“Addiction is not a moral defect, and to suggest that does a great disservice to people suffering with this disorder.” — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
I feel that people who haven't read my books and haven't heard me lecture - who don't in fact know what my… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“AA makes inflated claims about itself. Its foundational document, Alcoholics Anonymous (commonly referred to as the “Big Book” and a perennial best… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
“Hit the bottom and get back up; or hit the bottle and stay down.” — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
“The day I became free of alcohol was the day that I fully understood and embraced the truth that I would not… — Liz Hemingway Copy Share Image
“In the one-treatment-fits-all approach, clients sit in group meetings all day and all evening and listen to each other stories. At the… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“I have met and listened to a very large number of people who have “failed” at AA and some who continue to… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
“The degradation woven through these steps also seems unwittingly designed to exacerbate, rather than relieve, the humiliating feelings so common in addiction.… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
When I finally embraced abstinence it was because of the simple urge to work a longer day. Thus, without joining Alcoholics Anonymous,… — Clive James Copy Share Image
It must never be forgotten that the purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous is to sober up alcoholics. There is no religious or spiritual… — Bill W Copy Share Image
I look up the telephone number of Alcoholics Anonymous. Then, my hands shaking, I open the bar and drink the leftover whiskey,… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place,… — Alcoholics Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The biggest truth to face now – what is probably making me unfunny now for the remainder of my life – is… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Gately can't even imagine what it would be like to be a sober and drug-free biker. It's like what would be the… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“AA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
“Millions of deaths would not have happened if it weren’t for the consumption of alcohol. The same can be said about millions… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
My father was on the Alcoholics Anonymous wishlist. My mother was on... parole. And lithium. — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
“We do not want to believe that we cannot control alcohol and that alcohol is, in truth, controlling and dictating our lives.… — Liz Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Alcoholics Anonymous was proclaimed the correct treatment for alcoholism over seventy-five years ago despite the absence of any scientific evidence of the… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
“Every year, our state and federal governments spend over $15 billion on substance-abuse treatment for addicts, the vast majority of which are… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
“People suffering with addictions as a rule tend to be well aware of the many “wrongs” they have committed. Awareness of this… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
“Meetings are the Hail Marys of alcoholics. You can do or almost do anything, feel anything, commit any number of non-sober atrocities,… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
