Bill W. did take LSD when it was being tested as a treatment for depression & he also allegedly had an affair with a woman in the program. So what? As zinco has repeatedly written, AA works & is by no means a religious program; Bill W. was just another member of it (& I don't buy the "cult of Bill W." that sometimes goes on).

The only step you have to take 100% each day is Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable. Despite the fact I've worked the steps, if you can attest to the fact that you're powerless & unmanageable that's all it takes. It works for me & for millions of others.