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Alcoholics
Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their
experience, strength and hope with each other that they may
solve their common problem and help others to recover from
alcoholism.
Alcoholics Anonymous is worldwide with A.A. meetings in almost every community. You can find times and places of local A.A. meetings or events by contacting a nearby central office, intergroup or answering service of U.S. and Canada. Please click here.
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| The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. |
WE OF Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan of recovery described in this book. Convincing testimony must surely come from medical men who have had experience with the sufferings of our members and have witnessed our return to health. A well known doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave Alcoholics Anonymous this letter:
Is AA For You?
Only you can decide whether you want to
give A.A. a try —
whether you think it can help you.
We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease of alcoholism.
We decided to try and face up to what alcohol had done to
us. Here are some of the questions
we tried to answer honestly. If we answered YES to four or
more questions, we were in deep trouble with our drinking. See
how you do. Remember, there is no disgrace in facing up to the
fact that you have a problem.
Am I an Alcoholic?
Only you can say that you are an Alcoholic, although others may care to interject, the only way that you will ever succeed in recovery, is to first admit that you are an alcoholic (if you are) and then be prepared to do something about it. A life beyond your wildest dreams awaits you.
