Posted by galtin on November 12, 2001, at 23:04:35
In reply to Re: addiction and recovery, posted by Rosa on November 11, 2001, at 7:01:10
> > People are often ordered by the courts to attend AA as an alternative to prison (for such offenses as DWI), and in such cases I would say it's coercive. Also, a lot of people don't know about the alternatives like RR and SMART (both of these are self-help groups with a cognitive-behavioral approach); they think AA is the only group that can help them.
Rosa,I agree that this practice is coercive, but on the part of the court systems, not AA. AA, obviously, can't mandate anybody to attend its meetings.
galtin
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