Sponsor

A sponsor can be defined as an individual in an addiction recovery program who mentors a newcomer to the 12 step program of Alcoholics Anonymous and it’s offshoots – NA, GA, SLA, OA, EA.
Being a sponsor to a person addicted to alcohol or drugs is a feature of the twelve step program aimed at giving freely what was freely given to the old-timers when they were newcomers.
It reminds people with substantial time clean and sober what it was like for them when they were struggling with their addiction and also works against their self-centredness.