Finally, in the enlightenment model, the person is
not responsible for the solution, but is responsible for
the problem itself. Alcoholics Anonymous, according
to Brickman et al. draws mainly upon this idea in its
philosophy and method in that it "explicitly requires
new recruits both to take responsibility for their past
history of drinking (rather than blaming it on a
spouse, a job, or other stressful circumstances) and to
admit that it is beyond their power to control their
drinking" [35, p. 374). Alcoholics Anonymous and a
community of recovering alcoholics can provide the
external resources necessary to attain and maintain
sobriety.