Do you have a link for this? These sites suggests otherwise Yes I do. Outside of U.S./Canada 704,266 Members Total Reported

Do you have a link for this? These sites suggests otherwise Yes I do. Outside of U.S./Canada 704,266 Members Total Reported 2,103,033 Members In other words, 33% of all AA membership is not within North America. This is from their own material, the 2007 survey. http://www.aa.org/en_pdfs/m-24_aafactfile.pdf http://www.aa.org/en_pdfs/m-24_aafactfile.pdf 33%? That's still a lot, right? Occurrence of AA membership in North America: 1 in 265 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(population+of+united+states+%2B+population+of+canada)+/+1300000 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(population+of+united+s... Occurrence of AA membership the world, excluding North America: 1 in 9207 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(population+of+world+-+(population+of+united+states+%2B+population+of+canada))+/+700000 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(population+of+world+-+... It makes sense that their international presence is played up heavily on their sites and other material, so as to make it seem as if they are expounding some universal truth, rather than a localized phenomenon. The idea is that some people keep chasing the idea that they can drink just a little then stop, yet fail again and again. If you can get them to just give up on that idea they'll be better off. Yes, that is one of AA's core ideas, and not backed up by scientific research or studies. Just because a lot of people (where you live) say it very loudly and frequently does not make it true. This is exactly what I just talked about in my previous post -- people accept these statements as if they are inherently true, without examining them critically.