{"id":120734,"date":"2023-06-23T09:37:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/resources\/all-leaflets\/petitguidepratiquesurlesalcooliquesanonymes\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T15:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T19:18:06","slug":"petitguidepratiquesurlesalcooliquesanonymes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/resources\/all-leaflets\/petitguidepratiquesurlesalcooliquesanonymes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Guide to AA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"120734\" class=\"elementor elementor-120734 elementor-106771\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7adc386 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7adc386\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS\u00ae is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their com\u00admon problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.<\/p><ul><li>The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-support\u00ading through our own contributions.<\/li><li>A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomina\u00adtion, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes.<\/li><li>Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a108f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a108f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>A Brief Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous<\/h4><p>For many years, alcoholism has been recognized as a highly prevalent and disabling health problem, one that affects far more than just the alcoholic alone. Family, friends and others are hurt by its effects \u2014 in the home, on the job, on our highways and roads. Alcoholism costs lives, as well as cost\u00ading communities millions of dollars. So, whether or not you ever become an alcoholic yourself, alcohol\u00adism can still have a devastating impact on your life.<\/p><p>We in A.A. have learned a great deal about alcoholism \u2014 how to identify and arrest it, and how to live a life in recovery. But so far, no one has discovered a way to prevent it; it is still unknown just why some drinkers turn into alcoholics and others do not. Many doctors and scientists in the field have studied this question but have not been able to determine a definitive cause (or causes) of alcoholism. <br \/>For that reason, we in A.A. concentrate on help\u00ading those who are already alcoholics, those who may have a desire to stop drinking, so that they can begin to recover and to learn how to live a nor\u00admal, happy life without alcohol.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>What is alcoholism?<\/h4><p>As A.A. sees it, alcoholism is an illness. Alcoholics cannot control their drinking, because they are ill in their bodies and in their minds (or emotions), <br \/>A.A.believes. If they do not stop drinking, their alcoholism almost always gets worse and worse. <br \/>Both the American Medical Association and the British Medical Association, chief organizations of doctors in those countries, also have said that alco\u00adholism is an illness. <\/p><h4>What are the symptoms?<\/h4><p>Not all alcoholics have the same symptoms, but many \u2014 at different stages in the illness \u2014 show these signs: They find that only alcohol can make them feel self-confident and at ease with other people; often want \u201cjust one more\u201d at the end of a party; look forward to drinking occasions and think about them a lot; get drunk when they had not planned to; try to control their drinking by chang\u00ading types of liquor, going on the wagon, or taking pledges; sneak drinks; lie about their drinking; hide bottles; drink at work (or in school); drink alone; have blackouts (that is, cannot remem\u00adber the next day what they said or did the night before); drink in the morning, to relieve severe hangovers, guilty feelings and fears; fail to eat and become malnourished; get cirrhosis of the liver; shake violently, hallucinate, or have convulsions when withdrawn from liquor. <\/p><h4>What is A.A.?<\/h4><p>Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide fellowship of men and women who help each other to stay sober. They offer the same help to anyone who has a drinking problem and wants to do something about it. Since they are all alcoholics themselves, they have a special understanding of each other. They know what the illness feels like \u2014 and they have learned how to recover from it in A.A.<\/p><p>A.A. members say that they are alcoholics today \u2014 even when they have not had a drink for many years. They do not say that they are \u201ccured.\u201d Once people have lost their ability to con\u00adtrol their drinking, they can never again be sure of drinking safely \u2014 or, in other words, they can never become \u201cformer alcoholics\u201d or \u201cex-alcohol\u00adics.\u201d But in A.A., they can become sober alcohol\u00adics, recovered alcoholics. <\/p><h4>How does A.A. help the alcoholic?<\/h4><p>Through the example and friendship of the recov\u00adered alcoholics in A.A., new members are encour\u00adaged to stay away from a drink \u201cone day at a time,\u201d as the A.A.s do. Instead of \u201cswearing off forever\u201d or worrying about whether they will be sober tomorrow, A.A.s concentrate on not drinking right now \u2014 today.<\/p><p>By keeping alcohol out of their systems, new\u00adcomers take care of one part of their illness \u2014 their bodies have a chance to get well. But remem\u00adber, there is another part. If they are going to stay sober, they need healthy minds and healthy emotions, too. So they begin to straighten out their confused thinking and unhappy feelings by follow\u00ading A.A.\u2019s \u201cTwelve Steps\u201d to recovery. These Steps suggest ideas and actions that can guide alcoholics toward happy and useful lives.<\/p><p>To be in touch with other members and to learn about the recovery program, new members go to <br \/>A.A. meetings regularly. <\/p><h4>What are A.A. meetings?<\/h4><p>Alcoholics Anonymous is established in approx\u00adimately 180 countries. The people in each group get together, usually once or twice a week, to hold <br \/>A.A. meetings, of two main types:<\/p><p>(1) At \u201copen meetings,\u201d speakers tell how they drank, how they discovered A.A., and how its program has helped them. Members may bring relatives or friends, and usually anyone interested in A.A. is also welcome to attend \u201copen meetings\u201d as an observer.<\/p><p>(2) \u201cClosed meetings\u201d are for alcoholics only. These are group discussions, and any members who want to may speak up, to ask questions and to share their thoughts with fellow mem\u00adbers. At \u201cclosed meetings,\u201d A.A.s can get help with personal problems in staying sober and in everyday living. Some other A.A.s can explain how they have already handled the same problems \u2014 often by using one or more of the Twelve Steps.<\/p><p>Our groups endeavor to provide a safe meet\u00ading place for all attendees and encourage a secure and welcoming environment in which our meet\u00adings can take place. The formation and oper\u00adation of an A.A. group resides with the group conscience. Our common suffering as alcoholics and our common solution in A.A. transcend most difficulties and help us to create as safe an envi\u00adronment as possible to carry A.A.\u2019s message of hope and recovery to the still-suffering alcoholic. <\/p><h4>Who belongs to A.A.?<\/h4><p>Like other illnesses, alcoholism strikes all sorts of people. So the men and women in A.A. are of all races and nationalities, all religions and no religion at all. They are rich and poor and just aver\u00adage. They work at all occupations, as lawyers and housewives, teachers and truck drivers, waitresses and members of the clergy.<\/p><p>A.A. does not keep a list of members, but groups do report how many people belong to each one. From these reports, total A.A. membership is estimated at over 2,000,000.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>Does an alcoholic have to go \u201call the way down\u201d before A.A. can help?<\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>A.A. was started in 1935 by a New York stock\u00adbroker and an Ohio surgeon, who had both been \u201chopeless\u201d drunks. At first, most A.A. members also had been seriously ill; their drinking had sent them to hospitals, sanitariums, or jails. But more and more people began to hear about A.A., and soon many alcoholics found they did not have to let their illness do that much damage. They could recover in A.A. before their health had been totally wrecked, while they still had their jobs and their families.<br \/>Are there any young people in A.A.?<\/h4><p>The pamphlet \u201cYoung People and A.A.\u201d gives the personal stories of 19 who joined when they were under 30. The cartoon pamphlets \u201cToo Young?\u201d and \u201cA Message to Teenagers\u201d tell how some teen\u00adage alcoholics found A.A. Many young people like these are cheerfully staying sober and taking part in A.A. activities. <\/p><h4>Who runs A.A.?<\/h4><p>A.A. has no real government. Each group is free to work out its own customs and ways of holding meetings, as long as it does not hurt other groups or A.A. as a whole. The members elect a chairper\u00adson, a secretary, and other group officers. These officers do not give orders to anybody; mostly, their job is to see that the meetings run smoothly. In the average group, new officers are elected twice a year.<\/p><p>But the individual group is not cut off from the rest of A.A. Just as A.A. members help each other, so do A.A. groups. Here are three of the means they use to exchange help:<\/p><p>(1)\u00a0 Groups in the same area set up a central office or \u201cintergroup\u201d office.<\/p><p>(2)\u00a0 Groups everywhere share their experiences by writing to the A.A. General Service Office, in New York City.<\/p><p>(3)\u00a0 Groups in the U.S. and Canada choose rep\u00adresentatives to go to the A.A. General Service Conference, held once a year.<\/p><p>All these A.A. offices and the representatives at the Conference make suggestions, based on the experiences of many different A.A. groups. But they do not make rules or issue commands to any groups or members. <\/p><h4>What does it cost to belong to A.A.?<\/h4><p>Newcomers do not pay any fees for membership. And members do not pay dues.<\/p><p>But money is needed for some purposes: rent\u00ading the meeting hall, buying coffee and other refreshments, buying A.A. books, pamphlets, and magazines. So a basket is usually passed around during the meeting, and members put in whatever they can afford or wish to give. Groups also contribute money to support central offices, the General Service Office, and other A.A. activities.<\/p><p>In return for the A.A. help that members give to other alcoholics, these members are never paid. Their reward is something much better than money \u2014 it is their own health. A.A.s have found that helping other alcoholics is the best way to stay sober themselves. <\/p><h4>What can the families of alcoholics do?<\/h4><p>A.A. is just for the alcoholics, but two other fel\u00adlowships can help their relatives. One is Al-Anon Family Groups. The other is Alateen, for teenagers who have alcoholic parents. <\/p><h4>What does A.A. NOT do?<\/h4><p>1.\u00a0 A.A. does not run membership drives to try to argue alcoholics into joining. A.A. is for alcoholics who want to get sober.<\/p><p>2.\u00a0 A.A. does not check up on its members to see that they don\u2019t drink. It helps alcoholics to help themselves.<\/p><p>3.\u00a0 A.A. is not a religious organization. All mem\u00adbers are free to decide on their own personal ideas about the meaning of life.<\/p><p>4.\u00a0 A.A. is not a medical organization, does not give out medicines or psychiatric advice.<\/p><p>5.\u00a0 A.A. does not run any hospitals, wards, or treatment centers or provide nursing services.<\/p><p>6.\u00a0 A.A. is not affiliated with any other organiza\u00adtion. But A.A. does cooperate with organizations that are interested in recovery. Some members\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-377ca00 ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">work for such organizations \u2014 but on their own \u2014 not as representatives of A.A.<\/span><\/p><p>7.\u00a0 A.A. does not accept money from sources out\u00adside A.A., either private or government.<\/p><p>8.\u00a0 A.A. does not offer any social services, does not provide housing, food, clothing, jobs, or money. It helps alcoholics stay sober, so they can earn these things for themselves.<\/p><p>9.\u00a0 Alcoholics Anonymous lives up to the \u201cAnonymous\u201d part of its title. It does not want members\u2019 full names or faces to be revealed on radio, TV, newspapers or on new media technol\u00adogies such as the Internet. And members do not tell other members\u2019 names to people outside A.A. But members are not ashamed of belonging to<\/p><p>A.A. They just want to encourage more alcoholics to come to A.A. for help. And they do not want to make heroes and heroines of themselves simply for taking care of their own health.<\/p><p>10. A.A. does not provide letters of reference to parole boards, lawyers, court officials, social agen\u00adcies, employers, etc. <\/p><h4>How can you find out more about A.A.?<\/h4><p>1. Most towns and cities have an A.A. listing in the telephone book, for a group or central office. Often, local A.A. has a public information committee to tell people what they want to know about A.A.<\/p><p>2. If you do not find an A.A. listing in your\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-377ca00 ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">phone book, contact: General Service Office Box 459, Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 www.aa.org<\/span><\/p><p>3. You can get other A.A. pamphlets either from your town\u2019s A.A. office or by writing to the General Service Office (address above), which will send you free one copy of each pamphlet you want. Some titles are:<\/p><p>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT A.A. <br \/>YOUNG PEOPLE AND A.A. <br \/>WHAT HAPPENED TO JOE and IT HAPPENED TO ALICE (two A.A. stories told in cartoon form) <br \/>TOO YOUNG? (cartoon pamphlet for teenagers) <br \/>A MESSAGE TO TEENAGERS (short version of the above) <br \/>DO YOU THINK YOU\u2019RE DIFFERENT? <br \/>A.A. FOR THE OLDER ALCOHOLIC <br \/>THIS IS A.A. <br \/>IS THERE AN ALCOHOLIC IN YOUR LIFE? <br \/>IS A.A. FOR YOU? <br \/>THE A.A. MEMBER \u2014 MEDICATIONS AND OTHER DRUGS<\/p><p>4. In local libraries, you may find copies of these <br \/>A.A. books: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS <br \/>ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE <br \/>TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS <br \/>AS BILL SEES IT <br \/>DR. BOB AND THE GOOD OLDTIMERS <br \/>\u2018PASS IT ON\u2019 <br \/>EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH AND HOPE<\/p><p>5. The AA Grapevine (monthly magazine) may be obtained from your local A.A. office or by contacting: <br \/>Box 1980 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 www.aagrapevine.org <\/p><h4>THE TWELVE STEPS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS<\/h4><p>1.\u00a0 We admitted we were powerless over alco\u00adhol \u2014 that our lives had become unmanageable.<\/p><p>2.\u00a0 Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.<\/p><p>3.\u00a0 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.<\/p><p>4.\u00a0 Made a searching and fearless moral in\u00adventory of ourselves.<\/p><p>5.\u00a0 Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.<\/p><p>6.\u00a0 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.<\/p><p>7.\u00a0 Humbly asked Him to remove our short\u00adcomings.<\/p><p>8.\u00a0 Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.<\/p><p>9.\u00a0 Made direct amends to such people wher\u00adever possible, except when to do so would in\u00adjure them or others.<\/p><p>10.\u00a0 Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.<\/p><p>11.\u00a0 Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.<\/p><p>12.\u00a0 Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this mes\u00adsage to alcoholics, and to practice these prin\u00adciples in all our affairs.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>THE TWELVE TRADITIONS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS<\/h4><p>1.\u00a0 Our common welfare should come .rst; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.<\/p><p>2.\u00a0 For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority \u2014 a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.<\/p><p>3.\u00a0 The only requirement for A.A. member\u00adship is a desire to stop drinking.<\/p><p>4.\u00a0 Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.<\/p><p>5. Each group has but one primary purpose \u2014 to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.<\/p><p>6.\u00a0 An A.A. group ought never endorse, .\u00adnance 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.<\/p><p>7.\u00a0 Every A.A. group ought to be fully self\u00adsupporting, declining outside contributions.<\/p><p>8.\u00a0 Alcoholics Anonymous should remain for\u00adever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.<\/p><p>9.\u00a0 A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or commit-tees directly responsible to those they serve.<\/p><p>10.\u00a0 Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.<\/p><p>11.\u00a0 Our public relations policy is based on at\u00adtraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and .lms.<\/p><p>12.\u00a0 Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place prin\u00adciples before personalities.<\/p><h4 style=\"margin-top: 1.94737em; line-height: 1.10526;\">A DECLARATION OF UNITY<\/h4><p>This we owe to A.A.\u2019s future: To place our<br \/>common welfare first; to keep our fellowship<br \/>united. 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