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Not everyone who attends an AA/Rational Recovery/etc meeting IS truly an alcoholic....
I think that's an important point to be made. Some are "abusive drinkers", but not truly addicted. Huge difference between an "abusive drinker" and a bona-fide alcoholic. Abusive drinker = not physically addicted but drinks too much at times, can still walk away from alcohol pretty easily. The physically addicted are the real deal, the real hard core alcoholics who will have a ghastly withdrawal and who will probably need hospitalization.