AA meeting
Sobriety support circle
An AA meeting is a gathering of Alcoholics Anonymous, the fellowship organization for people recovering from alcohol addiction.
Meetings follow established formats—sharing personal stories, working through the twelve-step program, offering mutual support.
She's been going to AA meetings for six years.
The term extends informally to similar recovery groups: an NA meeting (Narcotics Anonymous).
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- sponsorFunder of activities
- twelve stepsStructured path from addiction
- personal inventoryList of one's possessions
making amends · serenity · fellowship · coffee · chips · white chip · sharing · alcoholic · higher power · let go and let God · amends · basement · folding chairs · confession · support · struggle · sober · dry drunk
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
- support groupssupport groups, support group, self-help groups, group therapy, peer support
- recovery housinghalfway house, halfway houses, sober living, sober living home, recovery house
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- community healthhealth fair, health clinic, wellness center, health screening, vaccination drive
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency
AA meetingbender
Extended bout of drinking
binge drinking · bar crawl · relapse · hitting the bottle · falling off the wagon
AA meetingpsychiatric treatment
Mental health intervention
psychotherapy · rehab · inpatient treatment · medical detox · rehab clinic
AA meetinghappy hour
Discounted drinks period
cocktail party · bar · pub · open bar · bender