What happens in AA if you don’t believe in God?

Question by MRose: What happens in AA if you don’t believe in God?
The first step is giving yourself up to a higher power, right? What do they do for atheist patients? It seems shitty to me that you have to believe in god to be able to get through rehab. Are there other choices?

Best answer:

Answer by MasterPython
There are other choices for sobering up. The courts actually can’t force people into twelve step programs anymore because of that reason.

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