Surrender

Author : Deborah Coss
12 Step Programs have been around now for decades. First it was AA, then NA, then Overeaters Anonymous, MA, CA, SAA, and the list continues to grow. 12 Step organizations are kept free and on a volunteer basis, with a focus on one suffering person, carrying the message and helping another person who suffers. For NA, the first 25 years they were were created and active, they had to have "jack Rabbit" meetings, jumping from one place to another, so that meetings were not held in a regularly occuring place. Why? Because where ever two addicts gather, it was called congregating, and it was a crime, and the meeting could be raided, and people trying to recover, arrested. Today, many 12 step organizations have world conventions, so that people all over the world can see that one person suffering the same disease, and working 12 steps, and taking suggestions and directions - works! Resources are available in most areas, if you know someone who is suffering, you can call 411 and ask for a listing or check to see if 211 is in service in your area. 211 is the 911 of social services and addresses all kinds of needs.