General
Principles of SOS
All those who sincerely seek
sobriety are welcome as members in any SOS Group.
SOS is not a spin-off of any religious or secular group.
There is no hidden agenda, as SOS is concerned with
achieving and maintaining sobriety (abstinence).
SOS seeks only to promote sobriety amongst those who
suffer from addictions. As a group, SOS has no opinion
on outside matters and does not wish to become entangled
in outside controversy.
Although sobriety is an individual responsibility, life
does not have to be faced alone. The support of other
alcoholics and addicts is a vital adjunct to recovery.
In SOS, members share experiences, insights,
information, strength, and encouragement in friendly,
honest, anonymous, and supportive group meetings.
To avoid unnecessary entanglements, each SOS group is
self-supporting through contributions from its members
and refuses outside support.
Sobriety is the number one
priority in a recovering person’s life. As such, he or
she must abstain from all drugs or alcohol.
Honest, clear, and direct communication of feelings,
thoughts, and knowledge aids in recovery and in choosing
nondestructive, nondelusional, and rational approaches
to living sober and rewarding lives.
As knowledge of addiction might cause a person harm or
embarrassment in the outside world, SOS guards the
anonymity of its membership and the contents of its
discussions from those not within the group.
SOS encourages the scientific study of addiction in all
its aspects. SOS does not limit its outlook to one area
of knowledge or theory of addiction.
|
|
|
Alex Cohen meets Stephen Rafferty
Sobriety without God
Religion often plays a big role in the 12 steps to sobriety offered by Alcoholics Anonymous.
But some people looking to overcome addiction aren't comfortable with AA's religious overtones.
Alex Cohen meets Stephen Rafferty, who found sobriety without God in a group called SOS, Save our Selves.
Bill then discusses the role of spirituality in the treatment of addiction with Mark Willenbring of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Online resources:
Also On Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szI5RSA3uBI
|
Jeremy L. Green
SOS speech 08-13-11
You can watch it here:
http://vimeo.com/27714385
|
|
Jeremy L.
Green SOS speech 08-13-11
http://vimeo.com/27714385
"This is
a speech given by me, Jeremy L. Green, at the Humanists of
the Shoals meeting August 13, 2011 on the topics of
alcoholism, addiction, recovery, and Secular Organizations
for Sobriety of North Alabama"
Involves
Jeremy L. Green.
|
Forward this
email to your friends and family so that they can see it, too.
Don't want these
alerts anymore?
http://vimeo.com/settings/notifications
Want even more
from Vimeo? Upgrade to
Vimeo Plus!
|
Opening a
Meeting
SOS Meeting printout
(www.itsachoice.org/opening_a_meeting.htm)
Welcome to SOS
my name is _______ . I’ve been asked to moderate tonight’s meeting.
SOS respects recovery in any form,
regardless of the path. It is our hope that you achieve
recovery with the path which you choose. We are not opposed to
or in competition with any other recovery support group.
SOS / Save Our Selves is dedicated to providing a path to sobriety
that credits the individual.
We respect diversity, welcome healthy skepticism, encourage rational
thinking, as well as the expression of our feelings, and we each
take responsibility for our individual sobriety daily.
This is a sobriety meeting.
Our focus is on the priority of abstaining from alcohol and other
mind-altering drugs.
We Respect the anonymity of each person in this room.
This is a self-help nonprofessional group. At this meeting we
share our experiences, understandings, thoughts and feelings; we are
free to form this meeting to meet our needs.
Sobriety is the number-one priority in our life.
In SOS to take control of our new life we abstain from all
mind-altering drugs or alcohol.
Religious and nonreligious freedom is practiced here.
We are not against your religious or nonreligious beliefs.
Whatever your religious or nonreligious beliefs are, we are not here
to change them. We hope you will respect the beliefs of each
person in this meeting and not preach or promote your personal
belief system. Let’s respect each other.
We have within each of us the power to change.
This is a chance for us to build on the power, to bring positive
forces out in the open and watch them grow. Sobriety is
attainable. The power to become sober is within each of us.
SOS credits the individual for achieving and maintaining his or her
own sobriety.
There is no hidden agenda. This is an abstinence-support
group. I would like to welcome you to your new life where you
now have the freedom to live your life alcohol/drug-free.
I will become the captain of my ship and sail into a new life.
by Duaine Metevia
|
|
|
|
|
Press Release
Religiosity and
participation in mutual-aid support groups for addiction
Randolph G. Atkins, Jr., Ph.D. and James E. Hawdon, Ph.D.
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Volume 33, Issue 3,
October 2007, Pages 321-331 |
 |
Share!
Welcome to
SOS
Free, Anonymous
Addiction Recovery
Support Group
Meetings
------------------------
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
7:30PM 7:30PM 7:30PM
-----------------------------------
At the
New
Downtown
Share!
425 South Broadway
(2nd Floor)
Call Jim for Info. (323) 666-4295 |
|
| |
|
|
|
