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- Title
Addiction recovery mutual aid groups: an enduring international phenomenon.
- Authors
White, William L.
- Abstract
This article recounts and illustrates the rise of addiction recovery mutual aid societies around the world. The fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), based on its membership growth, geographical dispersion, longevity and integration with professional treatment, has dominated modern discussion of the role of mutual aid in the resolution of alcohol and drug-related problems. Such domination has obscured awareness of mutual aid societies that predate AA, the growing variations in AA practices around the globe and the increase in mutual support adjuncts and alternatives to AA.
- Subjects
FRATERNAL organizations; ALCOHOLICS Anonymous; ALCOHOL; ADDICTIONS; LONGEVITY; DRUG abuse
- Publication
Addiction, 2004, Vol 99, Issue 5, p532
- ISSN
0965-2140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00684.x