I have concluded it is a cult in many regards. It brainwashes and teaches people to lie and attack anyone who dares to criticize it. I dislike being lied to as should others who value integrity.

12-step programs have always been Trojan horses in need of continuous exposing. Truth is support.

http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-big_lie.html
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-aalies.html
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://aadeprogramming.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12-Step_Coercion_Watch/
http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?47+Duke+L.+J.+785
http://www.peele.net/bookstore/resisting.html
http://www.unhooked.com./index.htm
http://www.bee.net/cardigan/attic/guest09.htm

~Down