Originally Posted by
Dalek 
In AVRT, the Big Plan is not about quitting one substance at a time, but rather about quitting all hedonic substances at one time. Trimpey makes this clear in his AVRT Course, the RR forums, and in "The Art of AVRT", but even in "The New Cure", drink and use are synonymous. There is no "marijuana maintenance" quit drinking program in AVRT, for example. Done is done, and that means no alcohol or any other henonic, non-prescribed drugs.
Surely there's nothing wrong, in principle, with taking hedonic substances. A substance only becomes a problem to a person when they continue to take it against their better judgement.
Why should a smoker who wants to quit by using AVRT, also have to quit booze if they're a moderate drinker and it causes them no problems?
Doesn't Trimpey say that taking pleasure-inducing drugs is an individual liberty? If the effect of taking a particular drug is benign a person will more than likely carry on taking it. It's probably a good idea for many to make a clean break and quit all hedonic substances but I don't think it's absolutely necessary in all cases.