usage: origins in Narcotics Anonymous NA.
"Eskimo" refers to an individual NA member who is identified as the discrete agent of the initial 12-Step experience in an individual'
s personal
journey of recovery.
The "Eskimo" is that individual who takes such a personal interest in an individual addict that
s/he both introduces & is able to lead the addict towards complete engagement with this recovery process (cf. 12th-Step (used as verb)).
By principle NA does not advertise due to "a policy of attraction rather than promotion".
NA'
s influential growth is about half due to personal networking among addicts- both active and former users.
Membership is a process of exposure during a
period of unique stress in the member-addicts' life ('hitting
bottom').
Thus the agent who "Carries the Message" successfully to new membership is individually important and personally close; these persons
may even be seen as relatively moral or dependable, a role-model of sobriety.
• "My Eskimo'
s name is R.L"
• • My Eskimo met people in a supercool Hollywood NA group through their work in an LA County lockdown rehab.
• • • landlord, passing me a J: "Smoke?"
me: "Ew... No thanx... actually I'm the local Area Secretary in Narcotx Anon."
landlord, turning
green: "HOW did you get involved in _that_??"
me: "An eskimo..."
ESKIMO may be derived via the mighty Bob
Dylan song, 'Quinn_the_Eskimo' :
"... who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals." -
Wikipedia
cf: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo