This is a little off topic but many of us have been sober for a while and we look at all this stuff and can often think "What's so hard to understand, it's just the mind doing what minds do." That's my reaction anyhow.
It got me thinking back to when i was deep in the throes of addiction. I would have walked over hot coals to get my substance of choice, I was completely hoodwinked into believing that I had no choice and was powerless to not give in, it would only be a matter of time.
if you really think about it, without a working knowledge of how the brain works and the pathways of addiction you are kind of lost. How do you even begin to fight something without an understanding of the most basic stuff?
I guess I believe that anyone new to recovery would be much better off to learn mindfulness, rational recovery and the biology and psychology of addiction as opposed to signing onto the doctrine of powerlessness. Just my opinion tho.