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                                                                                                                                                         Is there an alcoholic in your life? Click here!     This leaflet is intended for people approaching Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) for the first time. In it we have tried to answer the questions most frequently in the minds of newcomers—the questions which were in our minds when we first approached the Fellowship.      Alcoholism is a rough word to deal with. Yet nobody is too young (or too old) to have trouble with booze.     AA for the Older Alcoholic Never Too Late     "A.A. won't work for me. I'm too far gone." "It's nice for those people, but I'm president of the P.T.A." I'm too old. Too young. Not religious enough. I'm gay. Or Jewish. A professional person. A member of the clergy. Too smart. Or too uneducated.

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IF YOUR DRINKING IS CAUSING PROBLEMS OR HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL YOU MAY HAVE A TREATABLE CONDITION, ALCOHOLISM!

   “Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drink like other people. The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.”

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous Page 30, with permission of A.A. World services Inc.

   If you are not sure AA is right for you read the following and see how you feel. Our answers to these questions convinced us that AA could work for us!                                  

Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A.a try — whether you think it can help you. Questions

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IF YOU DRINK THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS!

IF YOU WANT TO STOP THAT’S OUR BUSINESS!  Give Alcoholics Anonymous a call. We will tell you how we stopped drinking and help you start on your road to new life.

How to Get in Touch With A.A.   ALSO OUR PHONE NUMBER  636-239-0855  

  Or pick an open AA meeting from the "Directory" listing. Attend the meeting with an open mind. When you hear "is there anyone here for their first AA Meeting", introduce yourself using your first name and simply say "I think I have a drinking problem". You will be made to feel welcome and at home! You will hear the experiences of others who had a drinking problem and have found a solution. If you listen closely, you may think that these people are describing YOU and YOUR drinking! If you don't find exactly what you need in that first meeting, go to another until you find what you need. Try not to drink between meetings! Your desire to stop drinking and working the AA program will take you to a life beyond your wildest dreams.

 

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