What is non 12-Step addiction treatment?

The non 12-Step addiction treatment program is an alternative to the conventional 12-Step modality that is still very common in the more traditional addiction treatment and recovery centers that rely on the older, more conventional approach to addiction rehab. Individuals who begin looking for an effective non 12-Step program will quickly discover that their choices are limited compared to the number of 12-Step programs that are available. However, it is the differences between these two types of addiction rehab programs that are making the non 12-Step increasingly more popular.

Non 12-Step versus 12-Step addiction treatment

The major difference that can be noticed between these types of addiction treatment and recovery formats is that those healthcare and medical professionals who favor the non 12-Step addiction treatment program refuse to understand that the addicted individual is ailing from a disease, which is curable. They fail to understand that addicted individuals cannot do much about their addiction or dependency issues. The 12-Step followers believe that you have to follow certain guidelines, principles, or beliefs in order to heal.

Conversely, those who promote the non 12-Step addiction treatment philosophy follow the other approach by respecting each individual’s beliefs instead of trying to coerce them into following their own like the standard 12-Step format does. Additionally, the non 12-Step program provides the individual with life-skills classes, and other tools for recovery (e.g. relapse prevention techniques) which greatly increases the opportunity to complete the program successfully and returning home substance-free.

The person will also have to participate in individual and group therapy sessions to uncover behavioral disorders that could be the cause of their dependency. In so doing, individuals learn how to hold themselves accountable for their actions and take full responsibility for them from here on out. Another difference is that non 12-Step addiction treatment programs focus on the individual’s biological, emotional, mental and physical differences and the effects on them that occur in everyday life.

What makes the non 12-Step program so successful?

Both the 12-Step and non 12-Step addiction treatment programs are professionally licensed and have the common goal of enabling the individual to overcome their substance dependency issues so they can return home and live without alcohol or drugs. Success is oftentimes measured by the fact that the person is successful at overcoming their addiction and remaining clean and sober for life. However, statistics have proven that the non 12-Step program is more successful.

The Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment center features non 12-Step addiction treatment programs that can be individualized in order to address each individual’s clinical and personal needs that are exclusive to them. If you are looking for an effective non 12-Step addiction treatment that will effectively target your needs, please contact our facility. We will be happy to answer your questions and assist you in any way possible.