AA isn't necessarily for all is my point, with my husband as an example. He was up against having to face his problems, anger and alcoholism, per a domestic violence incident. He was court ordered to abstain from alcohol, which I thought would never happen. But he made a decision to stop drinking, went to a court ordered anger program called DECIDE (which I am in debt to for life!) after 12 yrs. of hell, he got his life and his wife and children back. He was court ordered to go to AA, but refused having tried that years before and couldn't relate his drinking beer from a can with all the 'bottle' talk at meetings, just where his mind was at then.
If You Suspect You Might Have A Drinking Problem (An Open Letter)