• CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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    11 months ago

    That’s all fine and dandy until you get court ordered to attend these meetings as if it were a scientifically proven method of quitting drinking. It’d be like doing something bad and then being court ordered to attend church so that you can “gain a moral compass.”

    • Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Out of curiosity, where are people being remanded to AA specifically?

      Having some experience in those circles. Courts often order “recovery programs” not AA, usually some form outpatient/inpatient group therapy, run by licensed therapists.