Marianne Gilliam, Author of How Alcoholics Anonymous Failed Me, My Personal Journey to Sobriety Through Self-Empowerment.
Addiction affects families, work places, value systems, and society as a whole.
Rapid progress will be seen when we begin to tailor recovery programs to meet the varying needs of addicts. One recovery program is not going to work for everybody. If it doesn't, we need to know that there are alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous. Now recovered, Gilliam wrote a book chronicling her experiences in A.A. and other twelve step programs and her courageous decision to embark upon an individual path to sobriety. Since I found a way to overcome addiction and achieve sobriety without twelve steps, maybe it will encourage others to do the same.