A Pharmacological Approach to Alcoholism
October 1968
By:
Stanely E. Gitlow, MD
The simple act of prescribing sedatives in order to relieve the anxiety symptoms of the alcoholic is the one thing that will guarantee failure almost 100 percent of the time. There are for the most part no drugs of any great value in treating alcoholism.
It’s never too late
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Sandra G.
| Highlands, N.J.
At 79, with four years sober, this mom is happier than ever. She got her life back
As the Spirit Moves Us
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Jake H.
| Whitefish, Mont.
On a remote dogsledding trip, a member has a tense white-knuckle moment and his connection with a Higher Power breaks free
Dry Drunk
June 2017
By:
Mark R.
| Barrie, Ontario
He was told when he came into AA that if he didn’t drink and went to meetings, his life would get better. It didn’t happen that way.
A Family Nightmare
April 2006
By:
Laurie R.
| Mayhill, New Mexico
Alcoholism attacked one generation after another
Lammas August!
August 1950
The "Pauciloquent" Deacon bemoans the paucity of this month's drinkin' days--
Cracking the 'Secret' of Big City AA
May 1969
By:
L. H. and D. J.
| Alhambra, California
Joe, from Littleville, didn't spot it, but the telephone book was the first clue to the mystery
An Alcoholic's Letter to His Son
June 1968
The important part, this father writes, is how it all begins
Relieved of Command
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jay W.
| San Diego, Calif.
He commanded a powerful Navy vessel, but he was powerless over his alcoholism
Dear Grapevine
December 2012
Experience, Strength, and Hope
June 1988
By:
Clyde B.
| Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
If you've been sober twenty-four hours, you have that to share
A Big Book is Born
In a 1954 speech in Texas, our co-founder Bill W. recalls the early days of our book
Formula for an AA Meeting in Southern California
September 1961
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles, California
Some warm and friendly AA customs have spread from the Golden State
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
May 1945
At Wit’s End
October 2025
| AA & Technology
Letter from the Editor
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA