Alcoholics Anonymous and the like

[Ksa]

My opinion is that AA is no more effective than any other intervention, and that all interventions appear to be more successful than no intervention.

Interventions, are no less bigoted than Leviticus 18:22. During an intervention, the persons carrying it out say that drugs&alcohol are wrong as an absolute truth, they view the user as a sinner and they try to persuade him that what he's doing is wrong.

If someone needs help with their addiction, I do agree with the persons carrying out the intervention, when they say that what the abuser is doing is wrong. But I do not agree when they say that drinking alcohol is wrong. The person needs help not because he's drinking alcohol but because he drinks too much, without control.

So the problem is lack of self-control. It can be a low-testosterone issue also! The person may not have the motivation to stop due to a hormonal unbalance that needs to be evaluated by real professionals. Not some jerk-off telling you that drinking is wrong, his opinion is worthless.

You know, there used to be these anti-drug crew coming to my school, trying to persuade students not to use drugs. And of course, the speaker said he was an addict, that he did horrible things and that, after quitting for good, he recovered and was free. I told him you're an idiot! The best conclusion that can be drawn from such a presentation is that if you're an idiot with low IQ, you should not use drugs because chances are high that you may destroy your life.