Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Alcoholics Anonymous is a support group for people suffering with substance and alcohol addiction. This group appeared prominently in the Season Nine episode, "Bloody Mary".
Background
Randy Marsh is arrested for drinking while driving and is court ordered to attend the Alcoholics Anonymous support group for two weeks. The other members convince him he has a disease, which then causes him to believe his alcoholism is a terminal illness. He begins using a wheelchair and uses his new disease as an excuse for his alcohol abuse.
Each meeting consists of alcoholics relating tragic stories caused by their addiction. They adhere to a notion of the alcoholic being powerless to cure himself, and the only way is through the acceptance of a "higher power". The group uses a twelve-step system of support to become alcohol and substance abuse free.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "South Park" Bloody Mary (TV Episode 2006). IMDb.com.