Shared Experience
October 1993
Some time ago, a letter was received at the US/Canada AA General Service Office from a dually addicted AA member who had already contacted the GSO where she was living, but wanted some additional information about starting a dual addiction meeting. Here i
Tradition Eight
August 1992
By:
Bill W.
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. (from the July 1948 Grapevine)
Tradition Two
February 1992
By:
Bill W.
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority--a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. - from the January 1948 Grapevine
It's a Selfish Program
March 1970
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
All right, you're kind and considerate and noble and you're always helping other people. The fact still remains, it's a selfish program
Lightening Rod for Controversy?
A lack of group conscience meetings in her homegroup led her to the Twelve Concepts
Brothers and Sisters
This family shows that although alcoholism often runs in families, we can also help each other get sober
I Was Choice No. 2
January 1969
By:
Anonymous
| California
Whether he's called first, second, or ninth, this circuit rider is twelfth-stepping all the way
What Do I Do Next to Stay Sober?
September 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
Stay cheerful; stick with the winners; get busy; take the Twelve Steps
We Need More than Just Sobriety
August 1968
By:
P. K.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
A big resentment made his sober life unmanageable until he faced up to what Step Six asks us to do
The Serenity Prayer
August 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
The beginner's third question: What <emphasis type="underline">is</i> this thing called AA?
What Is an Alcoholic, Anyway?
July 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
Does the word 'alcoholic' turn you off? Take time to read this before you shut your mind completely
They Thought He Was Drunk
October 1965
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
Would I have gone to him? Honestly, I don't know. That's the horror of it.
Senile Sobriety
January 1965
By:
Anonymous
| Charlotte, Michigan
If you've been around a while and think you're having dull times, read this
I Am an Alcoholic
August 1964
That Loud-mouth !*"#!!*!
October 1963
By:
B. E. T.
| Siesta Key, Florida
I had just learned to control my resentments, when