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'''Alcoholics Anonymous''' is a program created to help alcoholics on the path to recovery from [[alcoholism]]. Founded on June 10th, 1935 in [[Akron]], [[Ohio]] by Bill W. and Dr. Bob, it utilizes a [[twelve step program]] to help those suffering from [[alcoholic drink|alcohol]] [[addiction]] to overcome their addiction, relying on [[faith]] in a "higher power". Both Wilson and Smith were members of the [[Oxford Group]], a Christian reform movement started by Lutheran minister [[Frank Buchman]], until about 1939 when the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" was published.
'''Alcoholics Anonymous''' is "a band of ex-problem drinkers who make an avocation of helping other alcoholics to beat the liquor habit." [http://www.barefootsworld.net/aajalexpost1941.html] Their program was created to help alcoholics on the path to recovery from [[alcoholism]]. Founded on June 10, 1935 in Akron, [[Ohio]] by Bill W. and Dr. Bob, it utilizes a twelve step program to help those suffering from [[alcoholic drink|alcohol]] [[addiction]] to overcome their addiction, relying on [[faith]] in a "higher power." Both Wilson and Smith were members of the Oxford Group, a Christian reform movement started by Lutheran minister Frank Buchman, until about 1939 when the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" was published.
== The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ==
== The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ==
==The Success of 12-Step Programs==
==The Success of 12-Step Programs==
The inclusiveness and support of 12-step programs has led to the model being extended to other addictions, such as narcotics, gambling, and illicit sex.
The inclusiveness and support of 12-step programs has led to the model (and the "Anonymous" name) being extended to other addictions, such as narcotics ("Narcotics Anonymous"), gambling ("Gamblers Anonymous"), food ("Overeaters Anonymous") and illicit sex.
==Higher Power==
==Higher Power==
The "higher power" cited in Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups does not necessarily refer to [[God]]. The phrase "God ''as we understood Him''" allows members to choose other gods or "powers" to help them in their recovery.
The "higher power" cited in Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups does not necessarily refer to [[God]]. The phrase "God ''as we understood Him''" allows members to choose other gods or "powers" to help them in their recovery. However, the [[Christian]] foundation of A.A. is evident by the inclusion of several quotes from the bible in the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" and the use of the terms "Father" and "Creator" when referring to God.
==Prayers of Alcoholics Anonymous==
The Third Step Prayer
"God, I offer myself to Thee- to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!"
The Seventh Step Prayer
"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character that stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen."
The Eleventh Step Prayer (The prayer of St. Francis of Assisi)
"Lord, make me a channel of thy peace - that where there is hatred, I may bring love- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness- that where there is discord, I may bring harmony- that where there is error, I may bring truth- that where there is doubt, I may bring faith- that where there is despair, I may bring hope- that where there are shadows, I may bring light- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted- to undersand than to be understood- to love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life. Amen"
==Guiding Principles==
==Guiding Principles==
#Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
#Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
#Each group has but one primary purpose-to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
#Each group has but one primary purpose-to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
#An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance
#An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
#Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
#Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
#Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
#Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Serenity Prayer]]
*[[Serenity Prayer]]
*[[Alcoholism]]
==External Links==
==External links==
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
* http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
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