Although a 12-step recovery program has frequently served as the foundation for addiction treatment, recent data indicates patient relapses are common in 12-step plans. The Atlantic reported an ...

With the opioid epidemic killing 80,000 Americans per year, the author argues, why would we deny medicine to those who need it? Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Andy Brehm’s recent Star Tribune ...

Due to the inherent anonymity of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and a host of other 12-step programs that specialize in different forms of recovery, statistics on their scope are somewhat elusive; AA ...

Jun 17, 2012 Jun 17, 2012 Updated Sep 4, 2025 Anonymous: (1) Not identified by name; of unknown name. (2) Having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal. The ...