Interesting commentary about atheists & AA, on how they can beat addiction without a higher power
The crux of this is that it is based on humility, not religion. I submit that true Christianity is all about humility. Pride, according to the Bible got Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden, it got Lucifer banished from Heaven, it was the essence of everything that was wrong with mankind. Jesus on the other hand preached humility, the Sermon on the Mount is the best example, and if you believe in Christ the Messiah, He was God who became man to take on the sins of mankind...complete humility.
It doesn't matter if it happens with the acknowledgment of God in my opinion, it has to happen with the acknowledgment that we are to be humble.