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I got to NA because I was hooked on opiates. Did that for a few years. Then realized that whenever I couldn't get the pills, I had "just a few" drinks. Due to my own self-centeredness, got a resentment at the NA meetings I was going to. So I thought I'd try AA (was in Los Angeles at the time, plenty of both kinds of meetings). Best thing in the world for me. I'm an addict, yes, but I'm also a drunk. I found alot of people in AA who did other things, besides just drink. My sponsor, who has 18 years, drank/drugged for only 10. But she packed enough drugging into those ten than I did over 20. Yet she calls herself an alcoholic. I went to AA out of a resentment and learned I had a problem with booze, as well. Don't let anyone exclude you out, it's your life you're dealing with. No one can tell you you are an addict or an alcoholic. You have to decide that yourself. Keep going to meetings, you'll find the ones that have what you want. And they won't be the ones that are judging you. Good luck.
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