According to their own website, there are over 100,000 groups and over 2,000,000 members in 150 countries. The official biography of Alcoholics Anonymous asserts unequivocally that William (Bill) Wilson "got" the contents of the "12 Steps" through "spirit dictation." I, like hundreds of others, was able to break free from the cult. Critical thought and discussion are frowned upon by AA. Individualism is discouraged in AA. AA insists that its members only achieve recovery and sanity by "working with others" who are similar to them, an euphemism for perpetuating its pyramid membership plan. Many erroneous stereotypes about AA have taken root due to a fundamental lack of understanding. The movement to confront Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the organization that has long been the standard-bearer in the fight against alcohol addiction, has grown in recent years. The movement to confront Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the organization that has long been the standard-bearer in the fight against alcohol addiction, has grown in recent years. Gabrielle Glaser, for example, appears to have made it her life's effort to undermine AA's efficacy.