12 step recovery has a long history and been prevalent in these facilities for decades. A lot of staff are in recovery and ideas just get passed down over the years. It will take some time. They are mostly repeating what was said to them. Many of us have found that wanting but yes, all my alternate method research was on the net. I found LifeRing first, then SMART and finally AVRT here just last year. Heck, AA Agnostica and a facebook group, Atheists and Agnostics in AA are growing by leaps and bounds. The net has changed the game but getting THAT into the centers would take a promoter like Bill or sumpin. No really-we need folks who have used other methods to be in the centers is all.