AA Grapevine Readers Respond to "Singleness of Purpose--what Are AAs Saying Today?" Featured in the May 2004 Issue

"Hi, my name is Donna and I am an alcoholic and a drug addict." That's what I say when I introduce myself at an AA meeting. I was troubled with the article in the May issue, "And a. . .Anonymous." The author wrote that if a person adds an "anda," he or she is classifying him- or herself as different.