Addiction & Recovery

I saw the Chris Hayes segment and read the article. For those with "mild or moderate alcohol-use disorder" less intense methods may get results. AA is not for everyone. I, however, am a real alcoholic.

I disagree about the AA success rate. Best paper I've read on the efficacy of AA-

http://hindsfoot.org/recout01.pdf

Basically, what Bill W. said decades ago still holds up. 3 or 4 out of 5 who initially come to a meeting don't stick. Maybe they come back later. Of those who stay and really try, about half achieve long term sobriety from the start. Another quarter make it after a slip or few.