Are smoking members of Alcoholics Anonymous an indication of the effectiveness of 12 Step programs?
Most true alcoholics do not die from alcohol abuse, they die from the complication of years of nicotine addiction. If these alcoholics can use 12 step programs to quit drinking alcohol, why cannot they also use that same AA doctrine for smoking cessation? It makes sense to me that while addressing the area of the brain that is responsible for addiction, and truly claim to have arrested their disposition for addiction, they would also quit smoking as well? What is the ultimate goal in abstaining from addictions to deadly substances like alcohol? Could it be to save their life? Why do 12 step programs brag about success in addiction, and ultimately die from smoking cigarettes, like their founder Bill Wilson? How effective are 12 step programs? Could this be AAers deadly self-will at work?
Actually most true alcoholics, if they don’t stop drinking, will kill their liver and their health generally due to not taking care of themselves properly. While most alcoholics are also smokers, the two addictions are physiologically and psychologically distinct. One important difference is that an active alcoholic is generally unable to take care of themselves and their daily responsibilities, while tobacco does not generally interfere with these things – and that is a big reason why alcohol abuse is the more serious problem, and is the sole problem that AA seeks to help its members treat.
The fact that many former alcoholics die from smoking is actually a measure of success – they didn’t die from drinking, and they managed to live productive lives after their recovery from active alcohol dependency.
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