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Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend
I think that somebody should make an addiction treatment program that is secular in nature. As somebody who considers himself an agnostic atheist, if I ever had an addiction issue in my life, an AA meeting wouldn't be able to help me because almost half of the steps seem to involve a higher power somehow.
Or one could always be like that atheist who was addicted to drugs and was told that he had to go to an AA meeting as condition of parole and was denied a secular version and refused and was sent back to prison and sued the state for millions haha  |
There are lots. The most common and widely used is SMART. It is a good program.
16 steps is also far less religious than AA and I like because it is more empowering and less negative. 16 steps worked better for trauma issues, for me, and SMART for basic living stuff...
The problem is that these programs do not get the same funding or church space as 12 step meetings do, and they are often run by counsellors and therefore are more dependent on funding.
But in big cities there are a ton of options, usually... I wish people were told this more often. AA does not have to be the only option!