Moving beyond the 12-steps to a second stage recovery: A phenomenological inquiry

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 23-46

  Nixon, Gary ^a   Solowoniuk, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

12 step fellowship; Dry drunk; Phenomenology; Second stage recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549116112     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15560350802157437     Document Type: Article

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