Reply #88: I'm sure you will receive many

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

answers from those more knowledgable than I about alcoholism. But I think this;
a) Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. You cannot get rid of this condition. I am an alcoholic, therefore feel my opinion has some value here. It's like pouring bleach on a colored piece of cloth. It will never be the same again. As it is for we alcoholics. It never leaves us.
b)there is great danger of relapse without the fellowship or group power of AA meetings/sponsorship.
c)most of us believe and many others come to believe that the local AA network works better than treatment programs. Treatment programs like to imply a cure. There is no cure.
Thanks for asking...... my name is dyedinthewoolliberal and I am an alcoholic.