A support group that was originally conceptualized as an alternative to NA and the 12 Steps, HRW actually has quite a bit in common with them. “HRW meetings are scripted,”. They begin with a reading and end with a reading, and in the middle is a topic of the day and time for people to share. So the skeletal structure will feel familiar to the millions who have attended NA or AA. But from there, HRW departs from NA in ways that some 12-steppers will disapprove of and others will find refreshing.