2010/11/10 by Michael Groß · 1 citation
Medicine · #Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes #Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects #Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
paper · doi:10.2105/ajph.2010.199349
openalex publication_date 2010/11/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
The article discusses the 75-year history of the self-help group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) cofounded by physician Bob Smith and stockbroker Bill Wilson in 1935. The article discusses the underlying tenets of AA that extend from a Christian religious sect called the Oxford Group. Addiction research studies of AA that have been conducted in the past are noted. Commentary is provided on AA's 12-step program and its effectiveness. The 12 steps and 12 traditions of AA are delineated. Other self-help programs modeled after AA are noted including Narcotics Anonymous.