The Higher Power of about 44% of Alcoholics Anonymous is the Probation Department.
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JR Harris
Sat, 08/25/2012 - 08:22
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These are all current incidents that the Probation Department is
These are all current incidents that the Probation Department is the Higher Power of around 44% of the Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship. They will be in denial about it because if they do admit it, they will be deemed not working a good program and the narcissistic members of the fellowship will refuse to sign their court cards and they will be sent to jail or prison.
Coerced AA at its finest.
"Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy." Please follow orders from the Interchurch Center if you are an AA member and don't comment.
alkieanon
Sat, 08/25/2012 - 09:32
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Got Proof?
JR Harris whines: "These are all current incidents that the Probation Department is the Higher Power of around 44% of the Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship." Got proof? The "antis" will be delusional about it because if they do admit it, they will be deemed liars.
JR Harris
Sat, 08/25/2012 - 09:41
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National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) report
The June 26, 2012 National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) report "Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice" can be downloaded at http://www.casacolumbia.org/templates/NewsRoom.aspx?articleid=678&zoneid=51 and it does say that 44% of members are sent by the court system. Some areas may be higher and some may be lower, by the aggregate level is 44%.
Are you attempting the "I'm too stupid to look it up" Mr. Dig Deeper?
"Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy." Please follow orders from the Interchurch Center if you are an AA member and don't comment.
alkieanon
Sat, 08/25/2012 - 10:03
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Cite Your Source
JR Harris whines (and resorts to personal insults, as usual): "Are you attempting the "I'm too stupid to look it up" Mr. Dig Deeper?"
The only "44" reference is:
"$44 billion to treat diabetes which affects 26 million people; "
Way to go, Mr. Copier and Paster.
JR Harris
Sat, 08/25/2012 - 09:49
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Try spelling it out as "Forty-four percent" .....
Poor research skills Mr Dig Deeper, it's right at the very start of the report. Try spelling it out as "Forty-four percent"
“Forty-four percent come from the criminal justice system, which tells you about our failure to treat this problem until it emerges into serious social consequences,” Foster said.
"Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy." Please follow orders from the Interchurch Center if you are an AA member and don't comment.
alkieanon
Sat, 08/25/2012 - 10:05
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Cite Your Source
Nope.
"Forty million Americans ages 12 and older (16 percent) have the disease of addiction involving nicotine, alcohol or other drugs, a disease affecting more Americans than heart conditions, diabetes or cancer; another 80 million people are risky substance users – using tobacco, alcohol and other drugs in ways that threaten health and safety."