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- In Alcoholics Anonymous, the border between the United States and Canada does not exist. Canadian A.A. is represented proportionally at the General Service Conference and on the Board of Trustees; and G.S.O. in New York serves A.A. in both countries equally.
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Jul 30, 2020 · While there have been online meetings, which are certainly useful, they do not replace in-person meetings. We are an anonymous group with no central authority.
If someone you care about has a drinking problem, A.A. might have a solution for them. A.A. has helped more than two million alcoholics stop drinking. Recovery works through one alcoholic sharing their experience with another.
Mar 11, 2020 · March 11, 2020. For a long time, medical researchers were unsure whether Alcoholics Anonymous worked better than other approaches to treating people with alcohol use disorder. In 2006, a review...
- How The 12-Step Movement Started
- We Know More About Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Now
- What’s The Evidence Base For 12-Step Programs?
- 12-Step Facilitation Therapy
- So Do 12-Step Groups Work?
Twelve step programs started in the 1930s. The founders, a stock broker and a surgeon, developed a system of peer support and then formalised the 12 steps, largely drawn from their own and others’ experience of recovery. The model has remained largely unchanged since then, despite significant advances in our understanding of the brain and of alcoho...
We now know a range of risk factors contribute to the development of alcohol and other drug problems. Genetics only accounts for about 50% of the riskof developing an alcohol disorder. And although people who have alcohol or other drug problems do sometimes have significant cognitive deficits they generally occur after alcohol and other drug use be...
It has been difficult to work out how effective AA and NA are because there has not been a lot of good quality research into them. Many of the results are published by the “fellowship”, as the 12-step movement refers to itself. And because the 12-step fellowship is by definition anonymous, some members don’t want to participate in studies that migh...
A new type of therapy, with the goal of getting people engaged in 12 step programs and reduce drop out, was developed in the 1990s as part of a large research project. It’s called 12-step facilitation therapy and is delivered by trained treatment professionals. It shouldn’t be confused with AA, which is a self-help program, rather than being therap...
If the ideals and goals of 12-step programs appeal to you, it may be able to help maintain abstinence for a period of time. But if not, there is not enough evidence of effectiveness to compel someone to attend. It is likely the key ingredient in 12-step groups is the peer support, rather than the 12 steps themselves. We know from other types of pee...
Meetings. For members to “share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.”.
Mar 12, 2020 · Alcoholics Anonymous may be just as good or better than scientifically proven treatments to help people quit drinking, according to a new review. But AA still doesn't work for everyone.
Mar 29, 2024 · The 90th anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous will be celebrated at the 2025 International Convention in Vancouver, BC, Canada, from Thursday July 3rd to Sunday, July 6th, 2025. The registration hall will be open on Wednesday.
