Happy Birthday Alcoholics Anonymous

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There's Nothing Funny about being Drunk Alcohol has changed the lives of millions of people for the worse

Lives have been lost to health problems brought on by excess drinking; jobs have been lost and families have been broken.

Drunk-driving crashes claim more than 10,000 lives per year. These deaths and damages can contribute to a cost of more than 40B per year.

[source](http://www.nhtsa.gov) ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV3ZBCmtcwNgH9duy9mUy5RXaG5aE1xVpfW2boda4RWs7/image.png)

June 10, 1935, Dr. Robert Smith took his last drink of alcohol. He and Bill Wilson then began the association we know as AA.

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPTzD22vHScqoDP9G2E6gfEDMV3wcge68i3m66Ka1111T/image.png)Source: *Today in History - TIH* App

Today AA has Members around the World, including Cuba and Iran

>It is not easy to start a group, but God leads. I see it and feel it always and everywhere. [source](https://www.aa.org/newsletters/en_US/en_box459_spring18.pdf) ![line fancy.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNpw1CuARxenqvgAr3qGQz89kqkpkhEZ3oJmX4CT8QPpJ/line%20fancy.JPG) ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY3NKmoZt1zGd52HKjaDyQWWyPxcF2CEiwmNzhLRTzQYJ/image.png)[source](http://www.pixabay.com) >Researchers in National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)'s Division of Intramural Clinical and Basic Research (DICBR) seek to unravel the biological basis of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and related problems, and to develop new strategies for treatment and prevention. [source](https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/research/division-intramural-clinical-and-biological-research) Learn more about the intramural research program and staff from the above link, including valuable resources. Have a fun Summer but drink sensibly.