Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was the first group to be introduced for people who have substance abuse disorders., The AA group was developed by Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith in the year1934 in Akron, Ohio. The two were alcoholics and developed the group after realizing that alcoholism was a disease and not a moral failing as widely thought. Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith found out that an alcoholic could.  Only be sober by searching diligently through themselves then begin being of service to others. AA remains to be the widely known group despite others like. Cocaine Anonymous (CA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) being in existence.

The only requirement for one to be a member of the AA group is a desire to stop drinking. Upon obtaining membership of AA program. An individual is taken through 12 steps of recovery. AA programs have traditions that were introduced in 1946 for the purpose of unifying fellowships and preventing influence from outside. The traditions of AA are built on the principles such as members should try to help other alcoholics. Remain anonymous in public media, and avoid official affiliation with other organizations. This paper aims at discussing the benefits of AA to prisoners, those on probation, and those being incarcerated back into the society, AA confession traditions, Paul Cox’s case and
outcome, and the effect of the Paul Cox’s case on people attending AA/NA. Alcoholics Anonymous;

Benefits of AA to prisoners and those on probation

Whereas, the first AA inmates’ meeting was formed in 1942 in San Quentin Prison by the San Francisco Group of Alcoholics. As of 2019, the United States had the highest number of inmates with approximately 2.3 million inmates. Hence, out of the 2.3 million inmates, 1.5 million were reported to have alcoholism disorder. Therefore, other 458,000 had a history of substance abuse or were under the influence of alcohol at the time of committing crimes. Lastly, once attended an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting in St. Thomas Church on Friday the 7 th February 2020. APA