Alcoholics Anonymous

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      37 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 Alcoholics Anonymous an organization of alcoholics and recovering alcoholics who seek, through mutual counseling, to avoid lapses into drinking Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-Help Movement: A Study in Eight Societies

Contemporary Drug Problems;  April 1, 1997 ;   Ernest Kurtz;   787 words ...Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-Help Movement...the scholarly literature on Alcoholics Anonymous. In general, those critiques...actually hinge. The reality of Alcoholics Anonymous precludes anything resembling...

Making meaning of Alcoholics Anonymous for social workers: myths,...

Social Work;  March 1, 1998 ;   Davis, Diane Rae Jansen, Golie G.;   787 words ...The meaning of the term Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) varies, depending...more information about Alcoholics Anonymous to determine their own...that the traditional Alcoholics Anonymous program, well-known as...

Golden Age: AA celebrates 60 sober years.(Alcoholics Anonymous)

Insight on the News;  June 26, 1995 ;   Roberts, Byron;   606 words ...Across town and around the globe, Alcoholics Anonymous members - from the erudite to...alcoholics, attending a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Rather, they are a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, just one of about 600 in a typical...

These people are all members of a religious cult At least that's the...

The Independent - London;  August 19, 2001 ;   Gavanndra Hodge;   787 words ......have at one time been, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. This is an organisation that is...industry can trace its beginnings to Alcoholics Anonymous. Yet, because of its policy of anonymity...known about its motives and methods. Alcoholics Anonymous describes itself as a self-help...

Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates its 50th year.

Saturday Evening Post;  July 1, 1985 ;   Edmeades, Baz;   787 words ......Alexander story that turned Alcoholics Anonymous, an obscure self-help...strong-willed men without whom Alcoholics Anonymous would never have been...their incredible story: Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 after...

Alcoholics Anonymous discourse and members' resistance in a virtual...

Contemporary Drug Problems;  January 1, 2002 ;   Kitchin, Heather A;   787 words ...Alcoholics Anonymous has greatly informed the individual...AA. KEY WORDS: Newsgroups, Alcoholics Anonymous, discourse, resistance. Where...resistance. Foucault, 1979:95 Alcoholics Anonymous has greatly informed the individual...

Alcoholics Anonymous Losing a Step, Critics Say // Spiritual Loss Blamed...

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 26, 1996 ;   ANN RODGERS-MELNICK;   496 words ...Alcoholics Anonymous is losing effectiveness because...based say the success rate for Alcoholics Anonymous, founded in 1935, has fallen...Biblical teachings to their lives. Alcoholics Anonymous is so closely based on his...

County man played role in Alcoholics Anonymous

The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;  July 4, 2004 ;   HEATHER MAYBERRY;   387 words ......Martin, who, through 30 years with Alcoholics Anonymous, helped others get the same opportunities...two years. He became a member of Alcoholics Anonymous while living in Los Angeles. ''He...and became involved in the local Alcoholics Anonymous chapter. ''A lot of the students...

Exploring the Spiritual Experience in the 12-step Program of Alcoholics...

Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education;  June 1, 2005 ;   Sharma, Manoj;   763 words ......experience in the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous Spiritus contra spiritum by Sandoz...0-7734-6465-4]. Since the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, there have been several...focuses on spiritual experiences in Alcoholics Anonymous. The book is organized into three...

Where nobody knows your name; The anonymity of Alcoholics Anonymous is...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 1, 2000 ;   Royce, Graydon;   787 words ......personalities. - Tradition Twelve, Alcoholics Anonymous Don Shelby is a very public man...so public. But ask Shelby about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and he will not say whether...points about alcoholism: First, that Alcoholics Anonymous is not synonymous with treatment...

Medicine, spirituality, and Alcoholics Anonymous: a personal...

Southern Medical Journal;  April 1, 2007 ;   Eaton, Judith;   787 words ......Note: According to the history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the very first AA meeting...original stories compiled for its text, Alcoholics Anonymous, were written by physicians. (3...organization, International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous, holds yearly meetings that are...

Exploring the Spiritual Experience in the 12 Step Program of Alcoholics...

Addiction Professional;  November 1, 2004 ;     106 words ...Exploring the Spiritual Experience in the 12 Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous Jeff Sandoz, The Edwin Mellen Press (716-754-2788...Association, focuses here on the spiritual experience in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), establishing spirituality as a core element of...

Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous: a Rhetorical Analysis.(Book Review)

The Oral History Review;  December 22, 2004 ;   Norton, Linda E.;   787 words ...STORYTELLING IN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS...was it about narrative in Alcoholics Anonymous that allowed people to...interviews, Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous is a must-read for those...

A Struggle Inside AA; Recovering alcoholics say a Washington, D.C., group...

Newsweek;  May 7, 2007 ;   Summers, Nick;   787 words ......dn't think she could make it without Alcoholics Anonymous. So in November 2005, when May agreed...were exactly the opposite of what Alcoholics Anonymous literature teaches. By design, there...bitter, unprecedented dispute among Alcoholics Anonymous adherents that pits members of ...