In terms of scientific evidence, the evidence I have seen, and I can dig it up if you like, supports the efficacy of the community reinforcement approach, which was developed by marriage and family counselors.
AA has an atrocious success rate, and a couple of studies have actually found that those who do *not* attend AA meetings have a better success rate in abstaining from alcohol than those who do. Also, the AA view that an alcoholic must never again drink or risk relapse, however admirable that might be from a Baha'i perspective, has not been supported. Mark A. Foster * http://MarkFoster.net http://CompuServe.m.foster.name ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
