About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
May 1985
By:
New York Times
Liquor Servers Grow Wary
Try Another Meeting
July 1982
By:
J. C.
| Inglewood, California
Sometimes, all we need is a few new faces
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1967
By:
George Getze
Specialist: 'No sicker emotionally than others'
Ruts Are Mixed in Phone Calls to A.A. and AAA
January 1947
The Amends I Didn’t Want to Make
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Jim R.
| New York, New York
Once full of rage and anger, he knew he had to make things right with his mom. But when and how?
Street Tough
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Lonnie D.
| Washington, D.C.
Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender
Lessons From Life On Life’s Term
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rob H.
| Star, Idaho
An unexpected emergency shows the power of the AA program
Filling the Vacancy
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By:
Lisa D.
| Palmyra, Va.
Staring into the mirror after decades of drinking, she discovered a person she did not recognize
Caught in Hateland
December 1966
By:
R. A. S.
| La Verne, California
An AA once trapped by resentments offers a guide to the way out
Actual Joy
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rhiannon N.
| Kamloops, B.C.
She loved to party, but it took AA to show her real happiness
How I Stayed Sober Till New Year’s
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Amber S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
At a few months sober, she was dreading the upcoming holidays. Luckily, her sponsor had a festive solution
So far yet so close
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Peter K.
| Kincolith, British Columbia
A remote teacher at a First Nations community two hours from the nearest grocery store shares how he stays sober and connected
The Prodigal Relapser
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By:
Benny P.
| San Antonio, Texas
His message? Love the repeated relapser until he can love himself
Educating Pamela
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Pamela H.
| Canandaigua, New York
Once drunk in a pile of ungraded papers, a teacher gets schooled on how to stay sober and get her joy back
Without a net
June 2013
By:
Wendy W.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
Booze put her on a high wire, but her HP reached up and caught her
The Bright Spot
October 2004
By:
Cheryl O.
| Niceville, Florida
A teenager talks about her struggles with alcoholism, AA, and not drinking on her 21st birthday
What Ever Happened?
September 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Is our sophisticated search for "something else" leading us away from basic AA principles?
Slip Insurance
March 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
It's up to you to decide which policy you're going to buy