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A determined newcomer shares his amusing journey of getting sober through service

How on earth did he end up in an airport bar when he was just trying to get home from rehab?

At 17 years sober, a dad gets busy with life and takes a break from AA. To his horror, the disease didn’t rest

Totally overwhelmed at work at 12 years sober, he found the path to peace just down the road

Expensive cars, a big house, fancy suits...why was he so miserable at 10 years sober?

She was working the program, giving back and loving sobriety. Then one day the phone rang

Thanks to AA, a mom learns to laugh and let go so the future is no longer spooky

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He escaped a troubled childhood by joining the army. But he couldn’t escape the bottle

In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears