Recovery is everywhere

~ Jason Schwartz

From friends in Japan.


It’s difficult to overstate how awesome this is. Here’s a little context:

  • The US population is about 300 million, Japan’s population is about 130 million
  • AA membership in the US is estimated to be around 1 million, Japan’s AA membership is estimated to be around 5000, with another 5000 to 10,000 in Danshukai.
  • People in AA actually use pseudonyms in AA for fear of employers and family finding out.

Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.