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Today’s society has been corrupted by the constant abuse of drugs and alcohol. Alcohol alone is responsible for over nine hundred and seventy five thousand deaths, on average, per year. Most people don’t even look at alcohol as a drug. In fact alcohol is a very dangerous drug in the world. The main reason that it is so dangerous is because there are so many people that abuse it. The reason people abuse it so is because the society looks at alcohol as a normal part of life, the society promotes drinking, and when people want it they can have it. We just have to run down the street to the local supermarket and buy whatever type of alcohol that appeals to us. The number of alcoholics has risen drastically over the decades. In the 1970’s America started to recognize the growing problem of alcoholism. Organizations were formed to help the people that wanted help. The different organizations and groups eventually lead to the formation of a group called Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Which has become the best treatment for people that have the disease of Alcoholism. AA is the most effective alcohol abuse treatment for most people.
Robert Smith, a doctor and recovering alcoholic with help from a man named Bill Wilson foun
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The simple mindset that AA members use is to stay away from drinking one day at a time. AA offers mutual support through its infamous twelve-step program. The twelve steps were constructed to help guide people in the right direction. The first step is the most influential step of the twelve. The first step is,” we admitted we where powerless over alcohol, that are lives have become unmanageable”. This statement has become one of the most powerful agents for change ever devised. Its power more than likely comes from the fact that it represents a new beginning, a step toward surrendering and overcoming denial of the problem. It implies that change is necessary and possible, and it contains an element of hope. The first step is just the beginning of the twelve-step process. The twelve steps are studied and learned by the patients until they understand them thoroughly.
There are many other groups that have branched off from AA. Some of them include Al-Anon, Alateen, and ACOA (Adult children of Alcoholics). These specialized groups are for different types of people. Al-Anon is a special help group for family members of alcoholics. The family of an alcoholic can sometimes be hurt more. A family needs to learn how to deal with alcoholics and they need to learn how to help them. Al-anon provides the family with an education about alcoholism and its effects and it helps the family members realize that it’s not their fault. It helps them cope with the problem and shows them how to deal with it.
Alateen is a special group that specializes in teenage alcoholics. It is the same program as AA but has different ways of going about curing the problem. The 12-step program is still involved and all the same concepts are the same but slightly changed to format a teenager.
The meetings consist of small sized groups that interact with each other the whole time. This interaction between the people might be weird at first. The people eventua
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Introduction This research ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Introduction This research paper begins with a description of an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, which includes individual and group |
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Analysis of an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Al Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) (1) describes itself as "a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet together to attain and |
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The Problem of Alcoholism Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an organization that makes use of a theory of self-help to enable alcoholics to take control of their own lives and to learn to |
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Alcohol Abuse At this time any discussion of alcoholism needs to begin with a discussion of Alcoholics Anonymous, whose program, which has spread around the world since its |
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Gemder Differences & Alcoholism A program such as the twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous does not take gender differences into account, for instance. Research |
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PROFESSIONAL STAFF SUBSTANCE ABUSE L. Perhaps the most well known of the group psychotherapies for the treatment of substance abuse are the treatment programs of Alcoholics Anonymous. |
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