Crooks and Liars is celebrating the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, I'm not.

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3. They prime people for relapse

Yes some can't handle booze or drugs. I've heard it said that AA programs for relapse. It is also a form of self handicapping. Addictions start as being behaviors and those need to be altered and people need to learn to live with temptation around. Most people just need to avoid it and should not feel like they are trapped in a spiral if they accidentally pick up a drink. What I don't like is how courts encourage people going to meetings, which sort of sets them up with a similar peer group rather than say doing volunteer work with people who aren't drinking but doing good for others.