Youâre all set! REISTERSTOWN, Md. â Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday escalated his administrationâs response to the opioid-addiction crisis, declaring a state of emergency and committing an additional $50 million over the next five years to beef up enforcement, prevention and treatment services.
Here green is for six months of sobriety; purple is for nine months. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. AA's stated primary purpose is to help alcoholics stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.
The First Two Members of AA. Bill Wilson (known to members of AA as Bill W.) and Dr. Bob Smith, who founded Alcoholics Anonymous, were also the original sponsor and sponsoree of the group. Wilson was a member of the Oxford Group, a Christian outreach program begun by an American missionary.