Thoughts from the Publisher

After reading the feature article about Easy Does It Books and Gifts in this week’s issue, I thought I’d enlighten our readers about 12-step programs in general.
Although most everybody knows about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and maybe even Narcotics Anonymous (NA), most folks don’t realize there are more than 50 other recognized 12-step programs-and most of them have meetings within our Long Beach/Signal Hill area. If you have any questions regarding the individual programs, call Richard at Easy Does It-(562) 621-1042-he’ll be happy to help.
According to www.wikipedia.org the 12-step program has been adopted by other fellowships for individuals who deal with the powerlessness over people, places or things. The requirement for membership in each of the groups is the desire to stop using either a substance or quit a behavior which has caused such powerlessness. The powerlessness over a substance or behavior has to be self diagnosed by each member. There is no cost for membership or to attend meetings.
Some of the 12-step programs available include: