Here is a list of things that A.A.
IS NOT andDOES NOT...
IS NOT a religious movement
IS NOT a temperance movement
IS NOT a social service organization
(it has no paid social workers or professional field workers)
IS NOT an educational agency
IS NOT a cure or a “cure-all”
IS NOT an employment agency
DOES NOT solicit or accept funds from
outside sources; voluntary contributions from members and
groups support A.A. services
DOES NOT run hospitals, rest homes,
clubhouses or any outside enterprises
DOES NOT prescribe treatment for
alcoholics
DOES NOT pay for treatment for
alcoholics
The sole purpose of A.A. is to help the alcoholic who wants to
stop drinking to stay stopped.