You can also ask about any free local support groups and other alcohol counselling that may suit you. Any reply may include the opinions and experience of the individual responder, which may cover matters on which Alcoholics Anonymous itself has no collective view.

We in the fellowship of AA believe there is no such thing as a cure for alcoholism. We can never return to normal drinking, and our ability to stay away from alcohol depends on maintaining our physical, mental, and spiritual health. This we can achieve by going to meetings regularly and putting into practice what we learn there. In addition, we find it helps us to stay sober if we help other alcoholics. How do I join AA?

Getting the right support can be crucial to maintaining control in the future. Only relying on family, friends or carers for this often is not enough. This may be in an NHS inpatient unit or a medically supported residential service, depending on your situation and the assessed medical need. Intensive rehabilitation

Low Emission Zones in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble affect UK-registered vehicles too and ban access for older vehicles. ( Full details) The heart of the suggested program of personal recovery is contained in Twelve Steps describing the experience of the earliest members of the Society: We Are With You is a UK-wide treatment agency that helps individuals, families and communities manage the effects of drug and alcohol misuse. This type of intensive treatment is usually reserved for people with medium or high levels of alcohol dependence, and those who have received other forms of help previously that have not been successful. Before we came into AA, most of us said that it was the people or problems at home that made us drink. We could not see that our drinking just made everything worse. It never solved problems anywhere.An AA meeting may take one of several forms, but at any meeting you will find alcoholics talking about what drink did to their lives and personalities, what actions they took to deal with this, and how they are living their lives today. How can this help me with my drink problem? But some people will need a short stay in a medically supported unit so they can receive safe treatment of their withdrawal symptoms or other problems. No. Nor is it allied to any religious organisation. There's a lot of talk about God, though, isn't there? In AA we do not tell anyone to do anything. We just talk about our own drinking, the trouble we got into, and how we stopped. We will be glad to help you, if you want us to.

A growing number of French cities have low emission zones, including Paris, Lyon, Lille, Marseille, Toulouse, Chambery, and Grenoble. These affect UK-registered vehicles in Europe. Local authorities are responsible for alcohol treatment services. Intensive residential rehabilitation may require an additional assessment process to determine if there is funding for this. So you'll probably need some help either to cut down and control your drinking or stop completely, and also some plans to maintain the improvement after that. Cutting down or stopping drinking is usually just the beginning, and most people will need some degree of help or a long-term plan to stay in control or completely alcohol free.In response to a big rise in the number of road deaths in France, speed limits on two-lane (single carriageway) highways were cut from 90km/h (56mph) to 80km/h (50mph) in July 2018. If you repeatedly drink more than you intend or want to, or if you get into trouble when you drink you may be an alcoholic. Only you can decide. No one in AA will tell you whether you are or not. What can I do if I am worried about my drinking? We in AA know what it is like to be addicted to alcohol, and to be unable to keep promises made to others and ourselves that we will stop drinking. We are not professional therapists. Our only qualification for helping others to recover from alcoholism is that we have recovered ourselves. Problem drinkers coming to us know that recovery is possible because they see people who have done it. Why do AAs keep on going to meetings after they are cured? If you have become physically dependent and need to stop drinking completely, stopping overnight could be harmful. When I first started drinking, I don't think I noticed the effect until I was well and truly drunk. At first it had a lot to do with being one of the crowd. The difference was, my friends could relax without drinking, but I wasn't relaxed until I had a drink, or to put it another way, I wanted to feel how those other people looked. My father was alcoholic and I swore I would never end up like him. If he tried really hard he could stay off the booze for short spells, but he had to avoid it completely. I decided that if I ever started drinking like that I would stay away from alcohol altogether. There was nothing wrong with the way I drank though. I had it under control. I could take it or leave it. I worked hard and was entitled to unwind in the company of like-minded friends, I enjoyed a good night out.