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   16 hours ago · Clean and Sober – an addict (alcohol, cocaine) visits an AA meeting to get a sponsor. Days of Wine and Roses – a 1962 film about a married couple struggling with alcoholism. Jack Lemmon's character attends an AA meeting in the film. Drunks – a 1995 film starring Richard Lewis as an alcoholic who leaves an AA meeting and relapses. The film ...

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   Who serves AA?

   • AA is served entirely by alcoholics, except for seven "nonalcoholic friends of the fellowship" of the 21-member AA Board of Trustees.

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   Why is AA a 'benign anarchy'?

   • To keep sobriety as its primary purpose, and to remain what Wilson called a “benign anarchy”, AA instituted its twelve traditions in 1950 to ensure membership to all wishing to stop drinking with no dues or fees required. Members are advised not to use AA for material gain or to increase public prestige.

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   What are AA meetings?

   • AA meetings are gatherings where recovery from alcoholism is discussed. One perspective sees them as "quasi-ritualized therapeutic sessions run by and for, alcoholics". There are a variety of meeting types some of which are listed below. At some point during the meeting a basket is passed around for voluntary donations.

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   How many AA members become sober?

   • [Reference: H. Fingarette, Heavy Drinking: The Myth of Alcoholism as a Disease (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988)] Taken together, these numbers show that about 5.5 percent of all those who started with AA became sober members. ^ a b Singal, Jesse (17 March 2015). "Why Alcoholics Anonymous Works". The Cut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

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