When some folks make a choice which they are free to do, they do not want to accept the consequences of that choice and will find someone or something else to blame. AA works for folks who choose to follow the program, it is by a large percentage that folks who choose to go back out and drink after being in AA have quit going to meetings and quit following the steps. AA is about living life on lifes terms, life sometimes sucks but AA folks learn to deal with life without relying on substances to alter their brains. I find alcohol and drugs of any kind to be in the same boat, a person uses to deal with the inability of dealing with the reality of life.  Sad really that so many folks use drink, pot or other drugs because they are so unhappy with reality. AA allows folks to grow and live life  on lifes terms. Just my two cents worth.