Twelve Step

or 12-step

adjective

of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.

Origin of Twelve Step

First recorded in 1985–90

OTHER WORDS FROM Twelve Step

12-stepper, noun

British Dictionary definitions for twelve-step

twelve-step

adjective

mainly US of or relating to a method of treatment for addiction which consists of twelve stages and stresses the need for patients to acknowledge their problem and to take personal responsibility for it