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2. Marijuana Anonymous - Wikipedia

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   History. Marijuana Anonymous (MA) formed in June 1989 [1] to address compulsive use of cannabis. Since its inception, the MA fellowship has followed the Twelve Traditions and suggests practicing the Twelve Steps, both of which originated from Alcoholics Anonymous. [2] Among the founders at the first MA conference in Morro Bay were delegates ...

3. Twelve-step program - Wikipedia

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   Twelve-step programs are international mutual aid programs supporting recovery from substance addictions, behavioral addictions and compulsions. Developed in the 1930s, the first twelve-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), founded by Bill Wilson and Bob Smith, aided its membership to overcome alcoholism. [1]

4. Cannabis use disorder - Wikipedia

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   Cannabis use disorder ( CUD ), also known as cannabis addiction or marijuana addiction, is a psychiatric disorder defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM-5) and ICD-10 as the continued use of cannabis despite clinically significant impairment. [2] [3]

5. List of twelve-step groups - Wikipedia

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   FAA – Food Addicts Anonymous. GA – Gamblers Anonymous. Gam-Anon / Gam-A-Teen, for friends and family members of problem gamblers. HA – Heroin Anonymous. LAA – Love Addicts Anonymous. MA – Marijuana Anonymous. NA – Narcotics Anonymous. N/A – Neurotics Anonymous, for recovery from mental and emotional illness.

6. Drug addiction recovery groups - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of twelve-step drug addiction recovery groups. Twelve-step programs for problems other than drug addiction also exist. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) – This group gave birth to the twelve-step program of recovery. Meetings are focused on alcoholism only and advocate complete abstinence.

7. Substance dependence - Wikipedia

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   Residential drug treatment can be broadly divided into two camps: 12-step programs and therapeutic communities. 12-step programs are a nonclinical support-group and spiritual-based approach to treating addiction. Therapy typically involves the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy, an approach that looks at the relationship between thoughts ...

8. Narcotics Anonymous - Wikipedia

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   Narcotics Anonymous ( NA ), founded in 1953, describes itself as a "nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem." [1] Narcotics Anonymous uses a 12-step model developed for people with varied substance use disorders [2] and is the second-largest 12-step organization, [3] after 12-step pioneer ...

9. US Justice Department takes step to make marijuana use ... - AOL

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   The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to remove the drug from a category that includes heroin in a shift that could shake ...