thanks! I think AA is a very good thing! I just don't know if it is fair to the people who really want to be there that others are ordered to be there? I know sometimes they tell other people who they saw there. It is supposed to be an anonymous program of people helping people, and people who aren't there because they want to be there could possibly hurt the group. I know what others are saying that sometimes it does help, and they stick around and recover, that is great. Thanks for answering my question, and I personally do not think it should be court ordered. It should be told about as a means of help, IMHO.