Originally Posted by
badger257 
FWIW... There is no monopoly on recovery. But like you, never took to AA (Athiest here, but that is neither here nor there...) I went to my first SMART recovery meeting a couple of weeks ago, and it was the best thing I have ever done. Aside from SR.
I am an atheist, have been since I was a teen. I took to AA and loved it with all my heart. My sponsor and several of my AA friends were atheists and we all agree AA saved our lives.....or more accurately, we saved our lives by working the AA program.
There are, fortunately, plenty of other recovery programs that work.