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Orange County 12-Step Program

Orange County 12-Step Program

The founders of Alcoholics Anonymous created the 12 Steps as guidelines for the most effective way to beat alcohol addiction. Despite being based on spiritual principles, the success of the program have gained it supporters even from nonreligious individuals. In fact, it was so successful that other addiction support groups adapted the Steps in their own programs. Resurgence offers a comprehensive 12 Step Program in Costa Mesa, Orange County. We offer many 12-step programs for various addictions & compulsive behaviors.

Orange County 12 Step Program

The 12 Steps as originally laid out by Alcoholics Anonymous are as follows:

  1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
  5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
  6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character
  7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings
  8. Made a list of persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
  9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
  10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
  11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
  12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Orange County 12 Traditions

Alcoholics Anonymous also created the 12 Traditions that speak to its members as a group. Like the 12 Steps, the traditions have also been adapted by other recovery groups.

Here are the 12 Traditions as they were originally written:

  1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.
  2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority–a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
  3. The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
  4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
  5. Each group has but one primary purpose–to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
  6. An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
  7. Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
  8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
  9. AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
  10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
  11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
  12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

Our Customized 12 Step Treatment

Our drug rehab and alcohol rehab programs focus on offering comprehensive integrated care that integrates mental health, substance abuse, and primary care services. We produce positive outcomes by customizing treatment programs for each patient based on their unique personal needs.

Our customized treatment approach is what sets us apart. We offer the 12-Step program, in addition to other forms of therapies and treatments. Please contact us to learn more about our customized 12 step programs and our different locations.

Josh Chandler
Josh Chandler
After growing up in Chicago and North Carolina, Josh chose to get help with substance use disorder and mental health in California because of the state's reputation for top-tier treatment. There, he found the treatment he needed to achieve more than five years of recovery. He's been in the drug and alcohol addiction rehab industry for four years and now serves as the Director of Admissions for Resurgence Behavioral Health. Josh remains passionate about the field because he understands that one phone call can alter the course of a person's life.


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