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Aa will even have a meeting on your cruise ship floating in the middle of the caribbean. all of this was built not by government, or by business, but rather in an incredibly social way. two people started talking to each other and supporting each other on how to stop drinking. aa meetings grew out of that concept. millions of people say it changed and saved their lives, including many in our legal system. with courts often mandating aa for people with alcohol or drug problems. one of that is als...

Thing that has happened to them. its stipulated literally millions of people credit this program with turning their life around, okay? i want to stipulate that right? the second thing i think people get worried about questioning it. because they feel like it will essentially give excuses to people to do things they shouldnt do that would be self-destructive. the third thing i want to say is, as a policy matter we have a question about, is this the best thing for people to do particularly as you ...

In the single digits, under 10%. >> my understanding is that also the best guess for other alternatives is also rather low. the baseline that were dealing with when were talking about people in the groups of addiction, whether thats alcohol specifically or narcotics and other drugs, is were dealing with relatively low success rates. the question is, how do you define success. >> exactly. aa defines success with abstinence. thats the metric, thats the yardstick. a lot of people have a really hard...

And yes, it is concerning if the sponsor would advise that. ive not heard that. >> let me stipulate a few things here. im sure there are people watching this tearing their hair out. there are people in recovery and feel its the most incredible thing that has happened to them. its stipulated literally millions of people credit this program with turning their life around, okay? i want to stipulate that, right? the second thing i think people get worried about questioning it. because they feel like...

Their issues, and staying abstinent for up to two years. that theres a 20% difference if you look at controlled random studies. so it really depends on the quality of the study, how youre interpreting the study. and your own bias. i would love to know this mans bias, and where hes coming from. >> i actually think there is a little more empirically, from ive been able to determine from the literature, to support the aa efficacy. >> whats supported is the social connection that it engenders. that ...

Compensating for, lets say a mood disorder that needs to be treated. in addition to attending aa, they see a psychiatrist, theyre in psychotherapy. so for some people, maybe aa alone would not be enough, but there are many people in aa, and many therapists who say, lets work all together. >> okay. please? >> thats because theyre in new york. there are a lot of people in new york where psychotherapy is accepted, and traditionally within aa, you dont go to an outside source. you see your sponsor, ...

Particularly people who will have been in recovery and feel like its the most incredible thing thats ever happened to them. its stipulated literally millions of people credit this program with turning their life around, okay? i want to stipulate that, right? the second thing i think people get worried about questioning it. because they feel like it will essentially give excuses to people to do things they shouldnt do that would be self-destructive. the third thing i want to say is, as a policy m...

Ive always thought alcoholics anonymous is genuinely one of the most remarkable institutions human beings have ever bit. it operates in a democratic fashion. you can find a meeting anywhere at anytime. aa will even have a meeting on your cruise ship floating in the middle of the caribbean. all of this was built not by government, or by business, but rather in an incredibly social way. two people started talking to each other and supporting each other on how to stop drinking. aa meetings grew oup...

And your own bias. i would love to know this mans bias, and where hes coming from. >> i actually think there is a little more empirically, from what ive been able to determine from the literature, to support the aa efficacy. >> whats supported is the social connection that it engenders. >> and thats huge. >> but the 12-step facilitation is not aa. >> right, this is an important point. no no just the point that the efficacy is actually coming out of the social connection produced by aa as opposed...