The Twelve-Step Program is also a popular faith-based process used by those wishing to recover from alcohol dependence.The ultimate goal when it comes to treating alcohol dependence or as the DSM-5 now calls it alcohol use disorder, is to help with establishing abstinence from drinking. There are several other benefits that come along with treatment. For some, it is reconnecting with themselves and obtaining self-esteem and confidence, a healthier lifestyle (physically and mentally), creating new relationships with other like-minded people as well as rekindling or mending old relationships if possible. The treatment process consists typically of two parts short-term and long-term. First, there is the path to abstinence and/or recovery. There are several reasons why someone with alcohol use disorder or alcohol dependency would seek treatment. This can either be a personal reason or because of law enforcement. There is a series of different levels of treatment processes depending on the severity subtype. Some would or could benefit from medication treatment with psychosocial treatment, while others could just benefit from psychosocial treatment. Listed below are different some different types of treatments that are used with treating alcohol dependency/alcohol use disorder depending on several factors that vary from person to person. Types of treatments:

Withdrawals (no medication aid needed)
Withdrawals (depending on severity of symptoms, could be accompanied with supervision by medical personal and medication)
Psychosocial treatment (counseling, CBT, psychoeducation, assertive community treatment)
Alcoholics Anonymous
Inpatient or outpatient programs
Social services (case management)
Al-Anon/Alateen

Epidemiology
About 12% of American adults have had an alcohol dependence problem at some time in their life.
In the UK the NHS estimates that around 9% of men and 4% of UK women show signs of alcohol dependence. History
The term alcohol dependence has replaced alcoholism as a term in order that individuals do not internalize the idea of cure and disease, but can approach alcohol as a chemical they may depend upon to cope with outside pressures. The contemporary definition of alcohol dependence is still based upon early research. There has been considerable scientific effort over the past several decades to identify and understand the core features of alcohol dependence. This work began in 1976, when the British psychiatrist Griffith Edwards and his American colleague Milton M. Gross  collaborated to produce a formulation of what had previously been understood as alcoholism – the alcohol dependence syndrome. The alcohol dependence syndrome was seen as a cluster of seven elements that concur. It was argued that not all elements may be present in every case, but the picture is sufficiently regular and coherent to permit clinical recognition. The syndrome was also considered to exist in degrees of severity rather than as a categorical absolute. Thus, the proper question is not whether a person is dependent on alcohol, but how far along the path of dependence has a person progressed. See also
Alcohol intoxication
Alcoholic drink
Alcohol-related dementia
CRAFFT Screening Test
Disulfiram-like drug
High-functioning alcoholic
Long-term effects of alcohol consumption
Paddington alcohol test

Notes
External links

Arnold Little, MD Alcohol Dependence – extensive article
SADD – Short Alcohol Dependence Data Questionnaire. A brief, self-administered questionnaire sometimes utilised in individual or group treatments.