Originally Posted by
JeffreyAK 
We're social animals, and I think we tend to thrive more easily when we're plugged into human networks.
I agree we're hard wired, as social animals, but NO, absolutely NO, I don't agree we thrive more easily when 'plugged into human networks". That's nonsense and without scientific backup.
I stopped drinking, forever, by disengaging from the human networks (AA) etc, and instead, by utilising this site, Sober Rocovery, and I realise it's a 'social network' but it's more informative and less jargonistic and doesn't require me to attend AA for the rest of my days!