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Show WHAT IS AA? Alcoholics Anonymous Who are they? Just as their name implies, they are men and women who have lost their ability to control con-trol their drinking. They are "Out of Control" drinkers. Why Anonymous? Because the public to a large degree is yet uneducated regarding re-garding the alcoholic illness. Is AA a church sponsored affair? af-fair? No. AA was originated by alcoholics for alcoholics only. Our members belong to many churches and to none. How much does il cost? Nothing. What is il you sell? Is it a cure? No. There is, no such thing. Are not alcoholics down and outers? It wouldn't do to ask that question in an AA group. Alcoholism Alco-holism being a disease, it affects all classes alike. AA's membership member-ship is a cross-section of our population. Unchecked alcoholism alcohol-ism will eventually make bums of its victims that is the End of the Road. Membership reflects re-flects intelligent awareness of that END and a strong desire to avoid it. AA contains within its membership people from every station of life. Is AA a club? No. It is a strictly informal society, no officers, no dues, no by-laws and no cost whatsoever. It is a fellowship tied together by the strongest bonds ics members are all alcoholics. What Then is AA? It is a group arrest and recovery re-covery from the alcoholic malady mal-ady brought about by a formula formu-la for living. It has a definite spiritual aspect. Its effectiveness may be judged by its phenomin-al phenomin-al growth founded in 1935, it now numbers over 100,000 men and women in the U. S. This is considered by medicine as nothing less than a miracle. Who is eligible? Alcoholics, only. How can I be certain I am alcoholic? al-coholic? Write us and a meeting will be arranged and AA fully explained. ex-plained. However, YOU must make the decision. Will my request for information be treated confidentially? Absolutely and entirely, we are anonymous. Are there other requirements? Only honesty. I have a relative who needs AA. Will you contact him for me? Send the name and address to us. We will take up from there. Do you believe in taking sides? As a group we have no opinion opin-ion on controversial subjects. We are not reformers. We will try to extend a helping hand where honestly requested for by a genuine alsoholic. Would attention be directed to me if I attend a meeting? NO. Can I bring my wife to a meeting? meet-ing? ' Family members are invited to "open" meetings held at regular reg-ular intervals. ' How can I contact AA? Address: Alcoholics Anonymous, Anony-mous, Vernal, Utah. Is anything being done in the way , of prevention for our younger set? Yes. Write us. for a speaker for your group to present the facts not to preach but to teach by example. |