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by throwawaylinux 1778 days ago
What evidence is it based on? When you say evidence-based, do you mean the initial development of the program, or its ongoing claim to efficacy in light of the results?

There is evidence supporting AA as a treatment for alcoholism.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29606223/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32159228/

It's great there are alternatives, and I'm sure different treatments will work best for different people, but it is for that reason you shouldn't imply other programs are not an evidence-based treatment (at least of similar quality).