Originally Posted by
cynical one 
I think the show Intervention popularized the "rock bottom" theory, that all addicts have to hit it before seeking treatment, which IMO is a crap term used by only amateurs.
I think rock bottom comes from AA's book. It makes sense sort of because it was established a long time ago and I dont think they understood as much about addiction then. The more I read about AA, a lot of it seems archaic and conflicting with what is known about addiction today.