2006-08-17 08:35:18 · 8 answers · asked by close_in_destroy_everything 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
When people decide they need help with their drinking, or others decide for them (courts, employers, families, etc.), they go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings where they will learn many excuses to continue drinking. "It's a disease, it's genetic, I'm powerless, blah, blah, blah."
It's a thinly disguised religious program that many feel is a cult. It's little more than faith healing plus some religious mumbo-jumbo.
According to studies, including AA's own internal studies, it works for 5% of the people who go there. By coincidence, the success rate for people who try stopping on their own is 5%.
Guess if you're ready to stop, you stop, and when you do, you give credit to whatever you were doing at the time.
I tried getting sober through AA many times over a twenty year period without success. Since I turned my back on them, I've been able maintain sobriety for 5 years.
2006-08-20 06:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by raysny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An AA meeting is a place where people interested in quitting drinking can come and find others who have done so using AA's 12 step program.
It's helpful to find someone with long term sobriety to show you around for a while.
Cheers!
2006-08-20 16:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by rkalch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AA stands for alcoholics anonymous
its a support group that helps people deal with alcoholism...addiction to alcohol
2006-08-17 08:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by la wendada 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alcoholics Anonamous.
2006-08-17 08:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Summer♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcoholics Anonymous its a support group for people with drinking problems
2006-08-17 08:42:32 · answer #5 · answered by spicy girl 1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alcoholics anonymous
2006-08-17 08:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Media=PlayFlash
2006-08-17 08:41:30 · answer #7 · answered by ralahinn1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alcolholics annonomus
2006-08-17 08:40:30 · answer #8 · answered by livewire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋