I'm so sorry everyone, I didn't mean to cause such an uproar. As a matter of fact I've never even read Orange Papers. I just know I've seen it mentioned on here before, and I know it purports to provide some kind of statistical analysis of the success rate of AA. I have no personal frame of reference on whether said analysis is accurate or not.
Of course AA works for some people, while other programs work for other people. Whatever works for one person is what that person should focus on.