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Apr 1, 2023 · As of today, my records of working with others show 38 (52%) are sober or clean, 15 (21%) are MIA or missing in action, and 20 (27%) are known to have relapsed. There have been many failures but the occasional heartening success.
Jul 1, 2021 · “I was hopeless.” Chris got sober just over two years ago through Alcoholics Anonymous on the Big Island. But when the pandemic hit, the important in-person support group meetings so necessary...
Estimates of A.A. Groups and Members broken down by U.S., Canada, Correctional Facilities, Loners, Internationalists, Homers and Internationally.
A sobriety coin is a token given to Alcoholics Anonymous or other twelve-step program members representing the amount of time the member has remained sober. It is traditionally a medallion the size of a poker chip, 34 mm (1.34 in) (standard) or 39 mm (1.5 in) in diameter.
Studies show that involvement in AA, either as a nonmember or full-fledged member of the organization, can help increase short-term and long-term abstinence. A long-term follow-up study conducted in 1991 reported that 47% of AA members maintained sobriety over a 16-year period.
Average member sobriety is slightly under 10 years with 36% sober more than ten years, 13% sober from five to ten years, 24% sober from one to five years, and 27% sober less than one year. Before coming to AA, 63% of members received some type of treatment or counseling, such as medical, psychological, or spiritual.
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