Alcohol Is A Drug
February 9, 2009 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Some of you may know that A Dozen Steps really ought to be involved with discussing other fellowships in addition to Alcoholics Anonymous. I find myself getting away from this too often.
Recently I saw someone “out there” attempt to debunk the saying that “alcohol is a drug.” Well, for the singleness of purpose of AA that could confuse folks and I understand.
But for my friends who have problems with drugs that is the type of arrogance that could send someone to their death.
Directly from the Basic Text of Narcotics Anonymous, page 18;
“Thinking of alcohol as different from other drugs has caused a great many addicts to relapse. Before we came to NA many of us viewed alcohol separately, but we cannot afford to be confused about this. Alcohol is a drug. We are people with the disease of addiction who must abstain from all drugs in order to recover.”
Drug addicts are worthy of all the consideration to live we can offer them.
