Alternative Title
Addiction and Religion
Abstract
This study involves research using secondary sources and focuses on the relationships between substance use disorder recovery, religion, and spirituality. I dive into these issues by focusing on Alcoholics Anonymous and A.A.’s potential path to becoming an established religious organization. I also focus on religion as a substitute addiction and analyze if religion helps or hurts substance use disorder recovery. Religion proves to be generally helpful in recovery, but the risk of it becoming a substitute addiction is prevalent. Stigma and its negative effects on recovering from a substance use disorder are also discussed.
Advisor
Rapport, Jeremy
Department
Religious Studies
Recommended Citation
Betty, Aaron E., "Addiction and Religion: Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, and Side Effects" (2025). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 11502.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/11502
Disciplines
New Religious Movements | Religion
Keywords
Addiction, Religion, Spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous, Substitute Addiction
Publication Date
2025
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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