12-Step programs are support group meetings for people battling destructive behaviors. During meetings, attendees admit past mistakes, surrender to a higher power, make amends with those they've wronged, and learn to stay sober. The 12 Steps of Recovery The 12-step programs encourage members to adopt a set of 12 guiding principles. We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe a Power greater than ourselves could restore us Continue Reading ...