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Re:Some people swear by Alcoholics Anonymous and others desp... by addicted on Thursday January 04, 2018 @07:11AM (#16069743)
I can't imagine they ever published the data since I can't imagine how they could even collect it.

Anyone can walk in and no one needs to provide any identifying information so how would you be able to track anyone over any period of time?

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Re:Some people swear by Alcoholics Anonymous and others desp... by AmVess on Thursday January 04, 2018 @07:28AM (#16069828)
They used to publish the effectiveness but quit in the early 80's.

It's easy to track anonymous users when the same anonymous users show up for the same meetings for years. AA has had a LOT of meetings over the years, so coming up with a baseline of effectiveness isn't a vexing problem.

Why they quit publishing those numbers isn't exactly a mystery, either.

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