"Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues;
hence the A.A. name ought never to be drawn into public controversy." NEVER since it began has Alcoholics Anonymous been divided
by a major controversial issue. Nor has our Fellowship ever publicly taken
sides on any question in an embattled world. This, however, has been no earned virtue.
It could almost be said that we were born with it, for, as one old-timer recently
declared, "Practically never have I heard a heated religious, political,
or reform argument among A.A. members. So long as we don't argue these matters
privately, it's a cinch we never shall publicly." As by some deep
instinct, we A.A.'s have known from the very beginning that we must never, no
matter what the provocation, publicly take sides in any fight, even a worthy
one.- from the chapter on tradition ten from the AA Twelve and Twelve
As opinionated as alcoholics can be at times there has been
tremendous respect for this tradition. It is imperative that we stick to our
side of the street when it comes to giving our opinions on a public level. When
we first got sober by going through a alcohol and drug rehab, AA, or Above
It All many of us were filled with thoughts and ideas that often
flooded us but as time went on we realized we needed to focus on important
things like the fact that we have been so blessed to have received alcohol addiction detox and recover from a seemingly hopeless
state of mind and body. We learn how to find a happy medium between feeling
like we have a voice and being sure that we are not affecting AA as a whole
with our opinions.
Alcohol addiction is an illness that must be treated. An alcohol rehab center is a safe place for recovery. There are many ways to alcohol treatment, you will definitely be helped to overcome this addiction.
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