moderation management is simply a normal and rational approach to change a negative behavior that is burned at the stake due to the abstinence fixation in the US, Western Europe and Australia. This is our recovery culture. In other parts of the world it is just one way that many people come out of addiction. There is a fear that if it is even discussed that it could start a domino effect of people breaking their sobriety on this site or elsewhere...leading them to a quick demise...I think this is ridiculous but it is what it is