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Many people believe that a person has to choose between alcohol rehab and AA, but in truth, a number of rehab programs utilize the 12-step process as a part of treatment and offer patients the ability to attend AA meetings in the facility. Call 800-948-8417 Who Answers? now to find a rehab program that will help you succeed at recovery.

AA and Alcohol Rehab Together

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Most drug addiction treatment programs encourage patients to participate in group therapy during and after formal treatment.”

Alcohol rehab is no exception, and because mutual-help groups are still the most sought out treatment programs for alcohol use disorders in the United States, most rehab programs for alcoholics are happy to make AA a part of their treatment programs (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).

In truth, AA actually isn’t a formal treatment program like the kind found in rehab centers that provide medications, behavioral therapies, and consultations with healthcare professionals. But it can be a part of this type of care and continue on beyond a professional treatment program as an aftercare option. This type of program helps many individuals put an end to their substance abuse and start living their lives again.

12-step Facilitation Therapy

Feeling supported helps boost confidence and improves recovery outcomes.

Often, in rehab centers that provide space for AA meetings, the 12-step facilitation therapy program is employed to help patients better understand AA and other 12-step groups. According to the NIDA, “12-step facilitation therapy is an active engagement strategy designed to increase the likelihood of a substance abuser becoming affiliated with and actively involved in 12-step self-help groups, thereby promoting abstinence.”

The program helps patients get rid of their stigmas and false information when it comes to AA and other 12-step groups while emphasizing the three most important ideas associated with the program.

• Acceptance: Realizing that addiction is a chronic disease, that one has no control over it, that their life has become uncontrollable because of their substance abuse, and that they will need to seek help and vow to be abstinent in order to create real change
• Surrender: Giving oneself over to a higher power while accepting the fact that one cannot overcome addiction on one’s own
• Active involvement: Understanding that, if one does not get involved in the program and attend meetings, etc., they will not be able to gain the benefits of AA

In this way, an individual is able to receive professional therapy that also helps promote the ideas of AA, gaining the benefits of both types of recovery solutions.

Why Attend AA as Part of Treatment?

Some individuals prefer to seek AA meetings after their rehab program has ended. This is a possible option, but there are some absolute benefits associated with seeking a treatment program that also provides space for AA meetings.

• Patients are able to begin both types of treatment when they are most vulnerable, allowing them to gain the benefits of each.
• Addiction rehab is a highly scheduled program, which will likely help patients who are already in treatment attend AA meetings more regularly if they are doing both at the same time.
• The social benefits of AA are immense, and many times, people in the early stages of treatment are desperate for a strong social support network. Especially for those in inpatient care away from their families, AA can be helpful toward making patients feel less alone and more supported.
• AA teaches patients a number of healthy skills and lifestyle goals that can be beneficial to learn early on in recovery. Once the individual leaves treatment, they will be armed with additional coping mechanisms and skills that they learned by attending AA meetings while in their rehab program.

How AA Helps You Get Rid of Alcohol Addiction in 6 Months or Less

Committing to AA and attending a professional rehab program can help you overcome alcoholism for good.

You don’t have to wait until your rehab program is over to start attending AA meetings. Many alcohol rehab programs do offer this option to patients, and taking it can be extremely beneficial to your overall recovery.

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Let us help you find rehab centers that will offer AA meetings as part of care and give you the best options for your safe, effective recovery. Call 800-948-8417 Who Answers? today.