pseudo-science of AA
2014-03-24 22:02:01.004566+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Salon: The pseudo-science of Alcoholics Anonymous: There’s a better way to treat addiction is authors pimping their book piece looking at The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry.
I have often thought that 12-Step programs are harmless to those they don't work for, and a great tool for those they do work for. The authors are making the case that because we, socially, have an expectation that 12-Step programs do work, they harm those for whom they don't work. Pretty severely.