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C. E. C. Cooperation with the Elder Community Presentation for Seniors & Senior Programs AREA 5 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS www.aascaa.org cec@aascaa.org. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. The A.A. Grapevine Our Meeting in Print www.aagrapevine.org. www.aa.org.

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C. E. C.

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  1. C. E. C. Cooperation with the Elder Community Presentation for Seniors & Senior Programs AREA 5 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS www.aascaa.org cec@aascaa.org

  2. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN YOUR COMMUNITY The A.A. Grapevine Our Meeting in Print www.aagrapevine.org www.aa.org

  3. Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Office (GSO) • GSO noticed AA Membership Aging, • 1990 GSO publishes pamphlet for seniors. • 1990 Area 49 in New York starts “Sober Over Sixty” meeting. • 2001 34% of AA members over 50 years of age. • 2007 41% of AA members over 50 years of age, a 30% increase.

  4. C.E.C. Alcoholics Anonymous COOPERATION WITH THE ELDER COMMUNITY

  5. Some Special Challenges for Senior Sobriety • Loss of spouse • Deteriorating medical condition • Loss of career and family • Financial Difficulties • Reflections on death

  6. WHAT DOES A.A. DO FOR THE SENIOR WITH A DRINKING PROBLEM? • Helps seniors to identify symptoms of problem drinking. • Offers a Twelve Step program of recovery. • Helps seniors find groups that put on A.A. meetings where A.A. members share their experience. • A.A. meetings may be open or closed. At open meetings anyone may attend and observe. Closed meetings are for those with a drinking problem.

  7. WHAT DOES A.A. NOT DO FOR THE SENIOR WITH A DRINKING PROBLEM? • Solicit members • Make Medical diagnoses • Provide hospitalization or drugs • Keep attendance records/case histories • Offer religious services • Address prevention, treatment, advocacy or legislation

  8. WHAT ARE A FEW OF THE SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEM DRINKING? • Drinking alone • Lying about drinking • Getting drunk, even when you don’t want to • Guzzling drinks • Thinking it is good to be able to drink a lot • Drinking when you get irritated, frustrated, unhappy or angry

  9. A.A. CAN HELP THE OLDER ALCOHOLIC

  10. WHAT IS THE A.A. TWELVE STEP PROGRAM OF RECOVERY ? • A program of action • A way to stop drinking and stay stopped. • The suggested Twelve Steps is the program of recovery • The steps are based on the experience of early A.A. members. • The A.A. program is spiritual, not religious

  11. WHAT DOES THE C.E.C. COMMITTEEOF AREA 5 WANT FROM UPTOWN SENIORS? • To be recognized and accepted as a resource in your community in helping seniors with drinking problems. • To help seniors you know are suffering from problem drinking by giving them A.A. literature and meeting directories available at your center. • To encourage seniors with problem drinking to contact the A.A. local office for direct personal assistance at any time of the day or night. The telephone number of the local office is stamped on each piece of literature and meeting directory.

  12. THANK YOU! Cooperation with the Elder Community C.E.C. COMMITTEE AREA 5 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS www.aascaa.org cec@aascaa.org

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