{"product_id":"young-people-and-aa","title":"Young People and AA","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eYoung People and AA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAn Introduction to the AA Program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eTen young A.A.s - 16 to 27 - tell how the program works for them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eToo young? \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Coming into A.A. as young people, we found that there were common challenges to face. In the beginning, we often felt we were too young to be alcoholics. Some of us didn’t drink for a long time; others didn’t drink hard liquor, stumble around, or forget what we did or said when drunk. Being young in the everyday world we face peer pressure, stressful relationships with our parents, and parties being a way of life. In A.A., we often feel different because we may be the youngest person in our group, and some have even had an uninformed older member discourage us by saying things like “I spilled more booze than you drank.” These are hard realities for young people in A.A. On the other hand though, by sticking with it and finding younger and older members to help us, we’ve found a solution to our drinking problems. In A.A. we’ve found a way of life that helps us deal with everyday stress and peer pressure, and that life is better and more fun without alcohol. We’ve also seen that we develop closer relationships the longer we stay sober. To us, it doesn’t matter how old you are, how much, where, or what you drink. What matters is how alcohol affects you. You are the best judge of whether or not you have a problem. And you know this from your gut — whether you feel guilty, lonely, ashamed, or whether alcohol is interfering in your life. (The questions at the end of this pamphlet may also help you decide.)\" Excerpt from Young People and AA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; color: rgb(100, 100, 100);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eLiterature published by A.A. World Services, Inc. is a resource for the recovering alcoholic and for anyone who wants to find out about Alcoholics Anonymous, its history and how it works. General Service Conference-approved literature reflects the group conscience of the Fellowship of A.A. and includes the book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e(affectionately known by members as the Big Book); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eDaily Reflections,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e a compilation of spiritual reflections contributed by members; books written by one of A.A.’s co-founders (such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eTwelve Steps and Twelve Traditions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eAs Bill Sees It)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e; and a wide variety of pamphlets and booklets that deal with the Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery, Unity and Service. A.A.W.S. publishes literature in three languages, English, Spanish and French, which reflect the three primary languages spoken in the General Service Conference structure of the United States and Canada. We also publish and license translations of the Big Book and other literature in languages and countries around the world, much of which is available in the literature catalog published by A.A. 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