Cliff Walker's 'Recovery Watch'

As of 2003, Recovery Watch no longer invites feedback from Twelve Steppers.

Cliff Walker's
Recovery Watch

Do or do not. There is no "try."
-- Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back

The widespread abuses in the addiciton treatment industry and the
Twelve Step recovery group movement constitute the newest twist in the war
to nullify the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution.

Law, Policy, Politics, and Ethics

America's Addiction To Addiction Treatment

Treatment Center Settles Federal Lawsuit for $2.6 Million (March, 2004)
Illegal Even If It Did Work Cliff Walker's reply to the Huffington piece (March, 2001)
Critical Physician Fears Retaliation letter from Brad J. Broyles, M.D.
Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Drug Tests by Dean Edell (August, 2000)
Audrey Kishline's Plea Of 'Guilty' To Vehicular Homicide by Jeff Schaler (June, 2000)
Comment on Audrey Kishline's Accident and Statement by Stanton Peele (June, 2000)
No Forced Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings for Atheists by Conrad Goeringer (Nov., 1999)
Drinking Laws Don't Reduce Crashes Glen Johnson (June, 1999)
Study Casts Doubt on Prison Drug Treatment Bruce Tomaso (April 1999)
Rehab Facility Residents Face Drug-Selling Charges Heather Urquides (Dec. 1998)
Four charged in death at U.S. alcohol aversion program (June, 1998)
More Fugitives from America's State Religion (1998)
William A. Yates v. The State of New Hampshire, et al (1998)
Prisoner Wants Non-Religious Alternative To AA
Refusal to Participate Keeps Him Locked Up Carrie Sturrock (Jan. 1998)
Editorial: America's Addiction-Care Policy Bobbi Fraguadas & Cliff Walker (Aug. 1997)
The Board of Damocles Cliff Walker (June 1997)
Alcoholics Anonymous: Of Course It's A Cult! Jack Trimpey (May, 1997)
Norma Jaeger Fools Nobody discussion (March, 1997)
U.S. Supreme Court: NY Loses prison religion case! Laurie Asseo (Jan. 6, 1997)
The Oregonian lauded for embezzlement coverage Cliff Walker (Jan. 9, 1997)
Forcing the Faith James Kilpatrick (Dec. 1996)
Hooper Detox Center Praised; Reporter Refuses to Air Facts Cliff Walker (Nov. 1996)
Marketing the 12 Steps and the Intent of AA's Traditions Kenneth Gleaves (Nov. 1996)
Secular Drug Program Barred from Religious Schools (Oct. 1996)
Forced NA Participation Barred from Wisconsin Prisons (Sept. 1996)
American Atheists' Report on 12-Step Abuses (Sept. 1996)

More on America's Addiction To Addiction Treatment

Special Feature: Alcoholics Anonymous: America's State Religion?

N.Y. Court Lets Inmate Refuse Alcohol Program James Barron (1996)
Rational Recovery Founder Responds Jack Trimpey (1996)
Alcoholics Anonymous: A Religion in Denial Cliff Walker (1995)
Text of Griffin v. Coughlin, 1996 N.Y. Int. 137

"Bob" appears on CRT's Bunk Busters show Cliff Walker (July, 1996)
The real truth behind those anti-drug programs in schools (May, 1996)
Settlement Halts Mandatory Religious Substance Abuse Program (1995)
A Humble Program of Coercion Jack Trimpey (1995)
'Anonymity' Breached; Man Convicted (95)
Oxford House: "Recovering" Alcoholics Win Disability Angle (1995)
Don't excuse breaking the law... Cliff Walker (Oregonian letter -- Feb. 19, 1995)
The American "Treatment" Tragedy Jack Trimpey (1994)
Oregon Suit Challenges AA's Secular Status Cliff Walker (Feb. 1992)

America's War On Some Drugs

Survey: Parents Okay With Teen Drug Use Lauran Neergaard (Sept. 1996)
Just Do What? The drug war's empty promises Jacob Sullum (July, 1996)
Assumptions About Drugs and the Marketing of Drug Policies Stanton Peele (1995)
"War on Drugs" Resource Page mirrored from The Psychedelic Tabby Cabal