Alcoholics Anonymous Information
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When most people think of Alcoholics
Anonymous and their well-known traditions such as the 12
Traditions, the 12 Steps, and the Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings, the one conclusion many of them reach is that with
Alcoholics Anonymous help is always close by and available for
people who are concerned about stopping their drinking and
reclaiming their lives.
Indeed, due to the vast number of Alcoholics
Anonymous groups located throughout the world, a person can find an
Alcoholics Anonymous organization virtually anywhere in the
world.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous and What is Their Early
History?
The Early History of Alcoholics
Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the largest
self-help organization in the world with meetings virtually
everywhere on the planet.
AA was founded by
two men in the 1930s in Akron Ohio: Bill Wilson, a stockbroker and
Dr. Bob Smith, a physician. Both men were alcoholics who
discovered that by helping one another and by helping other
alcoholics, sobriety could be achieved and maintained.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide
affiliation of men and women from all walks of life who share
their experiences, strengths, and aspirations with one other
in the hope that they may solve their mutual problems and
assist others in their quest to recover from alcohol
dependence. In fact, when many people think of
Alcoholics Anonymous traditions such as the 12 Steps, the 12
Traditions, and the AA meetings, the one conclusion they reach
is that with Alcoholics Anonymous, help is always close by and
available for people who are concerned about their drinking
behavior. Indeed, due to the vast number of Alcoholics
Anonymous locations throughout the world, a person can
literally find an Alcoholics Anonymous group almost anywhere
in the world.
The only condition for Alcoholics Anonymous
membership is a desire to quit drinking alcohol. Therefore, total
abstinence from alcohol is advocated by the organization.
Members make a conscious effort to refrain from drinking and they
accomplish this "one day at a time." Sobriety is achieved
through mutual support as members share their hopes, their
strengths, and their experiences. In fact, the Alcoholics
Anonymous support groups is one of the more cohesive aspects of the
organization.
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There are no fees or dues for AA
membership. Alcoholics Anonymous is self-supporting
through its own member contributions. AA is neither aligned
with any religious denomination or sect nor associated with
any political institution or organization.
Moreover, AA does not wish to involve themselves in
anything that is controversial and sanctions nor opposes any
causes. The major purpose of AA members is to remain sober and help
other alcoholics to attain sobriety.
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The Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve Step
Program
Alcoholics Anonymous
Literature. Part of the recovery program that A.A.
suggests is articulated in the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve
Steps.
Based on the experiences of Alcoholics Anonymous'
earliest members, the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous represent
the documented practices and principles, acquired through trail and
error, the early members established in order to maintain
sobriety.
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The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics
Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous History - the
Early Years. During its first decade, the early
members of Alcoholics Anonymous developed a number of
practices and procedures that fostered the continuation of the
informal structure of the organization.
In 1946, in the organization's international
journal entitled the Alcoholics Anonymous Grapevine, the
aforementioned principles and guidelines were documented by the
founders and early members and became known as the Twelve
Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The Serenity Prayer
Although AA was not responsible for authoring the
Serenity Prayer, Alcoholics Anonymous deserves much of the credit
for making the Serenity Prayer popular in the 20th Century.
In fact, the serenity prayer has become so much a part of
Alcoholics Anonymous, that it is sometimes referred to as the
"Alcoholics Anonymous prayer" or the "Alcoholics Anonymous serenity
prayer." Having said this, the following is the Serenity
Prayer:
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I
cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference;
Living one day at a time; Accepting hardship as a
pathway to peace;
Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would
have it:
Trusting that you will make all things right if I
surrender to your will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy
with you
forever in the next.
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Alcoholics Anonymous Information:
Conclusion
Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide affiliation of
men and women from all walks of life who share their experiences,
strengths, and aspirations with one another in the hope that they
may solve their mutual problems and assist others in their quest to
recover from their alcohol addiction.
When most people think about Alcoholics
Anonymous Information and their traditions such as the
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, The Twelve Steps, and The Twelve
Traditions, one of the most frequently arrived at conclusions
regarding Alcoholics Anonymous is that help is always close by and
available for people who are motivated to do something positive and
healthy about their drinking behavior and their restore their lives
from their alcohol addiction.
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the highest prevalence of binge (38.7 percent) and heavy (13.6
percent) drinking, with a peak rate (48.2 percent for binge and
17.8 percent or heavy drinking) occurring at age 21, according to
the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug
Abuse. |
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