A.A Meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous Speaker's

The presentation that the two speakers' gave about Alcoholic Anonymous and what it is was good to hear and they did a great job of presenting their information. They were able to give two different sides of what the program meant to them. Being that one of the guys were young and the other one being a little older. They taught me that people with alcohol or drug problems do not admit it because they feel as though it isn't really an issue and it's not important, when in actuality a problem exist.

The first speaker was very informative when it came to the history of the program. He knew what he was saying and seemed to know much about what he was involved in. He told us the different kinds of people who go to the meetings like; construction workers, doctors, and three guys that owned their own business. He explained to us how he brought his mother to one of the meetings and she was impressed. He said she thought that he was the only acception to the program but everyone who was there were people just like him. They were recovering alcoholics and drinking is not apart of their lives anymore.

I like the definition of A.A that was given from their handout to the class. "Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problems (Information on Alcoholics Anonymous)."

The next speaker from A.A was Josh. He was younger, almost 30 years old he said. He was more outgoing and spoke more on the personal side of his life and what being involved with Alcoholics Anonymous meant to him. He was not only had a problem with drinking but he elaborated on how he took drugs, sold drugs,

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