Where To Find A.A.

A.A. help is available without charge or obligation.  There are groups of us in many cities, villages, and rural areas throughout the world.  Look for “A.A.” or “Alcoholics Anonymous” as listed in the community telephone directory.  Information about local meetings may often be obtained…

A New Dimension

There was a time when many of us believed that alcohol was the only thing that made life bearable.  We could not even dream of a life without drinking.  Today, through the A.A. program, we do not feel that we have been deprived of…

Will A.A. Work For Everyone?

The A.A. program of recovery from alcoholism, we believe, will work for almost anyone who has a desire to stop drinking.  It may work even for those who feel they are being prodded in the direction of A.A.  Many of us make our first…

What We Have Learned About Alcoholism

The first thing we have learned about alcoholism is that it is one of the oldest problems in history.  Only recently have we begun to benefit from new approaches to the problem.  Doctors today, for example, know a great deal more about alcoholism than…

The 24 hr Plan

For example, we take no pledges, we don’t say that we will “never” drink again.  Instead, we try to follow what we in A.A. call the “24-hour plan.”  We concentrate on keeping sober just the current twenty-four hours.  We simply try to get through…