Originally Posted by
jsprplc2006 
However, an extensive analysis was recently done with the available information, and found that of eight studies done, "No experimental studies unequivocally demonstrated the effectiveness of AA or (Twelve Step Facilitation) approaches for reducing alcohol dependence or problems."
As far as I can tell, that is right. However, one must look at AA in terms of what constitutes "success rates". I have seen a lot of people come into AA simply because they have an authority figure on their back (Judge, employer, spouse, parent...). They do just enough - just long enough to please the authority in question. Then they go back to their old ways of living.
To a third-party observer, they appear to be a failure. From a first-person perspective - Mission Accomplished.
