Meeting makers make it... I truly believe that. And I believe it because I've tried weening off meetings before. 4 times to be exact. Each of them resulted in relapse after several years of sobriety. It's not the meetings per se that keep you sober. But it's the fellowship. I need other people in recovery surrounding me in order for me to stay sober. I need to help others for me to stay sober. I need to see the newly sober person who stumbles into the door and cries at the table to remind me that my last drink/drug/whatever actually was THAT bad.
People with cancer need chemo. People with strokes need blood thinners. People with diabetes need insulin. People with addiction need meetings.