TREATMENT OF ADDICTION
4.
Special
role of A.A
For the
past 60 years, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the various other mutual help
groups (Smart Recovery Narcotics Anonymous, etc) have been the most common and
often the only form of continuing care.
Most cities have many types of AA and mutual help groups. Many have a strong spiritual component but
others do not. Some permit smoking
during the meetings and others do not.
Some are reserved for particular groups of recovering people (e.g.
physicians, nurses, lawyers, athletes) while the majority are open to all. A person should consider trying several
different meetings prior to deciding upon the value of mutual support group
participation in his or her recovery.
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