I Can Relate, I'vebeen&outof This Program For About 12 Years And Been Through Numorous Treatment Centers, And I Can Talk The AA Talk And Quote Stuff Out The Big Book, Wisdom Never Could Keep Me Clean/sober. By Working The 12 Steps With My Sponsor Teaches Me How To Deal With The Thinking That Comes Right Before I Want To Use/drink. I Try Not To Tell Someone What To Do Becuase I Know When Someone Does That To Me My Mind Closes. Somyexperience Is To Have Faith And To Say Consistant. Getting Clean/sober Never Was A Problem, The staying Clean/sober Was. I Hope This Helps Someone.