Moderation Management: An Alternative for the Problem Drinker

Moderation Management; a program and national support group for those who wasn't to simply limit their alcohol consumption and make other healthier lifestyle changes. 

Recommended for problem drinkers, not alcoholics or chronic drinkers; or those who suffer from serious withdrawal from alcohol. This program is for drinkers who have experiences mild to moderate negative alcoholic related problems. Moderation Management recommends chronic drinkers and alcoholics consider a abstinence-based program of recovery such as Alcoholics Anonymous. 

I came across an article this morning about a women who advocates Moderation Management, and shames AA. A woman who has reportedly never been to an AA meeting...

The article entitled A Moderate Proposal on Moderation, written by Amy Dresner and featured on the fix.com, describes a writer named Gabrielle Glaser who published a book called Her Best-Kept Secret. The book; which I have not and most likely will not read; is a defense of Moderation Management and goes on to describe AA as "an abstinence pushing religious group wherein the predatory males prey on vulnerable female victims rendering the entire society of AA as a sexual abuse free-for-all not adequately monitored by AA's World Services office." 

So yeah, that is her awesome opinion of AA. This, obviously is not my experience at all in AA. The article itself is a doozy, I would defiantly recommend it because it is an 'enlightening' read on what others think of AA. My opinion is that these are societies of people. And people are not perfect. I will be just as scared of being sexually assaulted at the grocery store than I will be at my morning meeting. 

In reference to Moderation Management, it could be beneficial for those who think they drink too much, but do not have the biological 'allergy' that we have. I will endorse any program that teaches living a healthier lifestyle, though it is not for me. 

I wish the best of luck for those problem drinkers. I pray they do not endure the bone-crushing despair that comes along with problem drinker turned alcoholic. 

- Darbi