ABSTRACT
The history of recovery treatment begins with the self-help community approaches of Alcohol Anonymous and the 12steps developed by two individuals, Bob Smith and Bill Wilson, who were recovering from alcohol use disorder in 1935. Over the decades that followed, cognitive behavioral therapy, and then, later still, motivational interviewing techniques (developed from Rogerian person-centered therapy), along with the Rhodes University stages of change model, have been incorporated as standard treatment of care for those with substance use disorders. AA, NA, and the 12steps have continued to be part of the recommendations for people with substance use disorders, along with treatment protocols. This chapter presents an overview of these traditional approaches that have been used in substance use treatment for the past several decades.
