They are really sneaky fucks too. In some places in USA courts have ruled that you cannot be sentenced to NA or AA as they are christian religious organizations. But then they will try shit like oh well you are not sentenced to go to NA or AA but as terms of your probation you must go to AA or NA so if you go to AA or NA meetings you can serve your sentence outside of prison on probation but otherwise you serve it in prison, but no of course you are not SENTENCED to AA or NA. They have a million and one tricks. http://legallad.quickanddirtytips.com/does-mandatory-alcoholics-anonymous-violate-constitution.aspx talks a bit about how God Damn unconstitutional forced NA is (despite the fact that it is commonplace). here is another site that is for the people sentenced by the courts to become members of these christian religious cults http://leavingaa.com/?page_id=14 but really AA and NA are not even the worst that you can be sentenced to. Some of the in patient rehabilitation facilities you can get sentenced to are pretty much combinations of fascist re-education centers and Jesus Camp. Authority is there to be obeyed not questioned! You are addicted to drugs for the rest of your life (ie: you have used drugs ever in your life) and your only cure it to turn your life over to Jesus Christ and continually put your faith in him! I shit you not. This is where the court will send you if you are lucky enough to avoid getting sentenced to prison and ass rape but unlucky enough to be sentenced to something worse than probation and AA/NA christian indoctrination.