Monday, 23 April 2012

Special role of A.A


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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