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Alcoholics Anonymous

[ al-kuh-haw-liks uh-non-uh-muhs, -hol-iks ]

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Trademark.

an alcoholism support and recovery organization for members whose purpose is to stay sober and help others recover from alcohol use disorder.

noun

an association of alcoholics who try, esp by mutual assistance, to overcome alcoholism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Alcoholics Anonymous¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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The pair told the programme they had not met before they agreed to play an alcoholic and his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor.

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When Chamberlain was about 9, his father joined Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Kennedy has been outspoken about his own experience using heroin and seeking help through Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Villarreal: Part of your preparation involved attending an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, which is such an intimate thing to observe.

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He’d experimented with bouts of sobriety, going one year post-1D where his only “vice was cigarettes,” and attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, one time with Russell Brand.

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