“AA has managed to survive, in part, because members who become and remain sober speak and write about it regularly. This is no accident: AA’s twelfth step expressly tells members to proselytize for the organization: “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” Adherence to this step has created a classic sampling error: because most of us hear only from the people who succeeded in the program, it is natural to conclude that they represent the whole. In reality, these members speak for an exceptionally small percentage of addicts.”
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Source: The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
Source: The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
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Source: The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
Source: The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
Source: The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry