Yes, it is possible to stay clean and sober without a program. Many have
done it, we just don't here from those as they have chosen to carry on with
their lives vs. preaching at AA meetings. As for God and the Higher Power
in AA, if this is an absolute to staying sober, why are priests, ministers
and rabbis alcoholics as well?

Use what works for you but just don't use.

M$Man wrote:
> I'm a 30 yr old man clean for 98 days. My drug of choice was coke, with a
> screw driver chaser to clean my throat after every line, I started using in
> college 12 years ago and was a daily user for 6 years. I spent 30 days in a
> controlled detox, while there I was forced to attend 12 step meetings. I see
> an addiction therapist weekly, who tells me in every session that I am only
> buying time, and can never maintain my sobriety with out a program. I have
> made several attempts to find a meeting that's right for me, but haven't. I
> am also an agnostic, and have deep issues with the theocratic structure of
> AA. I am a high-bottom addict I'm told, in that I have never lost every
> thing and been forced to live in the gutter and sale my ass for a bottle of
> Absolute. That's part of my issue with the program as well, its designed for
> people that have hit bottom and can go no lower, a jail house conversion if
> you will. While I did reached that point, that is, I became so disgusted
> with the unmanageable downward spiral my life was taking, I still managed to
> keep it together. Never lost my job, house, family, friends, and they have
> all supported me through my recovery.
>
> So my question is, are there people out there that have managed to stay
> clean and sober with out the program? Is my desire to stay sober and live to
> see 40 enough to sustain me? I think it is, I mean, I had the wherewithal to
> admit myself, and dry out, and have maintained for 68 days since I got out!
>
> Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks - Chris
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