Some groups use this as a 'clarity statement'
The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, as adapted from A.A., are the basis of our recovery program.
We have only broadened their perspective.We follow the same path with a single exception; our identification as addicts is all-inclusive with respect to any mood-changing, mind-altering substance.
Alcoholism is too limited a term for us; our problem is not a specific substance, it is a disease called addiction.
I guess it would be pretty tough to complain about that one eh??