The Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me
November 2014
By:
Stephen M.
| Neenah, Wisconsin
He thought alcohol had ruined his life. Now he feels differently
Acceptance Is Easy When You Don't Have a Choice
March 1994
By:
Daniel M.
| Walworth, New York
blinded in a car accident, he learned the hard way
Beyond My Wildest Dreams
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Louise N.
| Berkshire, U.K.
From hardcore rehabs and vodka hidden behind the breakfast cereal to a special morning with her family, one woman’s story of recovery
From Pretty to Beautiful
May 2005
By:
Janell H.
| Snohomish, Washington
The illusion of alcoholism vs. the reality of recovery
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
May 1983
Physicians Warn Physicians
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1980
By:
NIAAA Information and Feature Service
A Different 'Head Start'
The Children Say What A.A. Means to Them
December 1944
By:
Bert T.'s 18-year-old son, Alan
A.A. Showed My Father the Door to Maturity. . .
Nothing In Moderation
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Charles M.
| Freehold, N.J.
In everything—including sobriety, thankfully—he knows no moderation
Everything's going to be okay
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Alan F.
| Shoreline, Washington
One day on a beach, something lifted his hope and guided him out of the dark, drunken life
Children with ADHD at risk for alcohol problems
June 2008
By:
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1975
By:
Motorist (AAA)
Laws Called Lethal
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
September 1973
By:
New York Times
Symbol of Having Fun
Growing Up in AA
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By:
Nellie W.
| Acworth, Ga.
She came to A.A. young, lost and angry, but found her true life and calling
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, N.Y.
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
My Story
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kate H.
| Ojai, Calif.
It took years of drinking and denial, but one spring day, she picked up the phone and made the call that changed her life
Operation: Cooperation
May 2015
By:
M.M. and Y.Y.
| New York, New York
A sponsor and sponsee sign up to help get the AA message to doctors in the field
Thoughts on the Third Tradition
December 2014
By:
Mark L.
| Bellingham, Washington
A member explains the importance of "the only requirement" in his sobriety