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

1) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.

2) Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3) Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Theres more but those specifically.

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bookerdana · M

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