| A 12-step program is like a supportive program to the | | | | In sixth step, the patients ask God to support them |
| recovering patients of alcoholism treatment centers. | | | | while they are conscious about their own addiction. A |
| This program concentrates on creating | | | | belief in positivism attracts the positive powers from all |
| self-awareness among the addicts of alcoholism. They | | | | around. |
| focus on positive aspects of life like balanced diets, | | | | The seventh step urges the patients to pray to God to |
| outdoor activities, serenity and natural environment. | | | | help them lead a quality life. They meditate and pray |
| These aspects motivate the patient to recover soon | | | | constantly to think clearly. |
| and start leading a quality life. The procedure of | | | | Eighth step makes the patients stronger and helps |
| 12-steps comprises of the following: | | | | them take some action against their addiction. Now |
| The first and foremost step is to awaken the souls of | | | | they desperately want to take steps to curb their |
| patients and make them accept that they are addicted | | | | addiction. |
| to alcohol, which has affected their life largely. The | | | | Ninth step says that a culprit must regret the crime to |
| feeling of self-guilt makes them realize what they | | | | the victims. This implies, patients at Alcoholism |
| were lacking in life and they can make something | | | | Treatment Centers would apologize to the people |
| better out of their life. | | | | they had affected due to their addiction to alcohol. |
| The second step concentrates on placing a | | | | Tenth step makes the addicts to be self-responsible |
| confidence of recovery inside the patients. They get a | | | | for any action they would take. They can now see |
| ray of hope that not everything is ruined yet and there | | | | that it was themselves who were the reason behind |
| is still scope for improvement. They have the power to | | | | addiction and none else. |
| overcome the addiction of alcohol. | | | | In eleventh step, repeated prayers to god to |
| The third step makes the patients believe that there | | | | strengthen the patient morally. |
| are supreme powers present somewhere who can | | | | In twelfth step, the people who benefited so far share |
| guide them towards the right path. A belief of third | | | | their experience with other inmates. They make them |
| party secures all the positivity left in an individual and | | | | familiar with the changes they went through during the |
| chance of getting lost can be reduced. | | | | 12-step program. |
| After first three steps of acceptance of faults and | | | | The 12-step program is recommended by doctors to |
| believing in god, a patient is made to do an | | | | the patients who are morally weak and unwilling to |
| introspection of his/her morals so that he/she knows | | | | improve. Faith in god makes the patients detoxify their |
| expectations and needs of their addiction. | | | | minds from the negativity prevailing in the life. This |
| The fifth step includes the confession of wrong deeds | | | | program has displayed considerable improvement in |
| by a patient of alcoholism. The person is able to see | | | | the willpower of alcohol addicts and is adopted by |
| life clearly and is ready to face the separation from | | | | many Alcoholism Treatment Centers. |
| the addiction. | | | | |