Given that a large component of addiction is related to mental health, the pursuit of philosophy and psychology would likely yield stronger long term results, while also providing the framework to navigate a difficult life.
The unpopular opinion is that either your mind controls your body, or your body controls your mind. You can spin it any way you choose, but addiction results from prolonged poor decision making.
"Although the brain disease model of addiction is perceived by many as received knowledge it is not supported by research or logic. In contrast, well established, quantitative choice principles predict both the possibility and the details of addiction."
- Gene M. Heyman
Department of Psychology, Boston College, Boston, MA, USA
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles...013.00031/full
Sounds like a couple posters have echo'd this same notion, but the idea is not that "what can it hurt?" to go to AA, rather, how can we better expend our time and resources to facilitate a higher success rate?