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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

(AA), worldwide organization dedicated to the treatment of alcoholics; founded 1935 by two alcoholics, one a New York broker, the other an Ohio physician. They developed a 12-step program that has made coping with alcoholism possible for countless people. It includes psychological principles that have long been used in the reorganization of personality. The organization functions through local groups that have no constitutions, officers, or dues. Anyone with a drinking problem may become a member. There are presently over 99,000 local groups in the United States; worldwide membership is approximately 2 million. Other groups patterned on AA include Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Gamblers Anonymous.

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books on: Alcoholics Anonymous - 1523 results

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Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Rhetorical Analysis
Book by George H. Jensen; Southern Illinois University Press, 2000
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholics--Rehabilitation, Communication In Rehabilitation, Self-Disclosure, Storytelling
...and Twelve Traditions . New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1952. Twenty-Four...to Al. May 22, 1942. Alcoholics Anonymous Archives. General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous, New York. W., Bill. AA Talk...

Alcoholic Thinking: Language, Culture, and Belief in Alcoholics Anonymous
Book by Danny M. Wilcox; Praeger, 1998
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism--Psychological Aspects, Recovering Alcoholics--Psychology
...specializes in helping alcoholics recover from alcoholism...are over 1 million alcoholic members in different...world. The impact of Alcoholics Anonymous has not been limited...to the individual alcoholic. This study intends...the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous and address some of...

Becoming Alcoholic: Alcoholics Anonymous and the Reality of Alcoholism
Book by David R. Rudy; Southern Illinois University Press, 1986
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous--Case Studies, Alcoholics--Middle Atlantic States--Case Studies
...11-34. New York: The Academic Press. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 1939 1955 1976 Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men...from Alcoholism . New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services. 1953 Twelve Steps and Twelve...

The Alcoholic Family
Book by Peter Steinglass, Linda A. Bennett, Steven J. Wolin, David Reiss; Basic Books, 1987
Subjects:	Alcoholics--United States--Family Relationships, Alcoholism, Alcoholism--Treatment--United States, Children Of Alcoholics--United States, Family, Family Therapy
...Goodwins criteria of an alcoholic or problem drinker...was the identified alcoholic, in five it was the...both parents were alcoholics. Families were located...practitioners and members of Alcoholics Anonymous; advertising; and...study. Four of the alcoholic parents had never received...

Women with Alcoholic Husbands: Ambivalence and the Trap of Codependency
Book by Ramona M. Asher; University of North Carolina Press, 1992
Subjects:	Alcoholics' Spouses--Psychology, Codependency
...subjects are women vis-a-vis alcoholic husbands is perhaps the most...and relationships with an alcoholic. Some of the women had read...should not be confused with Alcoholics Anonymous AA . Whereas Al-Anon is...close relationship with an alcoholic, AA is for the chemically...

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Making Meaning of Alcoholics Anonymous for Social Workers: Myths, Metaphors, and Realities
Journal article by Diane Rae Davis, Golie G. Jansen; Social Work, Vol. 43, 1998
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous--Evaluation, Self-help groups--Evaluation, Social workers--Practice
...Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) varies...help program for alcoholics. (The word "alcoholic" is used in...second edition of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA World Services...community: No alcoholic man or woman...Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous describes itself...message to the alcoholic who still suffers...

Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-help Movement: a Study in Eight Societies
Journal article by Ernest Kurtz; Contemporary Drug Problems, Vol. 24, 1997
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Nonfiction, Organizations, Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-help Movement: a...specialist on the subject of Alcoholics Anonymous and have room on your shelf for...studied. The countries in which Alcoholics Anonymous was studied are the United States...

Alcoholics Anonymous Affiliation at Treatment Intake among White and Black Americans(*)
Journal article by Lee Ann Kaskutas, Constance Weisner, Mija Lee, Keith Humphreys; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 60, 1999
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous--Research, Alcoholism--Prevention
...CALDWELL, F.J. Alcoholics Anonymous as a viable...resource for black alcoholics. In: WATTS, T...K. The Recovering Alcoholic, Thousand Oaks...L. How and why Alcoholics Anonymous works for blacks...

Alcoholics Anonymous and the Use of Medications to Prevent Relapse: An Anonymous Survey of Member Attitudes
Journal article by Robert G. Rychtarik, Gerard J. Connors, Kurt H. Dermen, Paul R. Stasiewicz; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 61, 2000
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous--Evaluation, Alcoholism--Research, Drugs--Usage, Surveys--Evaluation
Alcoholics Anonymous and the Use of Medications to Prevent Relapse: An Anonymous Survey of Member Attitudes...STASIEWICZ MEMBERS OF Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are often assumed...AA members believe the alcoholic, to recover fully...

Prior Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Affiliation and the Acceptability of the Twelve Steps to Patients Entering UK Statutory Addiction Treatment *
Journal article by Jennifer Harris, David Best, Michael Gossop, Jane Marshall, Lan-Ho Man, Victoria Manning, John Strang; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 64, 2003
Subjects:	Alcoholics Anonymous--Research, Alcoholics--Attitudes, Alcoholics--Research, Alcoholism--Care and treatment, Twelve-step programs--Research
Prior Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) affiliation...not representative of alcoholics receiving treatment...chronically and severely alcoholic (Emrick, 1987; Galaif...Emrick, 1987). Alcoholics Anonymous is the most common...

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John Lucas: Back from the Brink of Disaster; Former Alcoholic and Cocaine Addict Rebounds as a Winning NBA Coach
Magazine article by Douglas C. Lyons; Ebony, Vol. 48, June 1993
Subjects:	African American basketball coaches--Conduct of life, Alcoholics--Personal narratives, Drug addicts--Personal narratives, Lucas, John--Conduct of life, San Antonio Spurs--Personalities
...the brink of disaster; former alcoholic and cocaine addict rebounds as...Lucas, who at 39 has gone from alcoholic and cocaine addiction to basketballs...visited counselors and attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in each NBA city. Along...

Motivating Alcoholic Workers to Seek Help
Magazine article by Delores A. Rumpel; Security Management, Vol. 33, October 1989
Subjects:	Employee alcoholism--Analysis
...factor in motivating an alcoholic to seek help. Typically, alcoholics invest more of their self...companys policies. The alcoholic may otherwise cost, sometimes...thousand dollars). However, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is both worldwide...is giving feedback to the alcoholic, the meeting remains a...

Treating the High-functioning Alcoholic
Magazine article by Sarah Allen Benton; Addiction Professional, Vol. 7, March 2009
...viewing themselves as alcoholics because they dont...identifying HFAs as being alcoholic because they dont...the "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). There are...lower-functioning alcoholics. Their ability to...that they are not alcoholic. However, this provides...

Governing under the Influence; Washington Alcoholics: Their Aides Protect Them, the Media Shields Them
Magazine article by Steven Waldman; Washington Monthly, Vol. 19, January 1988
Subjects:	Alcoholism--Washington, D.C., Journalistic ethics--Political aspects, Legislators--Alcohol use, Press and politics--Moral and ethical aspects, United States. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism--Statistics
...dont have to be an alcoholic for drinking to affect...on alcohol. When an alcoholic stops drinking, he...drinkers who are not alcoholics can still suffer impairment...speaks on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, whether he thought...I was experiencing alcoholic blackouts throughout...

In Consultation, Working with Alcoholics
Magazine article by Mark Schenker; Psychotherapy Networker, Vol. 33, March 2009
Subjects:	Addictions, Clinical medicine, Meetings, Personal development, Therapy
...about going to Alcoholics Anonymous, but Im concerned that his...minimal exposure to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Much of what clinicians...meeting in 1935 between two alcoholics, Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob...alcoholism is a disease, alcoholics take responsibility for their...Recently, I treated an alcoholic wife and a critical but overprotective...

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Alcoholics Anonymous Killed My Marriage; an Acclaimed War Reporter, She Fell Head over Heels for a Hard-Drinking Rival. Their Love Survived Many Battles. except One; Our Long-Distance Love Affair Was as Passionate as It Was Tempestuous. and, like the Alcohol We Drank Each Night, It Was Dangerously Addictive
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 30, 2011
Subjects:	Alcoholics--Casualties, Marriage--Casualties, War correspondents--Casualties
Alcoholics Anonymous Killed My Marriage...was that he was an alcoholic and I was not. Maybe...him to Alcoholic Anonymous and he began doing...not an addict or an alcoholic and, therefore...he meant non--alcoholics -- meaning me...for loved ones of alcoholics, and hated it...the spouse of an alcoholic, she kept repeating...

Alcoholics Anonymous Killed My Marriage; an Acclaimed War Reporter, She Fell Head over Heels for a Hard-Drinking Rival. Their Love Survived Many Battles. . . except One; Our Long-Distance Love Affair Was as Passionate as It Was Tempestuous. and, like the Alcohol, It Was Dangerously Addictive
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 30, 2011
Subjects:	Alcoholics--Casualties, Marriage--Casualties, War correspondents--Casualties
Alcoholics Anonymous Killed My Marriage...was that he was an alcoholic and I was not. Maybe...him to Alcoholic Anonymous and he began doing...not an addict or an alcoholic and, therefore...alcoholism and spouses of alcoholics. I went to Al Anon...for loved ones of alcoholics, and hated it...the spouse of an alcoholic, she kept repeating...

Finding Strength, Hope; One Man Tells How Alcoholics Anonymous Changed His Life
Newspaper article; Daily News (Warwick, Australia), January 10, 2009
...Strength, Hope; One Man Tells How Alcoholics Anonymous Changed His Life. Byline: KATE...man to sign up to Alcoholics Anonymous to get his life back on track...back and forth from Alcoholics Anonymous to no avail. There were many...

Why I Need Alcoholics Anonymous at 17, by Rod Stewart's Daughter
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 25, 1996
Why I Need Alcoholics Anonymous at 17, by Rod Stewarts Daughter...her next trip to Alcoholics Anonymous. Kimberley, Rod Stewarts...looks good. But therapists? Alcoholics Anonymous? Her father is worried...nightclubs - but denies being an alcoholic. She says she started attending...

Is It Better to Be an Anonymous Alcoholic Than a Public Disaster?
Newspaper article by Emma Burns; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 12, 1998
...It Better to Be an Anonymous Alcoholic Than a Public Disaster...you are a woman. Alcoholics Anonymous stands by its belief...world that you are an alcoholic is a good thing...coming out as an alcoholic a fashionable pastime...57, explains: "Alcoholics think they can keep...

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encyclopedia articles on: Alcoholics Anonymous - 8 results

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Alcoholics Anonymous
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA), worldwide organization dedicated to the treatment...2 million. Other groups patterned on AA include Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Gamblers Anonymous...

Alcoholism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...frequently seen in alcoholics. Withdrawal Alcohol...abstinence by the chronic alcoholic produces a severe...support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous . Medical treatment...treatments, many alcoholics are aided by alternative...the disease, the alcoholic may experience problems...

Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...groups, such as the 12-step groups Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Cocaine Anonymous. Nonresidential programs serve the largest...requiring warning labels on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages), and all states have Driving...

Compulsive Gambling
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...treatable disorder. For many, psychotherapy and active participation in Gamblers Anonymous, a support group with local chapters patterned on Alcoholics Anonymous , have proven effective. See F. Barthelme and S. Barthelme, Double Down: Reflections...

Obesity
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...loss success of most attempts at dieting, however, is notoriously low. Groups such as Overeaters Anonymous, modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous , give support to people with weight problems and eating disorders...

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