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12-step support group to help students
The Advocate
A 12-step support group at MHCC follows a set of steps originally created by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
“It’s a recovery program applicable to any addiction or habit,” the group’s MHCC facilitator, who wished to remain anonymous, said.
He said he believes the program works for people because it is not affiliated with any religion, or government agencies or businesses. The 12-step support group at MHCC has no fees.
The group has been brought back to MHCC because it is helpful for students, as well as any other addict to have somewhere to go and talk with people who have similar experiences.
After rehab, many people go to 12-step programs and it helps so that they don’t go into a relapse as soon as they get away from treatment, the facilitator said.
He said that the medical field has not done a great job with treating addictions and recovery. They could do it but they (the addict) would often relapse, he added.
“It’s a spiritual program, that’s the bottom line. It’s not religious, but it allows people to define for themselves their own spiritual connection,” he said.
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