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December 1977

What AA Meetings Taught a Non-AA Counselor

Personal growth and help for clients come from participating in the AA experience

IN LATE 1971, while I was working in the Air Force's drug abuse program, it became apparent that I needed to learn more about our number one drug of abuse, alcohol, and dependency on it, alcoholism. A friend suggested open AA meetings as a source of education. I attended my first meeting shortly thereafter and have continued to go ever since. These are some measurable benefits I have derived:

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