use when I attended the meeting in actuality no one looked at me any differently or strangely than anyone else attending the meeting.A.A. has proven to be the most effective method of helping alcoholics stay sober according to many people and in my opinion also. The members learn that once they have reached their sobriety, they must try to continue it by observing and following the experiences of successfulness of those who have preceded them in A.A. Once the members come to the point where sobriety is the most important thing in their lives, following the patterns of those who have demonstrated that A.A. has proven to really work is crucial and wise. Another reason that A.A. has been the most effective method is that, this is one place where the individual finds acceptance and tolerance where on the other hand, society rejects them. This may make the person feel more comfortable. The alcoholic also feels comfort since they know that he is among people who are suffering from the same disease and that these people will not judge him.Every person can be helped by Alcoholics Anonymous but they have to have the desire to want to stop drinking. A person is most likely to be helped by A.A. when an alcoholic has heard stories of A.A., if he has lost his long-time drinking friends, and if there is no one in his past who has been cured by will power. Some findings stated that 78 percent of Alcoholics Anonymous members who have more than a high school education and 50 percent of those who have not completed high school are helped. Also, wives of alcoholics with more education are more likely to be helped by A.A. These findings stated: 74 percent of college educated wives, 60 percent of high school graduates, and 51 percent of those having less than high school education. (Hayman, page 177). Alcoholism is an illness which cannot be cured but which can be arrested. Although it is difficult, more research should be done to determine unde...
