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Mental Health Resource: Refuge Recovery

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An alternative to 12-step recovery meetings

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Feb 13, 2024
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Given that I work in mental health with folks who have the tendency to struggle with substance misuse, I’m often asked the following:

“Is there an alternative to 12 step meetings like AA and NA? I tried a few of those and they just didn’t work for me. Some of them were also more religious than I thought.”

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