Quote Originally Posted by surreys princess
that pronouncement is from the anonymous groups....

and yes, if you get brain damage, that can be classified as a disease...the definition of disease is noted here...

disease - definition of disease in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

to each their own though....
I looked at the link that you gave. Alcoholism was not present in their list of diseases. Even if it was, this definition could change, and hopefully will as more knowledge is gathered from research.

But the fact is that AA is useless for the vast majority of people.

We need addiction treatments that work - not superstitious 12 step cults that have about as much scientific method in their approach as astrology, voodoo, witchcraft or tarot-card reading.

It's a disgrace that these programs constitute 97% of treatment options in America. There are "known cures" - but the 12 Step "anonymous groups" don't want them to take over a share of their monopoly in the addiction market. They've been singing the same song since the 1930's, and have no intention of changing at all.