tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504038.post6193611714676898246..comments2023-10-16T06:31:47.984-07:00Comments on New Recovery: Choice a Hallmark of Recovery MovementMartin Nicolaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08984388941903679095noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504038.post-7429300049691312302008-05-23T08:31:00.000-07:002008-05-23T08:31:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504038.post-79796970851164549142006-09-23T18:44:00.000-07:002006-09-23T18:44:00.000-07:00I am a psychiatrist who, unfortunately, has been c...I am a psychiatrist who, unfortunately, has been caught in the legal system, a system that is biased and ignorant and is abusing me and my children. I am required to attend AA to get my medical license reactivated and to get my son back, even though we all know it is illegal to mandate AA. As a mental health professional I am appalled by the willful ignorance of my own profession in choosing to deny the reality that AA generally does not work. It is my own profession that is requiring AA, despite the fact that it does not work for me. It will take years and many voices before we make inroads into the system and get real treatment for people, with actual options. People with addiction histories are still treated with no respect at all, even within the treatment community. Until that changes, there will be no true choice.<br />Elizabeth Bartlett MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com