The physical addiction that alcoholics have can be treated through several different varieties of programs, with choices differing from residential inpatient treatment to outpatient treatment Alcohol treatment centers have different philosophies and programs that they offer and in order to raise the probability of the addict staying clean, the proper, individualized program needs to be chosen

Twelve-step programs are used to battle addictions as well as other compulsive and behavior disorders These programs evolved from the twelve-step program introduced by Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1930s