Given that the AA program is widely considered one of the more successful methods of treating alcoholism and that meetings are part of that program, the meetings probably aren't pointless. Sharing what it was like (drinking and what life looked like when drinking), what happened (the event that got someone to an AA meeting) and what it is like now (what it takes to get and stay sober) helps in many ways. read more
Alcoholics Anonymous got its start at a meeting in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, between a businessman named Bill Wilson and a physician, Bob Smith. “Bill W” and “Dr. Bob,” as they are now known, were alcoholics. read more