This comment implies that faith-based 12-step programs aren’t proper treatment, and that is false. Any medical professional will tell you that there’s no alternative that produces better results. The problem is abysmal: both faith-based and non-faith-based approaches perform poorly, but 12-step programs are the industry standard because they are the best we have.

Personally I think the non-faith-based centers only exist as a result of severe religious trauma. I’ve met plenty of 12-step alcoholics who make jokes about how bad things like SMART recovery are. It’s a trope on recovery meme sites.