Knowing or not knowing: Living as Harm Reductionists in Twelve Step Recovery

Highlights of this article:

Many, like the authors, have benefitted considerably from Twelve Step recovery.
However, others have suffered and died from stigma and policies within Twelve Step communities.
Twelve Step programs must further accept harm reduction as well as medication and other pathways to recovery.
While providers and Twelve Step members can make incremental change, large-scale cultural and structural change is necessary.

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