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  1. The largest, most rigorous independent study on Alcoholics Anonymous to date shows that AA can help people get sober, stay sober, drink less, and suffer fewer negative consequences of...

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  2. Apr 6, 2020 · AA and Zoom Meetings: How Virtual 12-Step Meetings Are Keeping People Sober During The Coronavirus Quarantine.

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    • Lighthouse Treatment Center : Alcohol & Drug Rehab Orange County
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    Staff at substance abuse centers on the Big Island said Zoom was a life-saving component to continuing their recovery programs during the pandemic. It is also an avenue they hope they can continue offering clients in the future, regardless of whether things return to normal soon. Andi Pawasarat-Losalio, executive director at the Bridge House in Hon...

    AA members who live and operate outside of treatment facilities, like Sherry H., a retired educator and artist more than four years sober, say that Zoom has been a literal lifesaver for members who work meetings into their regular 9 to 5 routines. Sherry established her AA home group’s Zoom account. Similar to Chris’s experience, the business meeti...

    The skepticism for some in AA about Zoom pertains to the details in what it takes for alcoholics to get sober, according to several people who spoke with Civil Beat. AA boasts 2.1 million members around the world. Studies debate its effectiveness, but the Surgeon General of the United States in its 2016 Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health said it ...

  3. Jun 28, 2021 · Alcoholics Anonymous: The Truth About AA Meetings, The 12 Steps, The Big Book, Sponsors. The Sober Empire. 8.56K subscribers. Subscribed. 4.3K. 130K views 2 years ago #alcoholicsanonymous #...

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  4. The success rate of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is difficult to measure since it's subjective, but some studies have found that up to 70% of participants maintain sobriety for some period of time after completing the program.

  5. Mar 11, 2020 · They later developed the 12 steps, the first being accepting one’s inability to control drinking; the last, helping others sustain sobriety by becoming a sponsor of a new member. The AA model — open to all and free — has spread around the globe, and AA now boasts over 2 million members in 180 nations and more than 118,000 groups.

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  7. Estimates of A.A. Groups and Members broken down by U.S., Canada, Correctional Facilities, Loners, Internationalists, Homers and Internationally.

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