Gamblers Anonymous

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…

instead of someone else’s drinking problem. Anyone can attend and there is no cost associated with attendance and there are meetings held locally and internationally. The setting is informal and anonymous, so individuals can feel comfortable and safe in sharing their stories. Like Alcoholics Anonymous, one of the disadvantages of Al-Anon is the reference to spirituality and religion. This may prevent some individuals from even considering this type of support group even though Al-Anon…

to relate Mary’s struggles with alcohol abuse to the topics brought forward in class and through our readings. Specifically, Mary’s developments of alcohol abuse and its effect on her loved ones, and her eventual transformation through Alcoholics Anonymous and spirituality. The book starts with Mary trying to get an education for herself…

The AA meeting I attended was on September 11, 2015 at the 13th street clubhouse in Bowling Green Ky. There was a good amount of people that attended the meeting. About 25 people were there and it was a good mixture of women and men from all walks of life. The room that the meeting was in was a big room with plenty of options on where to sit. It was not a fancy room but it serve its purpose for the meeting. They had tables that were in a circle where most of the attendies sat at but then they…

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…

observe two twelve step meetings such as alcohol anonymous, narcotic anonymous, or cocaine anonymous as part of the community health project. I attended two alcoholics anonymous meetings. Alcoholics Anonymous, also known as the AA, is an alcoholism treatment program. There are group meetings in which individuals share their personal experiences about alcoholism and motivate each other to stay sober. According to AA Grapevine, “Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their…

Since I have previous experience with AA meetings, for myself when I was a teenager, and with a friend, when he was dealing with issues, I was not apprehensive of the meting itself. I am not familiar with the area, and have an amount of social anxiety, so I asked a friend to go with me. I expected the meeting to be somewhat similar to the previous meetings I had been to, at least in format. Some of the success comes in expectation, and normalcy. My friend and I got to the meeting a little early…

The book This Naked Mind is based on the true story of Annie Grace, who recalls her life of addiction to alcohol. She recounts her steps to sobriety all within her own power, by changing her unconscious and conscious thoughts. “Anything unconscious dissolves when you shine the light of consciousness on it” – Echart Tolle (p. 26, para 2). Before Annie 's sobriety, she believed as many people do, that in order to become sober it would mean a life of misery and constant struggles. "If my…

toward a healthier, more stable and productive life without the misuse of substances. Historically speaking, in the case of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, the idea that one alcoholic speaking with another is enough of a good start for progress toward recovery. As a matter of fact, that is how it is described in AA literature (Big Book, 2001). Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. Its primary purpose is to help alcoholics stay…

On September 18th, I observed an Alcoholics Anonymous Group at Trinity United Methodist Church in Atlanta. The name of this group is called John F.’s 12 Steps Study, which is an open discussion meeting for anyone to participant in and it does have attendees examine one of the 12 steps in the program. According to Alcoholics Anonymous’ national website, “Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self- supporting……