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Lifering is a not-for-profit network of support groups for people who want to live free of alcohol and other addictive drugs. It was started ten years ago in California by a group of recovering addicts who wanted a self-help approach based on positive social reinforcement. LifeRing works through its group meetings, and is based on three basic priciples: sobriety, secularity and self-help. It does not utilise the 12 step programme and is non-religious in its approach. Thoroughly grounded in proven therapeutic approaches such as CBT and Reality Therapy, among others, LifeRing has also evolved out of the experiences of former addicts themselves.