Youth in A.A.
June 1960
The average age of today's new AA member is dropping as more and more young people seek help--before they hit bottom
A Report on Youth Groups
September 1961
By:
B. L.
| New York City, New York
One of a proposed series of articles on special interest groups in AA
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
May 1982
By:
Tom McLaughlin
Without Anger
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
May 1981
By:
Chandralekha Sharma
Don't Make Waves
Look at the record
August 1966
By:
W. B.
| Pennsylvania
An article for newcomers by a newcomer, with insights into the difficulties of ego-deflation
Oakland and the East Bay
February 1952
Sink or Swim
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Laura T.
| Little Rock, Ark.
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic
Growing up
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Another Fourth Step helps a dad let go of a long-time resentment toward his son
Father and Son
July 2018
By:
Peter C.
| Springfield, Mass.
Their sobriety date is six week apart. They’ve shared the same joy, pain and love as their lives opened up in sobriety
The Visitor
July 2017
By:
Dan S.
| Soledad, California
After five years of sharing recovery through the mail, the day had come to meet face-to-face
Gone berserk
June 2017
By:
Harold T.
| New York, New York
Texting constantly, always checking up on her, multiple visits to her workplace—was this love?
Out there somewhere
March 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
One morning, at a little meeting on the harbor, he got more than enough reminders to keep believing
The Floes of February
January 2016
In the chaos of grief and tragedy, he found himself with a bottle in his hand
Real Treasures
June 2014
By:
Michael A.
| Brentwood, Tennessee
When he got sober, he understood the value of certain experiences
Flight from Omaha
December 2013
By:
Carleen L.
| Helena, Montana
Most Twelfth-Step calls are down in the trenches, but sometimes they’re up in the air
Doc Talk
November 2013
By:
Terry L.
| Minnesota
Hoping to educate doctors about AA is one man’s medicine
Everyone on the Bus
July 2013
By:
Cecilia R.
| Titusville, Florida
Once her fun idea took off, her love for service got rolling
Keeping Spiritually Fit
March 2012
By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Washington
An AA reflects on some of the teachings of the Big Book
Listening to Walter
August 2010
By:
A.D.
| Texas
Through the hard times, there's a voice on the end of the line
