| Alcoholics Anonymous |
an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
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| Alcoholics Anonymous |
A self-help organization that uses a 12-Step program to assist alcoholics in achieving and maintaining sobriety. Acknowledgment of loss of control over alcohol and willingness to seek help through a "higher power" are a major part of the organization's program.
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| Alcoholics Anonymous |
A voluntary fellowship founded in 1935 and concerned with the recovery and continued sobriety of the alcoholic who turns to the organization for help. The AA program consists basically of Twelve Suggested Steps designed for the personal recovery from alcoholism, and AA is the major proponent of the disease model of alcoholism. Alcoholism: Alcoholism is a primary chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial. and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestation. ...
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| Alcoholics Anonymous |
AA is a community program designed to encourage abstinence from alcohol using group support. The group is composed of previous alcoholics. It involves following 12 Steps that are written in the "Big Book."
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