EXPLORING THE WORLD OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Jennifer Kayle Charles‚ Student Nurse Gwinnett Technical College Exploring the World of Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous (2008) describes itself as a fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem (p. 2) . There are two basic types of meetings‚ "open" and "closed". Anyone is welcome to attend an open meeting‚ while closed meetings are limited to addicts and to people who think they may have a problem with drugs
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Models of Addiction There are many models that have tried to explain addiction. Here‚ I will briefly review five of the main models. Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Moral-Volitional Model Personality Model Dispositional Disease Model Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Model This is based on the notion that people learn to use alcohol because it helps them cope with stressors‚ and reduces emotional stress reactions. Use might then become abuse‚ and then dependence‚ if drinking
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the rise of the author and how the idea of the figure’s importance came to be. Foucault considers Greek mythology when debating this claming that once it was the hero in such plays that was granted his immortality and the author remained largely anonymous. In the middle ages‚ this assumption
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gambling can be channeled into more useful methods of problem solving. The group meets every Thursday. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. Gamblers Anonymous is not allied with any sect‚ denomination‚ politics‚ organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. Our primary purpose is to stop gambling
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Gambling is a distraction for most people‚ something to look forward to on a vacation or the occasional trip to the racetrack. However‚ there are others who can’t control their interest in gambling. Instead of doing it on an occasional basis‚ it becomes an everyday activity and a cruel addiction. Individuals who become addicted to gambling often get overwhelmed by the activity and allow it to become the dominant thing in their lives at the expense of themselves and their family. Addiction Addicted
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This essay is a reflection on my observation of how a group interacts with each other. The 12-step meeting I attended was Overeater’s Anonymous (OA). OA uses the same Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as Alcoholics Anonymous‚ the words are changed from “alcoholic” to “compulsive overeater”. The meeting I went to had seven people in attendance even with this small of a group it was definitely a diverse group. All seven attendees were women whose ages ranged from a young college student to an
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Courtney Wendelewski Alcoholics Anonymous Reaction Paper NUR 435 3/21/11 In the weeks prior to attending to the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting‚ I was very hesitant to go. I had attended a few AA meetings many years ago with my Aunt. However‚ I was too young to understand the purpose and significance of the meetings. After being exposed to AA at such young age‚ I have since been very resentful to its mission and how it transformed my Aunt’s identity‚ for better or for worse. The strong emotions
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I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on 7/11 in Elizabeth NJ at the immaculate Conception School on Prince Street. It was an open-discussion meeting. It reminded me of any therapeutic group; although it did seam more structured and ritualistic‚ almost like a religious group. Before the meeting‚ everyone was socializing gathered around coffee and cookies. Most people seemed to be very close to each other. There was a stand with many pamphlets containing information about alcoholism‚ the program
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Codependents Anonymous (CoDa) is a fellowship of both men and women who are interested in developing healthy relationships. Many of the CoDa groups are mixed gender‚ some are gender specific‚ and open to all age groups. The basic features of this self-help group is to encourage introspection‚ group reflection‚ processing‚ and peer support. The meetings maintain anonymity by only using the first name of the participants and information shared during the meetings is confidential. Questions are permitted
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reservations attending an AA meeting even though it was for school/research purposes. I’ve always felt these meetings are for the weak people who do not have enough courage and desire to square up to their problems. My skepticism of the Alcoholic Anonymous arose from watching the effect of alcoholism on families‚ relationships‚ children etc. and I always felt that these meetings were a way for alcoholics to self-validate their actions and decisions‚ neglecting the harm and hurt they might have caused
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