As long as we continue under the current “addiction treatment” modality we will continue to convince people they are powerless. And as long as they believe this they will not see the other options available to them. We are basically giving people two choices right now. A choice between their substance and an outdated, ineffective, even harmful and dangerous “program” of “recovery” that involves going cold turkey to achieve complete abstinence for life. And if they don’t want that they are offered ‘tough love’ and a kick to the curb, sometimes for so little as a slip, until they are ‘beat up enough to be willing.’ That is the prevalent attitude of many people, an attitude accepted, and promoted in large part by today’s multibillion dollar treatment industry. This is killing people dead. -Jason Bartley
People die every day because AA FAILS 97% of the people who go there. Their favorite rebuttal to this fact is to say, “It works if you work it,” implying that if AA doesn’t work for you it is because you couldn’t be honest and willing or refused to accept a Higher Power. Therefore you failed at AA, when in fact it was AA that failed you. They make it a habit to tell people who are suffering from a mental illness not to take their medication(s). How can any morally sound mental health worker endorse finding “recovery” and “god” in such a horrible place? Why not just tell someone what religion they should be? Because that is exactly what AA is, a dangerous religious organization! So why is AA held in such high regard in the US?
Informative links:
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-secrets.html
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-Vaillant02.html
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-big_lie.html
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-us_stupid_drunks.html
The Free Alternatives to Harmful and Dangerous 12-step meetings:
SMART Recovery: http://www.smartrecovery.org/
SOS: http://www.sossobriety.org/ and http://www.centerforinquiry.net/sos
Moderation Management: http://www.moderation.org/
Women for Sobriety: http://www.womenforsobriety.org
HAMS Harm Reduction: http://hamsnetwork.org/
The Sinclair Method using the drug Naltrexone: http://www.sinclairmethod.com/
For Ex-AA members and future Ex-AA members:
http://www.expaa.org/apps/links/
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