Alcoholics Anonymous

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Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (pronunciation: al·co·hol·ics a·non·y·mous) is an international fellowship of individuals who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem.

Etymology

The term "Alcoholics Anonymous" was coined by the organization's co-founder, Bill Wilson, in 1935. The name was chosen to emphasize the confidential nature of the group and the focus on alcohol addiction.

Related Terms

  • Twelve Steps: A group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole.
  • Twelve Traditions: A set of guidelines that serve as a manual for the operation of AA groups. They outline the means by which AA maintains its unity and relates itself to the world about it.
  • Sobriety: The state of being sober, often used to refer to the total abstinence from alcohol.
  • Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous): The basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous, and the organization's main piece of literature.
  • Bill Wilson: Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
  • Dr. Bob Smith: Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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