This is a list of notable twelve-step recovery programs and fellowships. These programs, and the groups of people who follow them, are based on the set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. The twelve-step method has been adapted widely by fellowships of people recovering from various addictions, compulsive behaviors, and mental health problems. Additionally, some programs have adapted the twelve-step approach in part.
Programs patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous
Fellowships in this section follow reasonably close variations of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.
AA – Alcoholics Anonymous ACA – Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families, for those who were raised in alcoholic and other dysfunctional families Al-Anon/Alateen, for friends and families of alcoholics, associated with AA CA – Cocaine Anonymous CLA – Clutterers Anonymous CMA – Crystal Meth Anonymous Co-Anon, for friends and family of cocaine addicts, associated with Cocaine Anonymous CoDA – Co-Dependents Anonymous, for people working to end patterns of dysfunctional relationships and develop functional and healthy relationships COSLAA – CoSex and Love Addicts Anonymous, for friends and family of people with a sex or love addiction, associated with SLAA DA – Debtors Anonymous EA – Emotions Anonymous, for recovery from mental and emotional illness FA – Families Anonymous, for relatives and friends of addicts FA – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous FAA – Food Addicts Anonymous GA – Gamblers Anonymous Gam-Anon and Gam-A-Teen, for friends and family members of problem gamblers HA – Heroin Anonymous MA – Marijuana Anonymous NA – Narcotics Anonymous N/A – Neurotics Anonymous, for recovery from mental and emotional illness Nar-Anon, for friends and family members of addicts NicA – Nicotine Anonymous OA – Overeaters Anonymous PA – Pills Anonymous, for recovery from prescription pill addiction RA – Racists Anonymous SA – Sexaholics Anonymous SAA – Sex Addicts Anonymous SCA – Sexual Compulsives Anonymous SIA – Survivors of Incest Anonymous SLAA – Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous SRA – Sexual Recovery Anonymous UA – Underearners Anonymous WA – Workaholics Anonymous
Programs partially patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous
Fellowships in this section use material from Alcoholics Anonymous, and credit its influence but do not necessarily follow both the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of AA.
Celebrate Recovery, Christian-focused twelve-step program for recovery from various behaviors Courage International, Catholic ministry which ministers to homosexuals Family Services Addiction Recovery Program, program affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that uses twelve-step principles GROW, a peer support and mutual aid organization for recovery from, and prevention of, serious mental illness Homosexuals Anonymous, an organization using 14 steps (five of which are derived from the twelve-steps) as a method of conversion therapy. Pagans in recovery (PIR), for neopagans recovering from various compulsive/addictive behaviors Parents Anonymous (PA), for parents who have abused children Recovering from Religion, an international non-profit organization that helps people who have left religion, are in the process of leaving, or are dealing with problems arising out of theistic doubt or non-belief. Schizophrenics Anonymous (SA), for people who are affected by schizophrenia
See also Drug addiction recovery groups Self-help groups for mental health Twelve-step program
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