Refuge Recovery is a systematic program based on Buddhist principles, integrating scientific, non-theistic, and psychological insight. The program does not ask anyone to believe anything, but to only trust the process and do the work of recovery. Buddhist teacher and founder of Refuge Recovery, Noah Levine created an understanding that “all individuals have the power and potential to free themselves from the suffering that is caused by addiction.” The process can cultivate a path of awakening, and the path of recovering from addictions that created suffering in many lives.