Alcoholics Anonymous

1. The AA. programme, set forth in our Twelve Steps, offers the alcoholic a way to develop a satisfying life without alcohol.
2. This programme is discussed at AA. group meetings.
• Open speaker meetings open to alcoholics and non alcoholics. (Attendance at an open AA. meeting is the best way to learn what AA. is, what it does, and what it does not do.) At speaker meetings, AA. members “Tell their stories”. They describe their experiences with alcohol, how they came to AA., and how their lives have changed as a result of AA.
• Open discussion meetings one member speaks briefly about his or her drinking experience, and then leads a discussion on AA. recovery or any drinking related problem anyone brings up (closed meetings are for AA.s or anyone who may have a drinking problem.).
• Closed discussion meetings conducted just as open discussions are, but for alcoholics or prospective AA.s only.
• Step meetings (usually closed): Discussion of one of the Twelve Steps.
• AA. members also take meetings into correctional and treatment facilities.
• AA. members may be asked to conduct the informational meetings about AA. as a part of ASAP. (Alcohol Safety Action Project) and DWI. (Driving While Intoxicated) programme. These meetings about AA. are not regular AA. group meetings.