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Alcoholics Anonymous is a controlled, welcoming and non-judgmental environment for people who are battling an addiction to alcohol. There are meetings spread throughout the country to assist those fighting. I attended a meeting on September 24, at Saint John’s Baptist Church, from 7:30 to 8:30. There were many members that came and told their stories. The majority of the participants were males above 40 years old. There were also about three females, one as young as early 30’s. There were only…

1. Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous which is commonly referred to as AA is a fellowship of both men and women whose primary purpose is to help alcoholics to not only stay sober but to also achieve sobriety ("What Is AA?", 2016). It serves the needs of people who have common problems. Members in the groups share their experiences, hope, and strengths with each other in a bid to solve their common problem and to assist each other to recover from alcoholism. AA focuses on a 12-step program…

attending Alcoholics Anonymous meting but during the meeting that I witnessed it was no since of mistrust, or unwillingness to share and everyone seemed very safe in the group. It was even like a running joke that I like you guys so much I enjoy spending time with y’all out of Alcoholics Anonymous. With any relationship where you have you be open and honest, a working relationships is needed. As been stated that one person can’t share their entire life story…

Contingent or Alcoholic Squadron that had a main goal of helping people with alcohol addiction. As Kevin Hinchliffe specified on his journal article called, “The Sacred Addiction: Exploring The Spiritual And Psychological Components Of Alcoholic Anonymous”. Later, the organization uses a method called the 12 steps program, which included the meetings, the psychological and spiritual…

substance abuse problem, with only 10% receiving the treatment needed (Office of Applied Studies, 2002). The recognition has been made that youth tend to be underrepresented, with only 2% of organizations members being under the age of 21 (Alcoholics Anonymous, 2007). A research study conducted by Owen and Slaymaker (2003) compared the involvement of adult and adolescence patients from Hazelden inpatient treatment, who attended AA in the community. Their research showed that the average adult…

I attended Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Springfield, Virginia, over the winter break. During the discussion time, the participants shared about how their week had been, what kind of struggles they had, and things that helped them to not turn to alcohol. At the end of the discussion, I got to share about myself as well, and why I was attending the meeting. Even though it was my first time meeting everyone, they were very open and welcoming. When I first got there, I was surprised because if…

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a self-help program consisting of alcoholics and recovering alcoholics. These peers who have experienced similar troubles involving alcohol, come together to seek support, guidance, and provide encouragement from one another. The group discusses past experiences, future concerns, problems, feelings and coping techniques. AA meetings are judgment free and are based off a fellowship, so people know they 're not alone on their journey. AA recognizes alcoholism as an…

Reflection on Group The group I decided to attend was a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) group in my local community. I was invited to the NA meeting to celebrate a friend’s one year anniversary of sobriety. I thought this was a great opportunity to observe group members and experience an NA meeting. As I walked into the basement of the church to attend the NA meeting, I was greeted graciously with handshakes and hugs from a few group members at the door. I sat in the back of the room, in order to get…

The meeting I went to is an Alcoholic Anonymous opening meeting, it was in a church locate at 4115 Dewey Ave. The date I attended the meeting is Feb 6 and Feb 13. When I walk in, they are doing the “reading”, a lady explain to me about the meeting and gave me some manual of the A.A. General Serve Conference- approved literature and the “Big Book”. Every meeting they will all gather on the first floor. There will be someone voluntary to be the speaker, the speaker will do the “reading”. They read…

12 Steps in Overeaters For my 12 steps paper I decided to attend an overeaters anonymous meeting in Lowell Massachusetts. The meeting was located in the basement of Lowell’s First United Baptist Church. I called ahead of time to speak with Diane who was the leader for the meeting. I explained that I was a student at William James college and was required to attend a meeting. She was more than happy to let me join the group. To my surprise, there was not too many people that attended the meeting…