12-step Horror Stories: True Tales of Misery, Betrayal, and Abuse in AA, NA, and 12-step TreatmentRebecca Fransway Since leaving Alcoholics Anonymous after 17 wasted years, Fransway has devoted herself to exposing horrifying first-person accounts of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse in 12-step programs. |
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