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12 steps

by @pearsonbolt

disciples stumbling in and out of the darkness— blind faith in this or that substance. abusing the psyche with sycophantic fantasies of liberty. one step after the other. the needle, the crackpot, the Bible. all symptoms of the same psychosis. trade one god for another. nothing but crutches crafted from driftwood. i have a problem with a program that fails 90% of the time, purporting to save addicts by hooking them on another worthless fix.
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Written by
pearsonbolt
American
Published
Mar 19, 2017
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The 12 Step Program doesn't work. Trading one addiction for another is a recipe for disaster.

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