If you want to keep drinking, that’s your business.

If you want to stop drinking, that’s our business.

Come to our meeting and tell anyone you see it is your first meeting.

We want to help.

 

If you would like to speak to someone directly about your drinking problem, please call 203-335-5804 to reach the Bridgeport Answering Service of Alcoholics Anonymous; call 203-227-2496 for the Westport AA Answering Service; call 203-855-0075 for the AA Intergroup (Fairfield, Norwalk and Stamford)– the answering services will be able to put you in touch with a sober recovering alcoholic.

 

One traditional way used to determine if you are an alcoholic is to take the “20 Questions” test. This test is listed below.

 

 

If you can identify with this link maybe it’s time to go to a meeting and find out the promises of sobriety

Stratford Monday Night Men’s Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous

Location St. James School
2070 Main Street Stratford CT 06615
Time 8:00 PM to 9:30PM

Detox and Rehabs

Stratford Men’s meeting does not endorse nor is affiliated with any treatment facilities, however,

Detox and other medical treatment may be required

for the active alcoholic.

 

In order to help the newcomer and their family, the following organizations will assist in directing newcomers to the appropriate medical facilities.

 

For discharged Veterans:

The VA (Rock Hill) – 800-550-0000

 

For all others:  Connecticut Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Programs - 860-418-6856

The Connecticut Dept of Mental Health and Addiction Services - 860-418-6838

ARE YOU AN ALCOHOLIC?

 

 

To answer this question, ask yourself the following 20 questions and answer them as

honestly as you can.                                                                      

 

 

I   Do you lose time from work due to drinking? 

yes

no

2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy?

yes

no

3. Do you drink because you are shy with other people?

yes

no

4. Is drinking affecting your reputation?

yes

no

5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?

yes

no

6. Have you often gotten into financial difficulties as a result

 

 

     of drinking?

yes

no

7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior

 

 

     environment when drinking?

yes

no

8. Does your drinking make you careless of your

 

 

    family's welfare?

yes

no

9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking?

yes

no

10. Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?

yes

no

11. Do you want a drink the next morning?

yes

no

12. Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?

yes

no

13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?

yes

no

14. Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?

yes

no

15. Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles?

yes

no

16. Do you ever drink alone?

yes

no

17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as

 

 

       a result of drinking?

yes

no

18. Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?

yes

no

19. Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?

yes

no

20. Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on

 

 

       account of drinking?

yes

no

 

 

 

If you have answered YES to any of the questions, there is a definite warning that you

may be an alcoholic.

 

 

If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are an alcoholic.

 

If you have answered YES to three or more, you are definitely an alcoholic.

 

(The foregoing Test Questions are attributed to Johns Hopkins University Hospital)