“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

The 12-step method that began with Alcoholics Anonymous is a form of mutual aid that can help movement organizers take better care of each other. The Trump administration is stoking fear by mass ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who has lost trust in their sponsor for their 12-step ...

Next Step addiction treatment specialists walk family and friends through the intervention process from beginning to end. It important to customize the meeting strategy to the addicted individual’s ...

Dear Eric: I am in a 12-step program. We have rules about anonymity and confidentiality, specifically that what is shared in a meeting stays at the meeting, and I trust that this applies to ...