strategy
Preventing alcohol abuse
Synonyms:
Preventing alcoholism Implementation:
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of people from all walks of life who meet together to attain and maintain sobriety. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. In 1990 there were over 96,000 AA groups registered in more than 130 countries and membership was estimated at over 2 million. There are no membership fees, and donations are not accepted from non-members. AA is a programme of total abstinence. Members simply stay away from one drink, one day at a time. Sobriety is maintained through sharing experience, strength and hope at group meetings and through the suggested Twelve Steps for recovery from Alcoholism. The AA approach views alcoholism as a disease, rather like an allergy, that can never be 'cured' but can be arrested. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of AA. It disciplines the Fellowship to govern itself by principles rather than personalities. Claim:
1. Moderate alcohol consumption of 10 to 30 g/day in men (1 to 3 glasses of wine per day) may have a protective effect on the cardio-vascular system. This protective effect disappears in heavy drinkers or those who have episodic drunkenness. Nevertheless, moderate alcohol consumption is associated with increased mortality from cerebral haemorrhage and hypertension. Narrower:
Treating alcoholismAbstaining from alcoholStrengthening the family to prevent alcoholismCounselling pregnant women about drinking alcoholPreventing drug and alcohol misuse in the work place Facilitates:
Reducing mortality due to alcohol and drug use Problems:
Chronic alcoholism Alcohol idiosyncratic intoxication
Alcohol-related crime
Alcohol intoxication
Alcoholic intoxication at work
Alcoholic psychosis
Alcoholism among indigenous peoples
Alcoholic dementia
Juvenile alcoholism
Solvent and methylated spirits drinking
Values:
Abuse Organizations:
International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency International Federation of the Blue Cross International Christian Federation for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Alcoholics Anonymous World Services International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous International Advisory Council for Homosexual Men and Women in Alcoholics Anonymous Subjects:
Societal Problems → PreventionSocietal Problems → Addiction, drug abuse
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
