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Alcohol Abuse | Alcoholics Anonymous Is Not the Best Treatment for Alcoholics

Jack Trimpey is the founder of Rational Recovery, a network of self-help groups. He is also the author of The Small Book and Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction.

Summary: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) does not believe in helping people recover from their addictions. Instead, AA seeks to impose its will upon addicted people. AA defeats the First Amendment by forcing a religion down the throats of alcohol abusers. AA is not about helping addicts recover from addictions; AA is a cult that values its unity above any individual. In preaching its...

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