Twelve-step programs have millions of recovering members worldwide, yet they’re often dismissed by academics. Why?

It started with the Nintendo 64. Lauren recalls feverishly playing the '90s gaming console − and how it took priority over making friends or doing homework − when she was 8. Then, she says, it was her ...

Since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, a variety of 12-step programs have been created to help people abstain from -- among other vices -- food, work, drugs, crime and hoarding. So why not ...

The Trump administration is stoking fear by mass arresting immigrants, militarizing cities and cracking down on free speech, all while further enriching billionaires and consolidating power. If ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In 1960 Bill Wilson, the co-founder of ...

A new nonprofit organization called SouthShore Recovery Club was formed earlier this year to provide a safe, inclusive and accessible space for all 12-Step recovery groups in southern Hillsborough ...

AA preaches self-transformation not by medicine but “through an inventory of your psyche.” ...

A new and troubling form of digital dependency is on the rise as users develop powerful emotional addictions to AI chatbots. These AI companions, designed to be engaging and empathetic, are leading ...

Ronnie Marmo has a strong connection to the play “Bill W. and Dr. Bob,” about the two founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. That’s why he is so pleased to be playing the role of Bill W. and directing the ...

Plays like The Fifth Step don't come around often. Those whose layered philosophical exoskeleton sublime their own dramatic contradictions into quietly superb theatre. At its core, though less pure ...