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Twelve-Step Programs

By: Claudia Megele & Peter Buzzi
In: Encyclopedia of Social Networks
Edited by: George A. Barnett
Subject:Group Processes/Dynamics, Social Networks
Keywords:addiction; addicts; Narcotics Anonymous; recovery; twelve step groups; Twelve Steps; twelve-step programs

A 12-step program is a set of guiding principles and courses of action for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems. Originally developed by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and first published in 1939 ...

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  Megele, C., & Buzzi, P. (2011). Twelve-step programs. In G. A. Barnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social networks (Vol. 1, pp. 883-885). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n369
  
  Megele, Claudia, and Peter Buzzi. "Twelve-Step Programs." In Encyclopedia of Social Networks, edited by Barnett, George A., 883-85. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n369.
  
  Megele, C. and Buzzi, P. 2011. Twelve-Step Programs. In: George A. Barnett Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Networks, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 883-885 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n369> [Accessed 16 May 2021].
  
  Megele, Claudia and Peter Buzzi. "Twelve-Step Programs." Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Edited by George A. Barnett. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 883-85. SAGE Knowledge. 16 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n369.
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