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Ernest Kurtz says this is "The closest the book Alcoholics Anonymous comes to a definition of alcoholism." [ 51 ] Somewhat divergently in his introduction to The Big Book, non-member and early benefactor William Silkworth said those unable to moderate their drinking suffer from an allergy .
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Clancy Imislund was an influential figure in the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) community and served as the managing director of the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles. Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Imislund joined the Merchant Marine and the Navy during World War II, where he began struggling with alcoholism. [1]
Neurotics Anonymous office on Sunset Boulevard between Echo Park and Downtown in Los Angeles, California. The conception of Neurotics Anonymous began with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) co-founder Bill W. After achieving sobriety Bill continued to suffer from neurosis, specifically depression.
NA sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous Program of the mid-1930s, and was founded by Jimmy Kinnon. [16] Meetings first emerged in Los Angeles in the early 1950s. The NA program, officially founded in 1953, [17] started as a small US-based movement that has grown into the world's largest 12 step recovery program for drug addiction.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of how Many Thousands of Men and Women have Recovered from Alcoholism (4th ed.). New York City: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services. 2001. ISBN 978-1-893007-16-1. LCCN 2001094693. OCLC 864485735. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. 2012. ISBN 978-0-916856-01-4. LCCN 53-5454.
Clutterers Anonymous (CLA) is a twelve-step program for people who share a common problem with accumulation of clutter.CLA says that it focuses on the underlying issues made manifest by unnecessary physical and emotional clutter, rather than hints, tips and lectures. [1]
Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.