Why Rehab Fails The dogma of AA has taken over

Submitted by Ed on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 09:17

This is a book review of

Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction Treatment-and How to Get Help That Works

Anne M. Fletcher

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112255/why-rehab-fails#

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JR Harris

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 11:24

This sounds like a really good book. Talk about failure to separate church and state!

Take Jessie, an alcoholic woman who was court-ordered to attend rehab or go to jail, after a drunk-driving conviction. Three days before finishing the rehab program, the police came for her. The rehab had kicked Jessie out, claiming she’d “failed to accept a higher power” (step two). Freedom of religion was apparently not a valid excuse.

"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.

seagal007

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 03:22

Sounds like a good read. I was jut critiquing the steppers tradition 2. According to that tradition steppers should not be in any professional treatment positions even as lay counsilers. I positivly laughed at the Billshit story that goes with trad 2 in light of the AA near monopoly of addiction rehab in the USA. What a bunch of lying hypocrites stepper evangilist are.

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Persephone In Exile

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 15:06

Great link, thanks for posting! I want to post this everywhere I can now! Book--ordered.

http://badrecovery.blogspot.com/