In my opinion there is no "one size fits all" program.
There are many other recovery programs out there, but to this day our doctors remain uneducated about them. It is up to us to inform them.
Women in my program have 20+ years of recovery, some have just found us and have only a few days.
I encourage everyone to look into all the other programs out there, AA included, and find the one that speaks to their heart.
If someone tells you that theirs is the only way to sobriety.......run like heck.
Thousands of people get sober using many ways, we tend to forget that when we are "sticking up" for the one we use.