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A sponsor is a more experienced person in recovery who guides the less-experienced aspirant ("sponsee") through the program's twelve steps. New members in twelve-step programs are encouraged to secure a relationship with at least one sponsor who both has a sponsor and has taken the twelve steps themselves. [ 28 ]
In general medicine and psychiatry, recovery has long been used to refer to the end of a particular experience or episode of illness.The broader concept of "recovery" as a general philosophy and model was first popularized in regard to recovery from substance abuse/drug addiction, for example within twelve-step programs or the California Sober method.
The definition of recovery remains divided and subjective in drug rehabilitation, as there are no set standards for measuring recovery. [35] The Betty Ford Institute defined recovery as achieving complete abstinence as well as personal well-being [36] while other studies have considered "near abstinence" as a definition. [37]
Ragins is the author of numerous writings on recovery-based mental health care and reforming mental health systems to provide recovery-based care. [6] In 2010, he published book, Road to Recovery. [6] Ragins appears as a character in the book The Soloist by Steve Lopez, which was released in a movie version in 2009. [7]
Recovery, Inc., often referred to simply as Recovery, was officially formed November 7, 1937, by neuropsychiatrist Abraham Low in Chicago, Illinois. [5] Low created the organization to facilitate peer support self-help groups for former mental patients and later allowed for participation of those who had not been hospitalized, but with a desire to improve their mental health. [6]
The addiction involves genetic predisposition, corrupted brain chemistry, entrenched environmental factors and any number of potential mental-health disorders — it requires urgent medical intervention. According to the medical establishment, medication coupled with counseling is the most effective form of treatment for opioid addiction.
The basis of the program is the Recovery Dharma book, which was written collectively by a group of anonymous volunteers and published in 2019. [4] The book was released under a Creative Commons license and distributed for free in various digital formats on the organization's web site, with a self-published, low-cost print version also available for purchase through Amazon.
To prioritize recovery, the traditions discourage hierarchies, dogma, public controversies, property acquisition, and outside contributions. Members are advised against using A.A. for personal gain or public prestige, and anonymity is emphasized, particularly in media, with no prescribed consequences for breaches.