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Mansfield Area Intergroup
View DetailsMansfield, OH
United States
Located between Columbus and Cleveland, Mansfield is a large city in Richland County, Ohio, United States. This area has several people who struggle with alcohol addiction or alcohol use disorder (AUD). The people who live in and around the Mansfield area receive support from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings. AA Mansfield meetings provide support for those seeking to overcome addiction, through their global directory. Alcoholics Anonymous Ohio meetings principally utilize a 12-step approach or an inpatient rehab approach, and either chosen depending on the result of an early assessment of the individual. The AA meeting environment is warm and inviting, and everyone is shown love and respect. There are variable ways in which alcohol addiction affects people – physically, emotionally, financially, and even socially. The treatment of alcohol addiction usually starts with detoxification. There may also open meetings, where loved ones are allowed to be a part of it. Individuals are encouraged, but never forced, to share openly about their addiction, but if they are not comfortable doing so, there is a one-on-one option available. The AA meetings are informative and give insight into alcohol addiction. Counseling therapies along with AA Mansfield meetings are good strategies to help people overcome alcohol addiction and maintain sobriety.