The History of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Experiences of 
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Edgar Nace

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Chapter 35. The History of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Experiences of Patients

Edgar P. Nace, M.D.

DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9781585623440.354487

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On June 10, 1935, an Akron, Ohio, surgeon named Bob Smith took his last drink, a beer, to steady his nerves prior to performing surgery. This date is considered the founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA; White 1998).

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A forerunner of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society, founded in 1840. Which of the following statements about this group is false?

A later group devoted to recovery principles was the Oxford Group, founded in the early 1900s. This group endorsed four absolutes as premises of membership and participation. Which of the following was not one of this group's four absolutes?

Individuals seek out AA under the guidance of various others who advise them. According to the 2004 AA membership survey, the largest fraction of AA members, 39%, was referred to AA by which group?

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Chapter 35. The History of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Experiences of Patients

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