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[28] The Burlington Free Press review said, "There are amusing pages on the legislature and legislators, maple sugar making, town meeting, butchering day, panthers and catamounts, tombstones and poetry, even the hole in the donut gets its share of the fun. Mr. Whalon airs his mind humorously and with vigor and there is none of the average ...
State flag of Vermont Location of Vermont in the U.S. map The following is a list of notable people who were born in the U.S. state of Vermont, live or lived in Vermont, or for whom Vermont is a significant part of their identity and who have entries in Wikipedia: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items ...
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.
Alcoholics Anonymous publishes several books, reports, pamphlets, and other media, including a periodical known as the AA Grapevine. [47] Two books are used primarily: Alcoholics Anonymous (the "Big Book") and, expounding on the big book in regard to its subject, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
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]
The spokesperson said the group welcomes any serious efforts to treat alcoholics — and that includes the efforts of the medical profession. The spokesperson cited an Alcoholics Anonymous pamphlet that reads, “No A.A. member should ‘play doctor’; all medical advice and treatment should come from a qualified physician.”
James Burwell (March 23, 1898 – September 8, 1974), known as Jim B. or Jimmy B., was one of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) founding members. He was among the first ten members of AA on the East Coast, and was responsible for starting Alcoholics Anonymous in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
In 1935, two alcoholics from Vermont, Bill Wilson, from East Dorset, and Bob Smith, from St. Johnsbury, started Alcoholics Anonymous with a twelve-step program. In 1988, after spending three years lobbying the Vermont legislature to legalize brewpubs , Greg Noonan opened the first brewpub in Vermont, the Vermont Pub & Brewery.