[Magdalen] More Clergy DWI

[Grace Cangialosi]

This is interesting, Jim, and a similar conversation has been taking place on another list I'm on. It has been dealing heavily with the Heather Cook situation, and a couple of the list members who are in recovery have posted articles on various aspects of addiction. There was at least one that called into question the AA model, not saying it doesn't work, but emphasizing that isn't the only way to go, depending on the individual.

On March 19, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

I realize that some here will denounce the heresy, but Chris Hayes on MSNBC 
alerted me to an article in the Atlantic magazine

"The Surprising Failures of 12 Steps

"How a pseudoscientific, religious organization birthed the most trusted method 
of addiction treatment

"Say you’ve been diagnosed with a serious, life-altering illness or 
psychological condition. In lieu of medication, psychotherapy, or a combination 
thereof, your doctor prescribes nightly meetings with a group of similarly 
afflicted individuals, and a set of 12 non-medical guidelines for recovery, half 
of which require direct appeals to God. What would you do?"

See more at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/the-surprising-failures-of-12-steps/284616/

Cheers,
Jim Guthrie