Do you believe in the doctrine and steps of Alcoholics Anonymous? Are you powerless?

Yes, it got me sober..
Thirty years now.

I do,the co-founders especially Bill Wilson was a really interesting guy,and many have been helped as to how many were helped,being anonymous its harder to gauge:


Addiction specialists cite success rates slightly higher, between 8% and 12%.7
A New York Times article stated that AA claims that up to 75% of its members stay abstinent.8
Alcoholics Anonymous’ Big Book touts about a 50% success rate, stating that another 25% remain sober after some relapses.9
A study conducted by AA in 2014 showed that 27% of the more than 6,000 members who participated in the study were sober for less than a year. In addition, 24% of the participants were sober 1-5 years while 13% were sober 5-10 years. Fourteen percent of the participants were sober 10-20 years, and 22% were sober for 20 or more years.5

It has been proven to help more than most of the programs out there.

Yes.

Everyone will be powerless in their lives at one point or another. Surrendering to a higher power and taking responsibility for your own actions is the only thing we are left to do.

It doesn't really fit with my own belief systems but I do know that it works and works for a lot of people... so I'd not be in a position to criticise

It works for some. I quit cold turkey 5 weeks ago. It hasn’t been long, but so far, so good.

I dont buy the higher power thing myself. But I DO know it works for those how can buy into it.😷

No. I think it's religious indoctrination and most alcoholics quit without AA. They claim "one drink one drunk", but I've known plenty of recovered alcoholics who became moderate drinkers. Furthermore believing you're powerless doesn't help an addict, it worsens it. When you empower addicts, they do better.