2012 conventions 2012 election 2013 session 2013 special election arts arts and culture author ballot measures basketball bomb books boy scouts budget bullying business charlie hales children clackamas climate change coal college courts crime culture culture club democrats drugs economy education environment family film fluoride food gay rights guns handguns health health care health insurance high school history housing immigration international internet kitzhaber law legislature lgbt literary arts living marijuana marriage media medicine mental health military minor parties mohamed mohamud movies music native americans news newspaper obama olympics oregon our town parenting pers photography police politcs politics port portland portland business journal president prevention public safety religion republicans rnc romney rural salem sam adams sandy hook schools science shooting sports suicide supreme court taxes technology television terrorism theater third parties transportation union university of oregon washington wildfire women

During my 18 years as a member of AA, I have routinely watched court ordered men and women of all ages attend meetings to get their proof of attendance slip signed. In most cases, these first time offenders pass on the opportunity to share. The few who do share amost always fail to see alcohol as a problem in their lives. Instead, for them, the problem was getting caught.

AA meetings are filled with members who drove drunk countless times during their drinking careers, Some were caught (sometimes multiple times). Some were not. It is the lucky and rare person who realizes they have a problem with alcohol before they have caused great damage to themselves and others as a result of their drinking.

posted 3 years, 8 months ago
view in context