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The history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been documented in books, movies, and AA literature from its founding in 1935 as a solution for alcoholism by Bill Wilson (known as Bill W.) and Dr. Robert Smith (known as Dr. Bob), through early struggles and worldwide growth. Main article: Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholism in the 1930sPublic opinion in post-Prohibition 1930s America saw alcoholism as a moral failing, and the medical profession saw it as a condition that was incurable and lethal. Those without financial resources found help through state hospitals, the Salvation Army, and other charitable and religious groups. Those who could afford psychiatrists or hospitals were subjected to a treatment with barbiturate and belladonna known as "purge and puke" or were left in long-term asylum treatment. The Emmanuel Movement was founded in 1906 by Dr. Elwood Worcester and Dr. Samuel McComb in Boston's Emmanuel Church, and in 1931 they published a book called Mind, Body, and Spirit addressing the nature of alcoholism. The movement worked closely with the medical field and produced lay therapists like Courtney Baylor and Richard Peabody. Peabody wrote The Common Sense of Drinking and his ideas became paralleled in the Big Book. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Who is the Catholic Priest that is in all the Alcoholics Anonymous videos, and books? Q. I was made to watch the same Catholic Priest in rehab, and out patient classes for months. He has been dead for 10-15 years but he is in a lot of video's, warning about the dangers of alcohol abuse. He tends to crack jokes every so often. Some of the jokes are good, some aren't. Oh, and if you know who he is could you give me a little history on him? Thanks I can't remember his name. They called him Father something? No I don't believe it was Father Ed Dowling. I thought his name was Father Thomas, but I can't find anything on a Father Thomas. Right, Father Martin! Asked by ghost - Wed Nov 7 13:08:18 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Not to my tastes, but here you go: Father's Messenger Clips from some of Father Joseph C. Martin's timeless films on the topics of alcoholism: Also on YouTube: Father Martin continues to deliver a "Timless Message of Hope and Recovery" through his highly effective films and books. Father Joseph C. Martin remains one of the worlds foremost educators on the subject of alcoholism and drug addiction. Father Martin continues to be known and loved by millions of recovering alcoholics, drug addicts, and their families. If you find Father Martin's words of wisdom inspiring for you, visit www.kellyproductions.com to see all of Father Martin's DVDs, CDs, books, and more. Also, visit www.fathermartin.com to see what his new website will offer.… [cont.] Answered by raysny - Wed Nov 7 16:43:53 2007 Fellow atheists: how do you feel about the God concept in Alcoholics Anonymous?
Q. In the AA program, a large part of it has to do with the person accepting their own "higher power" and "humbly ask him to remove their shortcomings." Atheists, how do you feel about this? What would you do if you were in that situation (hypothetical)? Would you just accept it for the time being to overcome your addiction? or would you try to come up with your own recovery method? In his book, "A Million Little Peices", James Frey is an atheist addict who rejected the god concept in AA and overcame his addictions by his own personal strength. However, it turns out that although he sold that book as a memoir, it was mostly fiction. So do you think it's possible for someone to find it in themselves to overcome a hardcore substance abuse… [cont.] Asked by Antithesis - Sun Jun 28 12:07:20 2009 - - 26 Answers - 0 Comments A. I am not an atheist (I'm a deist), yet I find AA sickening, and the absolutely worst part of it all is the program doesn't help. People get sober on their own at the same rate as they get sober in AA, which means that the AA program is meaningless at best. AA just takes the credit for the folks who happen to be going to meetings at the same time as they make the decision to quit. Meanwhile, since people are told they are forever recovering and therefore always sick, they stay in AA forever and often give up all semblance of normal lives, spending all their time in meetings and only hanging around with other "recovering" people. It's pitiful. For those who feel that a support group would be helpful to them, it's very important--critical, [cont.] Answered by Helen W. - Sun Jun 28 13:01:34 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "History of Alcoholics Anonymous"
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