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Demystifying AA For Young People: Spirituality, Rock Bottom, Fellowship and Nicotine with Three Young Adults

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For parents whose teens or young adults are beginning recovery, 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous can seem mysterious or even concerning. Questions about spirituality, religious requirements, and how these programs actually work often create hesitation. Three young adults in recovery—Megan (24 with over two years sober), Katie (25 with just over a year in recovery),