Alcoholics Anonymous Florida
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Alcoholics Anonymous Florida regions are well organized and include individuals interested in Alcoholics
Anonymous who reside both within and outside the continental United States.
AA Florida Regions
There are three
main Alcoholics Anonymous Florida regions:
NorthWest Florida and Alabama Alcoholics Anonymous - Area 1
This Area (area 1) is the geographic region that was designated by the General Service Office of Alcoholics
Anonymous. This region includes Alabama and Northwest Florida, has 23 geographic districts, and one area-wide
Spanish-speaking district.
In Canada, an estimated 4% of the population over the age of 15 is dependent on
alcohol and there are twice as many male alcoholics as female alcoholics. The highest rate of
alcoholism in Canadians occurs between the ages of 20 and 24. In Canadian surveys, about 20% of the
current and former drinkers stated that their alcoholic drinking negatively affected them, usually
affecting their finances
or their jobs. |
Area Assembly
The Area Assembly meets annually in January, April, July, and October at the Governor's House Hotel and
Conference Center located at 2705 East South Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36116. Phone: (706) 226-1858.
| When person is addicted, he or she no longer takes alcohol or drugs to have fun or
to get high. Rather, the addicted person needs the alcohol or the drugs in order to function on a
daily basis. In fact, in many instances, the addicted person's everyday life centers around
satisfying his or her need for the substance on which he or she is hooked. |
North Florida Area Conference Of Alcoholics Anonymous - Area 14
This area (area 14) includes North Florida and has 33 districts.
Area Assembly
The next Area Assembly will be July 14th, 15th, and 16th at the Paramount Resort and Conference Center located
at 2900 SW 13th Street, Gainesville FL 32608-3015. Phone: (352) 377-4000
| A recent national United States survey of female college students found that 15% of
them had been raped at some time since the age of 14. In 53% of these cases, the victim was
drinking and in 64% of these cases, the offender was drinking. |
South Florida Alcoholics Anonymous - Area 15
This area
(area 15) includes South Florida, the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Antigua. The primary purpose of
this Alcoholics Anonymous area is to establish a forum for the collective sharing of the 12th Step experience
and how to best disseminate the Alcoholics Anonymous message to people in the area (15).
The next Area Assembly will be October 6th, 7th, and 8th at the Boca Raton Marriott located at 5150 Town Center
Circle, Boca Raton FL 33486. Phone: (888) 888-3780
| Codependency is a pattern of habitual self-defeating coping mechanisms. Codependency
is typically a result of living in a house with someone who suffers from alcoholism or drug
addiction. In these dysfunctional homes, there are three messages that are not explicitly stated
but nevertheless, reinforced everyday by unhealthy actions, behaviors, and beliefs. These three
messages are: don't trust, don’t talk, and don't feel. |
Alcoholics Anonymous Florida: Conclusion
It is apparent that the above listed Alcoholics Anonymous Florida regions are well organized
and include people interested in Alcoholics Anonymous who reside both within and outside the continental U.S.
This fact alone makes the Alcoholics Anonymous Florida regions more culturally diverse than perhaps any other
Alcoholics Anonymous regions in the United States.

| Despite all the warnings, public awareness and educational programs, stiffer
penalties for violations, and efforts by law enforcement agencies across the nation to be more
visible and diligent in protecting the highways, people will still get behind the wheel of their
vehicles while intoxicated. |
| Alcoholism research reveals the following fact. The more an individual drinks, the
more likely he or she will have an alcohol-related accident, and quite possibly, a fatal accident.
The same sort of logic applies when discussing traffic accidents. That is, the more a person
drinks, the more likely he or she will have an alcohol-related traffic accident, and quite
possibly, a fatal traffic accident. The point: if you are going to operate any machinery,
equipment, or vehicle or if you are going to involve yourself in any kind of dangerous work or
activity, don't drink alcohol! |
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