Originally Posted by
tomsteve 
". You're completely powerless over your addiction? No, you're not. How many people has this actually prevented from getting or staying sober?"
From the CDC:
Excessive alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable death. This dangerous behavior accounted for approximately 88,000 deaths per year from 2006–2010, and accounted for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults aged 20–64 years.
IMO that's quite a few that the powerlessness prevented from getting a d staying sober in the U.S. alone.
Apparently (just from looking it up) 1 in 5 deaths in the US are associated with obesity... But where are the Foodaholics Anonymous groups and pamphlets?
They don't exist because weight loss products/services are far more profitable.. Gyms, diet pills, work-out videos, etc. What can you sell to an alcoholic other than a belief system or more alcohol? Just saying...