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1957 Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age was published. [86] 1962 The Twelve Concepts for World Service were adopted by AA as a guideline for international issues. [87] 1962 The movie Days of Wine and Roses depicted an alcoholic in AA. [88] 1971 Bill Wilson dies. His last words to AA members were "God bless you and Alcoholics Anonymous forever." [81]
William Duncan Silkworth (July 22, 1873 – March 22, 1951) was an American physician and specialist in the treatment of alcoholism.He was director of the Charles B. Towns Hospital for Drug and Alcohol Addictions in New York City in the 1930s, during which time William Griffith Wilson, a future co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), was admitted on four occasions for alcoholism.
In 1939, Bill W. and other members wrote the book initially titled Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism, [48] from which AA drew its name, informally known as the "Big Book". The second edition of the Big Book was released in 1955, the third in 1976, and the fourth in 2001.
Alcoholics Anonymous is the largest of all of the twelve-step programs (from which all other twelve-step programs are derived), followed by Narcotics Anonymous; the majority of twelve-step members are recovering from addiction to alcohol or other drugs. The majority of twelve-step programs, however, address illnesses other than substance addiction.
The number of alcoholics increased steadily until age 40 and then began to decline [45] at a rate of stable remission of 2 to 3% per year. Older alcoholics are relatively rare because of the rate of remission and a higher mortality rate. Seventy-two alcoholics in the Core City sample were successfully followed to age 70.
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about specific twelve-step recovery programs and fellowships.These programs, and the groups of people who follow them, are based on the set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. [1]
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism
The study found abstinence from alcohol was the most stable form of remission for recovering alcoholics. [154] There was also a 1973 study showing chronic alcoholics drinking moderately again, [155] but a 1982 follow-up showed that 95% of subjects were not able to maintain drinking in moderation over the long term.