be like. Therefore‚ I knew this assignment would give me the perfect opportunity to attend a meeting. I have been to several meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and I also have attended a few meetings of Narcotics Anonymous. It was at those meetings‚ several years ago‚ that I first heard of a group called Al-Anon. There was a Wednesday evening Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that I enjoyed attending in Jeffersonville at the Jeff Token Club. I found it to be a friendly environment and full of twelve step
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Contact Us Phone Number - (705) 254-1312 Website – www.AA.org Alcoholics Anonymous [150 Church Street] [Sault Ste. Marie‚ ON P6A 3H5] Who We Are About Us Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional‚ self-supporting‚ multiracial‚ apolitical‚ and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem
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On February 13th‚ I attended and overeaters anonymous meeting. I’ve never been to any type of support or 12 step meeting before‚ so I was not really sure what to expect. When I first arrived‚ there were a group of women waiting outside for the meeting to start. Once the meeting started‚ the person who chaired the meeting began. She started with an introduction of what Overeaters Anonymous was. She then had someone come up and read the 12 steps and 12 traditions. The leader of the meeting went on
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By: Andrew E-mail: MKim00@prodigy.net 1. What is alcoholism? 2. How do people become alcoholics? 3. What are the effects of alcoholism‚ on both the alcoholic and their family? 4. How do you diagnose alcoholism? 5. Is there a cure for alcoholics? 6. What is the treatment? What is Alcoholism? Alcoholism can be defined as the dependency on alcohol; addiction to alcohol. It is a chronic disease‚ this disease called alcoholism is progressive and potentially fatal. " In 1966 the American Medical
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AA Meeting This was my first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting and it was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Middleburg‚ Fl. the AA group was called “Soul Savivors” there were people who had come from different walks of life such as a single parent that started when she was fifteen to a School teacher that started when he was eight. The group meeting that I attended was rather small‚ a total of six were in attendance and 3 were missing
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serenity prayer. After the prayer‚ they took turns reading “How it Works” and the “Twelve Traditions.” (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2004)All of this was completely new to me so I was grateful that they went over this information to help me better understand the group and how it works. They talked only briefly about the 12 steps that were on the wall. (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2001) They said if anyone was interested in a copy of the Big Book to talk to them
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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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Alcoholism is a world-wide disease that affects millions of people. In the early years‚ alcoholism was viewed different‚ more of a weakness and disgrace. Any strong motivated individual could stop drinking if they wanted. Bill Wilson‚ co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous‚ struggled mentally and physically with alcohol. The use of alcohol damaged Bill’s health‚ tanked his career‚ and brought upon anguish to his wife and friends. Alcoholism is a disease that infiltrates the brain and physically plagued the human
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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 others‚ especially family members. This skepticism of mine remained
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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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