If you consider addiction as a psychological and physical dependence on a chemical what healthcare professional would design a program like AA? Seven of the 12 steps involve God. It also reinforces the 'moral failure' stigma attached to the person. You drink too much for a reason, not because you are a bad person. It's likely due to genetic and environmental factors. ohh and you can die from withdrawal (unlike most other addictions).
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1360-0443....
https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/smf-121_en.pdf
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/the-surpr...
https://www.inspiremalibu.com/blog/alcohol-addiction/7-thing...