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A Newcomer asks...

This leaflet is intended for people approaching Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) for the first time. In it we have tried to answer the questions most frequently in the minds of newcomers — the questions which were in our minds when we first approached the Fellowship.
This is AA
... an introduction to the AA recovery program

If you seem to be having trouble with your drinking, or if your drinking has reached the point where it worries you a bit, you may be interested in knowing something about Alcoholics Anonymous and the A.A. program of revery for alcoholics.
is AA for Me?

All of us in A.A. have asked this question.
We found out that many people had felt like us.
With the help of A.A. we tried to undestand what alochol had done to us. We were not alone. We could get help.
is AA for You?
Twelve questions only you can answer

Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A. a try — whether you think it can help you.
We decided to try and face up to what alcohol had done to us. Here are some of the questions we tried to answer honestly.
A.A. at a glance

An introduction to A.A. in a format that consists of about a dozen questions and answers explaining how A.A. functions. The topics covered include:
  • What is A.A.?
  • Current Membership
  • Relations with outside agencies
  • How is AA supported?
  • Why Alcoholics Anonymous is Anonymous
A Brief Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholism is recognised as a major health problem. In the U.S., it is the third great killer, after heart disease and cancer — and it des not damage alcholics alone. Others are hurt by its effect — in the home, on the job, on the highway... So whether or not you ever become an alcoholic yourself, alcoholism still can have an impact on your life.

For that reason, A.A. concentrates on helping those who are already alcoholics, so that they can stop drinking and learn to live a normal, happy life without alcohol.
44 Questions

This pamphlet is designed for those who are interested in A.A. for themselves, for a friend or relative, or simply because they wish to be better informed about this unusual Fellowship. Included are answers to many of the questions that have been asked about A.A. in the past. They add up to a story of a loosely knit society of men and women who have one great interest in common: the desire to stay sober themselves and to help other alcoholics who seek help for their drinking problem.
Do You Think You're Different?
Many of us thought we were different

"A.A. won't work for me. I'm too far gone." "It's nice for those people, but I'm president of the P.T.A." I'm too old. Too young. Not religious enough. 1'm gay. Or Jewish. A professional person. A clergyman. Too smart. Or too uneducated.

At this moment, people all over the world are thinking that A.A. probably won't work in their case for one or several of these reasons. Perhaps you are one of these people.
Young People and AA
Too young?

We all felt the same when we came into A.A. — that we were too young to be alcoholics. Some of us hadn't been drinking that long. Some of us didn't drink hard liquor. Some of us didn't fall down or have memory lapses.

"Just sit down and listen," we were told. "You can always go back to drinking if you want. But first try some A.A. meetings, because you wouldn't be here at all if you didn't have a drinking problem."

AA for the Woman
You are not alone

If you think you have a drinking problem — if you suspect that drinking may be one of your problems — then you will read in this article the stories of women who once thought and felt as you do.
A.A. as a resource for the medical professional

The Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of the American Medical Association defines alcoholism as "an illness in which there is preoccupation with alcohol and loss of control over its consumption, as a type of drug dependence that can harm a person's health and interfere with his ability to work and get along with other people."

This pamphlet has two basic purposes: (1) to provide information about Alcoholics Anonymous; (2) to describe some of the approaches that doctors familiar with the A.A. program use in helping problem drinkers.
You can help yourself by learning another way to face the problem:
  • Attend Al-Anon meetings regularly.
  • Accept the fact that there is problem;
    you can learn to deal with it.
  • REcognise that you have a right to dignity and a decent life.
  • Remember that many things said and done in anger, frustration or despair may make matters worse.

One woman, from her long years of painful experience with an alcoholic husband, made a list of the errors she learned to avoid. She found serenity and a satisfying way of life. While these experience are hers, her feelings may be shared by others in similar situations.
Al-Anon Family Groups, Al-Anon and Alateen, are a fellowship of men, women, and children whose lives have been affected by the compulsive drinking of a family member or friend.

Whether or not the alcoholic has found sobriety, the family and friends can do a great deal to help themselves as well as the alcohoic.
Each Al-Anon Family Group has but one purpose: to help families and friends of alcoholics.

If you are concerned about someone with a drinking problem, the Al-Anon program can help you.
If someone you love has a drinking problem, this booklet will provide you facts about a simple program of recovery. Through its help, over a million people who once drank too much are now living comfortable and productive lives without alcohol.

Often those closest to an alcoholic find it hardest to see and admit that someone they care about can be alcoholic Such a thing just can't be true, it seems In their eagerness to deny the depth of the problem, they may for a time believe the alcoholic's promises. But the repeated breaking of these promises and the increasing difficulties finally force those living with the alcoholic to acknowledge the truth.

Then a desperate search for a solution begins. Feeling that all their love and wee-intended attempts to help have been wasted they become deeply discouraged. If you have felt like this, take hope from the experience of A.A. members' spouses, relatives, lovers, and friends who once felt the same way, but have seen the problem drinkers they care about freed from the compulsion.
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