Emmy,

Thanks for your feedback. I shall try to learn new skills relevant to your suggestions and those of others. I am sorry for any hurt feelings that my post has inspired.

I'm more than well aware this is life and death stuff, my own included. That is precisely why I thought the subject needed broaching. My diplomatic skills or lack there of had to take a back seat, I felt, to alerting people to both options and the existence of strong arguments for caution, in an expeditious manner. This may have been a mistake. It seemed I just had to risk it with what I had. I'm sorry for the "inflammatory" word, it's borrowed from others perhaps inadvisably. Many of the statistics you referred to and the arguments for caution regarding 12-step system groups can be found through or at www.aadeprogramming.com. I don't want to argue the subject though I sincerely believe it's vital for people to be aware of the options.
Sincerely, Downsolong