alcohol

On Monday April 28, 2003 at 9:00 P.M, I attended an open meeting for Alcoholics Anonymous. It was located at St. Bonaventure Church 114-58 170th street in St. Albans, Queens. This was a perfect way for the public, students and others to learn about A.A. There where approximately 35 people attending this open meeting in the church's basement. The meeting area was arranged with tables and chairs facing a dais, which had a panel of nine current and life long Alcoholics Anonymous members.
The topic of this A.A meeting was to show the general public stories of former alcoholics, who have stay sober over many years with the help of the Alcoholics Anonymous. An unnamed member started by explaining that basically "A.A. is to carry our message of recovery to the alcoholic seeking help. Almost every alcoholism treatment tries to help the alcoholic maintain sobriety. Regardless of the road we follow, we all head for the same destination, recovery of the alcoholic p...