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It makes sense to be skeptical of something that has been around for a long time yet remains unproven the same way it makes sense to be skeptical of promising new approach (drug).

The drug is going to end up with peer reviewed studies in time that will prove or disprove it's effectiveness.



There is nothing wrong with going the "no drug" route. People who seek help in non-temperance programs founded on standard behavior modification techniques tend to do better than the rigid, any-amount-of-alcohol-is-bad temperance based programs founded on evangelical protestant religious based ideology like AA.

It is a lot like somebody who looses control of themselves and has a mental breakdown every time they fly because of an irrational fear of flying who then takes the initiative to seek professional help and learns over tme how to overcome their issues rather than joining a club of people who all agree that the best way to deal with their illness would be to decide that they are powerless to overcome it, agree that any amount of time spent on airplanes is bad, and then give themselves rewards for the length of time that they have avoided flying. Common sense tells you which is logically the best approach and science confirms it.



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