How Many U.S. Alcoholics?
November 1952
In These, Our Times!
July 1949
Stone by Stone
January 2016
Drinking weakened his home’s foundation but sobriety made it tall and strong
Opening Doors
May 1997
By:
Dale J.
| Jasper, Florida
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Broader Vista Opened
June 1945
No Longer Alone
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
With a sponsor’s tough love and unconditional acceptance, he finished his Fifth Step and got back into life
Sponsor Relationships
November 1979
By:
E. S.
Everybody needs somebody to work things out<lbFrom the September 1975 Grapevine
Sponsor Relationships
September 1975
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Everybody needs somebody to work things out
Letter of Hope from a Tribal Jail
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Samantha W.
| Quinault Indian Nation, Washington
Thanks to outside volunteers and Grapevine, an incarcerated woman in Washington celebrates a year of sobriety
Fresh off the Farm
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Norberto A.
| Cartago, Valle
He learned to drink in Colombia, heard of AA in the U.S., then returned home to get sober and get involved
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
Only A Symptom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gregory S.
| Windsor, Calif.
“I am home, I am safe”—emotional sobriety frees him from fear
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Mark D.
| Eagan, Minn.
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
Working on The Inside
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Todd P.
| Bountiful, Utah
Thanks to the literature, some inmates in Utah are determined to stay sober and go through the Steps
Web Exclusive: Access Denied
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Ohio
A member discusses the pros and cons of special interest meetings
Going My Way?
May 1997
By:
John M.
| Santa Barbara, California
Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness to others, so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful."--Alcoholics Anonymous
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
August 1988
By:
Science News
A Direct Approach
Today
November 1981
By:
A. O.
is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday - From the July 1953 Grapevine
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1980
By:
Gene Miller
| Miami, Florida
Doctor, Lawyer. . .