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The 12-Step Program

Question

Is there any halachic or hashkafic problem with the '12-step' treatment method for overcoming addictions?

Answer

Shalom u’vracha. 

There is no problem in this. 

It is important to go through the process, as much as possible, with a God-fearing therapist. 

Answered 11 May 2026 How answers are reviewed
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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