Hi vetswife.

Simple axiom...No one will get better from anything unless they want to...

It is really no more complicated than that. However,,sometimes even when we want to,,we don't and that is usually with ailments that are outside of our control. Personal addictions do not fall into that category.

AA/NA/OA/GA are programs of attraction,,not promotion. There are no marketing campaigns,,though as you allude,,there are expectations brought on by the justice system that require attendance. Sometimes a seed planted will sprout and the justice sustem is as frustrated with addiction issues as the cultures they serve..

Recovery from addiction requires a profound willingness by the sufferer. With this change in the battle with a substance(s) anything is possible via a multitude of recovery options. I don't know how to gift this willingness. I wish I did.

In all of these programs there are folks who have found success,,as in other programs. Newcomers should observe this success and "hang out with the winners" as they say. But that requires the willingness I shared,,,where a person will do anything not to use again..

It has worked for me....I still search out people on the journey who possess aspects of character I haven't evolved.....

Lenny