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What is 12 Step Groups?

Twelve-step programs are based on the set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems that was originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. The twelve-step method has been adapted widely by fellowships of people recovering from various problems.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Alcohol addiction 64 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Drug Addiction 33 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 13 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Addiction 11 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Alcohol consumption 5 2 Efficacy_major
Increase effect of another treatment 5 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 87 patients currently using 12 Step Groups

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 5
None
 31

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with 12 Step Groups

Cognitive Confusion 1
Gas 1
taking responsibility for too much at once 1
Late evenings 1
Conflicts with other 1
Difficulties to make quick progress 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using 12 Step Groups. See all 35 dosages ►

  weekly 1 hr weekly 1 other weekly 2 hr weekly 3 other weekly 3 hr weekly 4 hr weekly 5 hr weekly 1 hr daily 1 other daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 12 Number of Patients: 12 8 Number of Patients: 8 11 Number of Patients: 11 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 10 Number of Patients: 10 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using 12 Step Groups (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 20   Other: 59%
Did not seem to work 11   Did not seem to work: 32%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 31 patients who’ve stopped using 12 Step Groups

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using 12 Step Groups

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Using 12 Step Groups

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of 12 Step Groups

Always
 13 34%
Usually
 20 53%
Sometimes
 4 11%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of 12 Step Groups

Very
 4 11%
Somewhat
 5 13%
A little
 13 34%
Not at all
 16 42%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of 12 Step Groups

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 10%
$25-49
 3 10%
< $25
 25 81%

Report created on May 24, 2012.