Thank you August for giving some detail. I've basically only seen AA as its shown in a movie or something. It looks in those a lot like what Mikoss has described. People seeking recovery. Some doing well, others not. Friendships, comrodery and sharing their using stories, their progress and life complexities as they make changes. I guess it could be whatever someone makes it.
I went to an inpatient treatment center, and I had individual therapy and some group therapy also. Didnt care for the group stuff too much. So it makes me think of that I guess.
But I do think it takes willingness to change in order to spend so much time attending meetings, becoming involved with people in these meetings. Calling, texting. Listening to the writings from the AA guide. That's a lot of time and effort regardless of how effective it is.
maybe I will look for an online meeting just to see what it's like. Or maybe a cocaine anonymous as someone mentioned to me when I first came here.