oh yes... there is a.a. here. i just meant among my friends and family. EVERYONE drinks, so i've "cacooned" myself away for a little while. and i don't mean just a bit of drink, either! there are plenty of a.a. meetings here where i live. i used a.a. the last time i got sober... i'm using the "smart" program and s.r. right now. i get "smart" pretty well, and the cognitive therapy has been really helpful. i am tremendously lucky to have the support on here that i do; i've not really let anyone in on how bad my drinking was becoming this time, and although i told everyone (friends family) that i intended to make 2010 a sober year, i still received mega amounts of alcohol as holiday gifts. poured any remainders down the drain... better to waste it than be wasted!!