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Subject: Re: going through a rough time


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charisse
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Date Posted: 18:02:26 09/15/09 Tue
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In reply to: Jim 's message, "Re: going through a rough time" on 10:53:52 09/14/09 Mon

claimed five percent of A.A.
>>newcomers who are still left after one year is exactly
>>the same number as the usual rate of spontaneous
>>remission among alcoholics — five percent per year.

Who determines that 5% in AA and how can this number be seen as accurate since AA is anonymous.

I don't get how you have determined that anyone who does go to AA for a yr can be viewed as a "spntaneous" remission from using?

Do you really think that people who can just quit drinking would really waste the time going to AA and buy into their program??? I don't see that at all...

Who determined if the people that quit on their own met the definition of alcoholic?




>>That is, in any randomly-selected population of
>>alcoholics, approximately five percent per year will
>>finally get sick and tired of being sick and tired,
>>and they will just quit drinking

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Re: going through a rough timeJim to Charisse
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