Gamblers Anonymous

Not long ago it would have been unimaginable that a group of random people working remotely from anywhere in the world would be able to band together to electronically fight common enemies. However, recently a hacktivist group identifying as Anonymous has risen in power and size with the goal of fighting anyone they deem threatening to innocent people. Their operations and tactics range from gathering and leaking sensitive and/or restricted information from large corporations, to hacking…

What/Who is/are Anonymous? Cyber terrorists, freedom fighters, a group of hackers, revolutionaries or AN organization? Anonymous may be a movement. Anonymous has no leadership; if you think in Anonymous, and call yourself Anonymous, you're Anonymous. How huge is Anonymous? Anons around the world have Moved from opposing web censorship and control to Attack governments silencing the people’s rights, standing for freedom of expression, animal rights, Helped the less fortunate, protective kids…

People often have the misconception that alcoholism is simply a college student drinking too much or too often. However, the fact of the matter is approximately 17 million adults 18 years or older have an alcohol use disorder (AUD) . Alcohol abuse, or alcohol dependence can lead to AUDs. It is one of the most significant public health issues in the United States, and the fourth leading preventable cause of death. AUDs can affect the individual and also family members. One in ten children have a…

The demographics of the al-anon meetings I attended was not vary diverse. The group was primarily white the majority women, There were two men in attendance. The alcoholics anonymous meeting was diverse as far as ethnicity, there were people of white, black, hmong decent. There were eight mails and two females. The ages of people in attendance of both meetings ranged from mid-twenties to as old as seventy. Alcoholism and narcotic abuse seemed to cross all cultures and ages. There was one…

in our lifetimes that silence equals a death sentence. It’s far beyond time for those with long-term sobriety to stand up and be counted and show that AA and the twelve steps works! Enough is enough! My name is Kevin, I got sober in Alcoholics Anonymous and through the twelve-step process; I have been sober for the past nineteen years. My dear mother passed-on five years ago with over forty years of continuous sobriety thanks to AA and the twelve steps, my uncle died three months ago with…

feelings and reflect on the impact that these meetings had on me personally and professionally. I was present at two self-help meetings; alcoholics anonymous, “AA”, and narcotics anonymous, “NA”. Both meetings lasted an hour and were open to the public. I attended the AA meeting on June 6th and the Narcotics meeting on June…

The third AA meeting I attended was at Bridgewater Congregational Church, in Bridgewater Connecticut, at 7:00pm on Friday June 8, 2018. The past two meetings I attended were open book, however this meeting was a twelve- step meeting. The language used in this meeting was the same as the two other meetings I observed. Many members mentioned the words “higher power”, “prayer”, and “powerlessness”. The man who ran the meeting introduced himself, read the preamble and asked if there were any new…

Community AA meeting My experience at a Community Alcohol Anonymous meeting took place at Macedonia Church in Williamston, NC on a Thursday night. I learned a lot of things just by attending this meeting such as all alcoholics are not the same stereotypical group that a majority of people put them under. I really do not know how I categorize alcoholics before becoming a nurse, but I have learned that they come in all shapes and sizes, different walks of life, employed or unemployed, and…

Alcoholic Anonymous (A.A.) is a voluntary and worldwide fellowship of both men and women who attend meetings in an effort to maintain sobriety. The only requirement is for members to have the drive and motivation to stop drinking. Evaluating the functioning of this support group it is evident that sobriety comes first. This group functions by individuals circuming to the realization that they are powerless over alcohol. It is interesting to know that alcoholism is an illness and one of the…

main keys to sobriety were to follow the twelve steps for Alcoholics Anonymous. The 12 steps are tools that help you achieve soberness and help you maintain it. The first step is for one to admit they have a problem and the following steps are tools to maintain sobriety. People who are new to AA are not asked to accept or follow these Twelve Steps in their entirety if they feel unwilling or unable to do so("Alcoholics Anonymous Australia," 2016 ). Another great thing about AA meetings are that…