will hinder their motivation, there are non 12 step programs to participate in.
Steps Recovery does model their treatment with the 12 step methodology and has been very successful with the results for patient treatment.
