Horseless Carriages and Craving: Rethinking the “Allergy” in AA’s Big Book
Cravings are an “allergic” reaction. OK, maybe not in International Classification of Diseases ICD-11. So what? The label changed. They once called cars “horseless carriages.” That didn’t make them any less real. If your ICD glossary keeps you sober, congrats. For the rest of us, the metaphor still saves lives.
21 September 2025
