AA/NA has a pretty good deal going, at least for most people. Alcoholics Anonymous & Narcotics Anonymous meet up to three times per day. A group of alcoholics & drug addicts meet to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to extending their consecutive days of maintaining sobriety.
That's an awesome idea, don't you think? Ummm, NO! That makes all of zero sense to me. You mean to tell me that a bunch of addicts sitting in a manner so that each person can view or be viewed by everyone else in the room, while discussing their past for an hour long sessions. If I'm trying to not have a certain chemical completely consume my every thought & all that comes with these thoughts, well sure as hell don't need to be sitting around discussing & thinking about it. I need to keep my distance from this "drug of choice."
So overall I think the program works... For most people, I guess. If you are the one "working the steps" does not work for here is another option. You need to find hobbies to fill your slow time.
Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated & viewed with an open mind.