About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1973
By:
Deborah Williams
| BUFFALO, New York
Women's Lib From Alcohol
With Tolerance & Love
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Tom T.
| Texas
Tolerance was the key to our relationship. She and I developed “key words” to help us. When there was tension, Karen could say, “Hot chocolate.” That was my clue to call my sponsor.
Mom gets busy
May 2018
By:
Karla L.
| Lake Forest Park, Washington
Thanks to her sponsor, she learned that life gets more full, not less, when you get sober
Headquarters Highlights
November 1950
Knowing when to Leave
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Anonymous
| Richmond, Calif.
When the time came to end the relationship, she knew what to do, where to go and how to lean into AA
On My Own Two Feet
July 2012
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
How AA helped a member become self-supporting through his own contributions
Actual Joy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rhiannon N.
| Kamloops, B.C.
She loved to party, but it took AA to show her real happiness
First Aid, AA-Style
September 2011
By:
Jimmy L.
| Arcadia, Florida
It was the way he survived two heart-shattering losses
When Negatives Creep in
May 1982
By:
J. P.
| Clairton, Pennsylvania
Suddenly, he was back in the driver's seat
Having our say
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Russ K.
| Tampa, Florida
After their treasury went missing, a group had to hold a vote. Luckily, they’d just had an inventory
Hearing my story
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
A surprise call from a fellow member reminds her how much Grapevine has helped her
I found my pack
July 2018
By:
Lisa T.
| San Diego, California
It’s a place she can join in, belong and know that someone has her back. It’s her home group
One Hot Texas Summer
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
Controversies may come and go, but hopefully not the members
Web Exclusive: My Brother, My Keeper
September 2011
By:
Milton C.
| Ripley, Tennessee
A story of two brothers who helped each other get sober
Bernard B. Smith 1901-1970
March 1971