Busting Addiction and Its Myths
The purpose of our podcast is to help families learn the truth about addiction and alcoholism so that they can take the right action to help the addict they love and to help themselves at this critical time in their lives. Exposing the truth about addiction and alcoholism also requires that we bust the myths surrounding both addiction/alcoholism and the recovery process.
Busting Addiction and Its Myths
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 1
Q: Is Alcoholics Anonymous, aka AA, a proven recovery method?
A: The scientific evidence, based on research conducted by the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, emphatically proves that it is a cost-effective, evidence-based treatment that stands the test of time. AA is made effective by its members’ active involvement in their own recovery, by the lack of rigid rules (contrary to popular belief), and by the fact that there are no dues or fees for AA membership. Furthermore, an AA-based recovery program performed even better on longer-term sobriety measures than other alternative programs.