Spirituality being essential to treatment never made sense to me. If addiction is a disease, why are we “treating” it with spirituality?

Spirituality being essential to treatment never made sense to me. If addiction is a disease, why are we “treating” it with spirituality?
US Drug Policy 2020: Donald Trump vs Joe Biden. Here’s what US drug policy- the approach to the opioid epidemic- will look like under President Biden. His five-step plan and how it compares to that of President Trumps.
Refuge Recovery is a fellowship of men and women for whom addictions have created a major problem in their lives. The program is based on the principles of Buddhism: particularly the Four Noble Truths & the Eightfold Path. Refuge Recovery is in alternative to the traditional 12-Step Approach to recovery.
Dax Shepard admitted relapse after sixteen years of sobriety. Kudos to Dax for being honest and having the courage to speak out.
Society sees the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous as the Bible for anyone looking to recover from an addiction. The program has an estimated success rate of between 8% and 12% according to addiction specialists, and AA has approximately 2…