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No. I can only add what little I DO know. Physical addictions have 3 parts, the physical part, the psychological part, and the social part. (Other kinds skip the physical part.) To overcome a physical addiction (usually to a chemical) is harder because the body is accustomed to the substance and will protest its sudden absence. A professional should be consulted on that one. The psychological part is the person's mental dependency- on the behavior and the "reward" of their brain's release of happy chemicals when they indulge their addiction. (For example, a sex addict is addicted as much to the release of endorphins as anything else.) They need to change their thinking. If a person reacted to stress by engaging in a vice or addiction or addictive behavior, they need to rethink and find healthier ways to react. The social aspect means they need to restructure their lives to remove any and all behavior that LED to and FED the addiction. I knew a guy that kicked an alcohol addiction- then later started drinking again. What was he doing in his spare time when he was "dry"? He hung out in the same bars he used to drink in. Surprise, surprise, he resumed drinking eventually. You yourself, I believe, once said that someone who wants to give up gambling doesn't switch from poker to slots- they leave the casino entirely. Whatever solutions are used, if successful, will address at least the psychological and social aspects in one form or another.

My uncle has been in AA for around 30 years. It saved his life. He has lived a very productive life since he sobered up and has helped many people be sponsoring them in AA. I have nothing but praise for AA. Craig is an idiot.