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The relationship of pre-treatment Alcoholics Anonymous affiliation with problem severity, social resources and treatment history
January 1998
January 1998
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Abstract
Little research has examined the relationship of substance abuse patients' prior Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) affiliation to important treatment-related variables. This study of
927 individuals seeking treatment in public, health maintenance organization (HMO)
and private-for-profit medical programs, found that 82.8% of patients presented at
treatment with a history of AA affiliation. Degree of prior AA affiliation was significantly
associated with more extensive prior utilization of formal and informal helping resources,
current seeking of treatment in the public sector, having low income, being divorced/separated
and having more severe alcohol, employment/support and psychiatric problems. Implications
for service delivery and future research are discussed.