Re:Square Inc. Co-Founder Tristan O’Tierney Dies at 35
by throwaway85049 on Sunday March 03, 2019 @08:28AM
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The main reason that AA/NA helped me was that it brought me around sober/clean people that I could hang out with and make friends with. The step work is BS in my opinion. But the sober friends kept me alive.
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Re:Square Inc. Co-Founder Tristan O’Tierney Dies at 35
by placer on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:04AM
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That may be true. A 2018 paper shows that other non-12-step fellowships are as effective as AA (as long as the goal is abstinence from alcohol, not moderation). Since the paper is still under paywall until later this year, here's a good lay summary:
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/3/5/17071690/alc...