{"id":116628,"date":"2022-05-09T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-think-you-might-have-a-drinking-problem-alcoholics-anonymous-can-help\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T11:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:30:02","slug":"cree-que-puede-tener-un-problema-con-la-bebida-alcoholicos-anonimos-puede-ayudar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/cree-que-puede-tener-un-problema-con-la-bebida-alcoholicos-anonimos-puede-ayudar\/","title":{"rendered":"Think you might have a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous can help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>NEW\u00a0YORK, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 3, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; It is a question a problem drinker might ask and then immediately list the reasons why it cannot be true.<\/p>\n<p>To\u00a0help\u00a0people come\u00a0to\u00a0their own\u00a0conclusions\u00a0regarding\u00a0a\u00a0problem\u00a0with alcohol,\u00a0A.A. offers a self-assessment tool, <b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3523712-1&amp;h=3749893783&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aa.org%2Fself-assessment&amp;a=%22Is+A.A.+for+You%3F%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Is A.A. for You?&#8221;<\/a><\/u> <\/b>It includes twelve questions to help an individual decide whether to give A.A. a try.<\/p>\n<p>Alcoholism is a disease that is no respecter of age, varying abilities, creed, race, gender, wealth, occupation, or education. Our experience shows\u00a0that\u00a0anyone\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0an\u00a0alcoholic.\u00a0And,\u00a0beyond\u00a0question, anyone who wants to stop drinking is welcome in A.A.<\/p>\n<p>The book <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3523712-1&amp;h=218947423&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aa.org%2Fthe-big-book&amp;a=Alcoholics%C2%A0Anonymous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><u>Alcoholics<\/u><\/i>\u00a0<i><u>Anonymous<\/u><\/i><\/a><\/u> shares what many people with a drinking problem have found to be a helpful idea: that if, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you might have a drinking problem. The good news is that A.A. offers a solution to those who are seeking help.<\/p>\n<p>A.A. works together with professionals who can guide a client who might have a drinking problem toward A.A.&#8217;s program of recovery in their local state or province.<\/p>\n<p>One member shares, &#8220;When I was ready to do something about my drinking, I went to visit a counselor with my employer&#8217;s assistance program. I told them the truth about how I was drinking. This professional said, &#8216;You might want to give A.A. a try; it might work for you.&#8217; The thought that crossed my desperate mind was, <i>It has to work for me. <\/i>And it has.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Others\u00a0find their own way to\u00a0A.A. by using the Internet. Curious about alcoholism or a drinking problem,\u00a0they\u00a0come\u00a0upon\u00a0our\u00a0website, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3523712-1&amp;h=1482033873&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aa.org%2F&amp;a=aa.org%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">aa.org,<\/a>\u00a0where\u00a0they\u00a0can\u00a0find\u00a0information\u00a0on\u00a0A.A.\u00a0or\u00a0search for an A.A. meeting nearby.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a drinking problem,\u00a0A.A. may be able to help \u2014 whether in person or online. For more information,\u00a0contact the\u00a0Public\u00a0Information\u00a0desk\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0General\u00a0Service Office\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:publicinfo@aa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">publicinfo@aa.org<\/a> or (212) 870-3119.<\/p>\n<p>To\u00a0find\u00a0an\u00a0A.A.\u00a0meeting,\u00a0download the\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3523712-1&amp;h=1736368254&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aa.org%2Fmeeting-guide-app&amp;a=%C2%A0A.A.W.S.%C2%A0Meeting%C2%A0Guide%C2%A0app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<u>A.A.W.S.<\/u>\u00a0<u>Meeting<\/u>\u00a0<u>Guide<\/u>\u00a0<u>app<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pressinfo@aa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pressinfo@aa.org<\/a><br \/>(212) 870-3119<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>NEW\u00a0YORK, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 3, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; It is a question a problem drinker might ask and then immediately list the reasons why it cannot be true.<\/p>\n<p>To\u00a0help\u00a0people come\u00a0to\u00a0their own\u00a0conclusions\u00a0regarding\u00a0a\u00a0problem\u00a0with alcohol,\u00a0A.A. offers a self-assessment tool, <b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3523712-1&amp;h=3749893783&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aa.org%2Fself-assessment&amp;a=%22Is+A.A.+for+You%3F%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Is A.A. for You?&#8221;<\/a><\/u> <\/b>It includes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116628"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116726,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116628\/revisions\/116726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}