The Twelve-step program has long been an important, and popular mainstay of the recovery process and the foundation for many other recovery programs. Developed over 65 years ago by a small group of alcoholics, the AA program has provided tools for living based on a set of spiritual principles and a reliance on the friendship and trust of men and women who share their experience and offer their support as part of a lifelong process of recovery. Here at The Shores Treatment and Recovery the twelve-step program is offered as an option for those who request it, and find comfort within its teachings.