About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1968
By:
Harold A. Mulford
Where It Is At Alcoholismwise
Learning to Love AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Stu M.
| Surrey, B.C.
Dethawed from a snow bank, he warmed up quite nicely in AA
Nursery Rhymes
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
DeEtte L.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
What was this cult with all these silly signs? she thought. Turns out she stayed, got sober and became a fan
Alcoholism At Large
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
Inside job
July 2017
By:
Patty S.
| Chino, California
With a good sponsor and the help of Step Three, an inmate in California finds hope and courage
Saturday Night
May 2008
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
It doesn't have to be the loneliest night any more
My First Spiritual Experience
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Mike B.
| Wooster, Ohio
Thanks to a patient sponsor and helpful words in the Big Book, he came to believe in a faith that would work
A Certain Book
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By:
Connie Y.
| Venice, Fla.
It was not AA-approved literature, but it helped her find a Higher Power that kept her sober
My Home Group
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rob. C.
| Birdsboro, PA
The perfect home group? This AA discovered it the first time he stepped into a meeting
Trust
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Susan S.
| Monterey, Calif.
As an active alcoholic, I had been unable to quit drinking for years and years. I tried over and over, but could not find a way to free myself. I was like the frenzied wren.
Unacceptable
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Allen B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
I stood there in line growing more and more impatient. After all, I had important things to do. I didn’t have the time to stand in line waiting for their social hour to end.
Getting back up
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
I came into AA in Los Angeles in 1965. I’ve been sober ever since. Through the years, action has been the magic that has kept me going.
Words of Love
November 2015
Stockholm Connection
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
Meetings, dancing and great memories of dad—boy did he get on the right train
Grandpa’s Trunk
March 2014
By:
Frankie S.
| Camden, South Carolina
A treasure from the man who introduced the family to AA was about to be opened
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
November 2013
A chance encounter at a meeting changed the course of his life
Faith in Full Flower
November 2003
By:
Butch M.
| San Diego, California
A wedding on the eve of grief