Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Alcoholics, sexaholics, shopaholics

Every day, millions of Americans gather in church basements and community meeting rooms to take turns announcing, "Hi, I'm X and I'm a Y addict."

The practice seems simple, and in a sense it is. Since Bill W. founded Alcoholics Anonymous back in the 1930s, the participants in various 12-step programs have reached a reasonably clear consensus on what "the program" is and how to work it.

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Source: salon.com

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