Are smoking members of Alcoholics Anonymous an indication of the effectiveness of 12 Step programs?

Most true alcoholics do not die from alcohol abuse, they die from the complication of years of nicotine addiction. If these alcoholics can use 12 step programs to quit drinking alcohol, why cannot they also use that same AA doctrine for smoking cessation? It makes sense to me that while addressing the area of the brain that is responsible for addiction, and truly claim to have arrested their disposition for addiction, they would also quit smoking as well? What is the ultimate goal in abstaining from addictions to deadly substances like alcohol? Could it be to save their life? Why do 12 step programs brag about success in addiction, and ultimately die from smoking cigarettes, like their founder Bill Wilson? How effective are 12 step programs? Could this be AAers deadly self-will at work?

how do i find someone to start a nicotine anonymous meeting?

i can get a free start up kit. i just don’t want to be in charge but definitely want to participate. who can i get to do this in my area?

Anyone try Nicotine Anonymous?

Thanks for reading. I’m a smoker who has been planning to quit (quit date: 6/19/07). Determined to make this my final (and successful!) quit, I’ve been preparing for a few weeks. I’ve bought and read books on quitting, joined a few different online smoking cecession communities, and have joined the Tobacco Quitline.

Doing research, I found that there are Nicotine Anonymous meetings (not a whole lot in my area, but 2 or 3 that I would be able to attend on a weekly basis).

Has anyone ever been a member (either current or former) of NA? I’m just looking to see if the program is helpful, and worth checking out. I have a lot a friends in Alcoholics Anonymous, and it has worked wonders for their addictions (as well as life as a whole).

Just looking for some feedback on the NA program, if there is any. Thanks!