Max,
There is a huge difference between going to AA and working AA's program of recovery. Like night and day difference.
Originally Posted by
MaxC 
I drink/do drugs because I am bored.... and whenever I feel stuck and have nothing else to do, I do drugs.
Maybe you're bored or feel stuck, and maybe you have something else going on. Maybe you have an obsession. Maybe you are restless, irritable, and discontent. Maybe you can't wrest any satisfaction out of life and the drink gives you that sense of ease and comfort.