AA, Addiction & Physics • Eric Clayton Heard • Video Log 1.0.20 • 8.11.2012
AA, Addiction & Physics • Eric Clayton Heard • Video Log 1.0.20 • 8.11.2012 – El dedos nada. Commentas moderata. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Voluntary fellowship of people suffering from alcoholism who seek to become and stay sober through mutual self-help by meeting in local, independent groups to share their common experience. Anonymity, confidentiality, and understanding of alcoholism as a disease free members to speak frankly. Many consider AA to be the most successful method of coping with alcoholism; participation raises the chances of success of other treatments. Its 12 steps to recovery include acknowledgment of the problem, faith in a “higher power” as understood by each individual, self-examination, and a desire to change for the better and to help others recover. Begun in 1935 by two alcoholics, AA has grown to some 2 million members worldwide. Similar organizations for abusers of other substances and for habitual gamblers and debtors are based on its principles. addiction [uh-dik-shuhn] Show IPA addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2004. Licensed from Columbia University Press drug addiction or chemical dependency Physical and/or psychological dependency on a psychoactive (mind-altering) substance (eg, alcohol, narcotics, nicotine), defined as continued use despite knowing that the substance causes harm. Physical dependency results when the body builds up a tolerance to a drug, needing increasing doses to achieve the desired effects and to prevent withdrawal symptoms. Psychological …
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