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AA isn't religious... it's spiritual. Your higher power doesn't have to be a religious icon, just someone/something more powerful than yourself.
Regardless of the path you chose, I recommend, emphatically, that you give at least 2 or 3 different meetings a try before rejecting AA as an option. It works for so many and there are meetings all over the world. If you go and you can't get your head around it, you have only invested a few hours of your time...
Good Luck, We are pullin' for you
Mark