The two men began work with other alcoholics at the City Hospital in Akron, Ohio, and one patient became sober right away. Together these men made up the first group of A.A., and shortly thereafter groups formed in several different locations.

Early in 1939, the Fellowship published its basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous. The text, written by Bill, explained A.A.’s philosophy and methods, the core of which was the now well-known Twelve Steps of recovery. The book was also reinforced by case histories of some thirty

There are several different types of meetings. There are 2 types of open meetings. One is open speaker meetings which are open to both alcoholics and nonalcoholic. In this type of meetings the members of A.A. share their stories, their problems with alcohol, what brought them there, and how their life has modified since attending A.A. The other type of open meeting is discussion meetings. A member discusses briefly their experiences with alcohol, and then leads a discussion on recovery or another alcohol related problem brought up by someone at the meeting. Closed discussion meetings are the same as open discussion meetings, but are for alcoholics and prospective A.A. members/ people who may have drinking problems only. There are also step meetings, which are normally closed. At these meetings one of the Twelve Steps are discussed.

3. This program is discussed at A.A. group meetings (AA Forum).

2. The A.A. program, set forth in our Twelve Steps, offers the alcoholic a way to develop a satisfying life without alcohol.

Immediately, I found myself speechless (that does not happen very often). I did not think it was appropriate to say that I am not an alcoholic, nor do I have a problem with alcohol because I was surrounded by either alcoholics or friends and family members of alcoholics. I also thought that he might think that I was just in denial. I was flustered, and the other student that I was with seemed equally so because she was doing the talking for both of us and was having trouble choosing her words . It was not appropriate either for us to say that I was there to observe for a school project.

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