Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a worldwide mutual aid The group process contains the secret of collective life, it is the key to democracy, it is the master lesson for every individual to learn, it is our chief hope for the political, the social, the international life of the future society[1] describing itself as a fellowship of men and women with a desire to stop drinking alcohol An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol . Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits while helping others to do so through a program of character development by following its invention, the Twelve Steps A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the Twelve Steps were first published in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred.[2][3] The first of many twelve-step programs A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the Twelve Steps were first published in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred, AA was started by white White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin. Rather than a straightforward description of skin color, the term white also functions as a color terminology for race, often referring narrowly to people claiming ancestry exclusively from Europe, middle class The middle class are any class in the middle of a social schema. In Weberian socio-economic terms they are the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socioeconomically between the working class and upper class. In Marxist terms, middle class commonly refers to either the bourgeoisie before or during capitalism[citation needed], or Americans, however its intentionally broad philosophy has aided AA in spreading "across diverse cultures holding different beliefs and values." AA's tradition of remaining independent of other organizations and avoiding "outside issues," has helped its spread to geopolitical areas otherwise resistant to grassroots A grassroots movement is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures. Grassroots movements are often at the local level, as many movements.[4] Although approximately two-fifths of people who participate in AA drop out within the first three months[5] its program can help alcoholics maintain sobriety.[6] Noting that brief treatment is ineffective for patients who can't maintain sobriety, the American Psychiatric Association recommends sustained treatment in conjunction with community resources such as Alcoholics Anonymous.[7]
The manual of the movement is known as The Big Book.
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Alcoholics Anonymous One Step at a Time group | 7 pm, First Congregational Church, 171 W. Pulteney St., Corning. Open, discussion meeting. ...
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Combines the cross of my Christian faith with the AA symbol of the group that made my rebirth possible
