AA At a Glance
excerpts from the G.S.O. approved literature "A.A. at a glance".

WHAT IS AA?
Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet together to attain and maintain sobriety. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership.

HOW AA MEMBERS MAINTAIN SOBREITY?
AA is a programme of total abstinence. Members simply stay away from one drink, one day at a time. Sobriety is maintained through sharing experience strength, and hope at group meetings and through the suggested Twelve Steps for recovery from alcoholism.

WHAT AA DOES NOT DO?
AA does not : Keep membership records or case histories ..... engage in or support reserch.... join "councils" or social agencies (although AA members, groups and service offices frequently co-operate with them).... follow up or try to control its members...... make medical or psychiatric prognoses or dispense medicines or psychiatric advice .... provide drying-out or nursing services or sanitoriums..... offer religious services .... provide letters of reference to parole boards, lawyers, court officials, social agencies, employers. etc. housing, food, clothing, jobs, money or other welfare or social services ..... provide domestic or vocational counselling.

WILL AA WORK FOR EVERYONE?
The AA programme of recovery from alcoholism, we believe, will work for almost anyone who has a desire to stop drinking. It may work even for those who feel they are being prodded in the direction of AA. Many of us made our first contact with AA because of social or job pressures.

But no matter how down-and-out an alcoholic may be, or how high he or she may be on the social and economic scales, we know from experience and observation that AA offers a sober way out of the squirrel cage of confused problem drinking. Most of us have found it an easyway.

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