I actually agree that it's a shame that AA is the only game in town and I think its effectiveness is vastly overestimated. It's also seriously dogmatic about wa

I actually agree that it's a shame that AA is the only game in town and I think its effectiveness is vastly overestimated. It's also seriously dogmatic about way more than just complete abstinence (I mean it's 12 steps, meetings every week or every day, etc). I prefer to keep my past far in the rear view mirror instead of continually drudging it up. I am just very dubious that people who have shown they have the capacity to fuck up their lives with drinking/drugs, especially for an extended period of time, are going to reprogram themselves successfully to become casual users. I don't know how black and white it is. But I count my lucky stars for the last 12 years of life compared the 10 before that.