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62081ec "AA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking," but it isn't open to everyone. It's open only to those who are willing to publicly declare themselves to be alcoholics or addicts and who are willing to give up their inherent right of independence by declaring themselves powerless over addictive drugs and alcohol, as stated in Step One, "We admitted we are powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable." empowerment 12-step-programs aa non-12-step-programs drug-addiction alcoholics-anonymous passages-rehab non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-cure alcohol-abuse drug-abuse alcohol alcoholism alcoholism-addiction-recovery alcoholic Chris Prentiss