Alcohol And My Health
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By:
Donna M.
| Littleton, Colo.
The discovery of a brain tumor was a devastating blow—but one that got her sober
Traumatic Recovery
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By:
Bonnie J.
| Billings, MT.
“Hijacked” by alcohol for most of her life, she had found “an entire psychic change” in AA
Despair Vanquished
October 1997
By:
Chris R.
| Sunbury, Pennsylvania
At a time of deep sadness, this AA didn't have to be alone
Tradition Two: When They Kept It Simple
February 2006
By:
C.M.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Serenity was restored
The Twelve Steps and the Older Member
August 1954
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step One<lbFirst in a series of articles to be published from time to time on the meaning of the Twelve Steps to one member after several years' sobriety.
Powerlessness
June 2011
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
August 1983
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Highway Combat
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
May 1981
By:
Chandralekha Sharma
Don't Make Waves
Dear Grapevine
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Borrowing God
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
E.A.
| Northampton, Mass.
Every day she prayed to Kate’s God, not knowing if it would work.
Then one day, while looking at a beautiful sunrise, she knew
Then one day, while looking at a beautiful sunrise, she knew
Dear Grapevine
September 2019
| Young & Sober
The Last Time I Saw My Daughter
February 2016
Getting sober with her child wasn't easy, but what happened after Mother's Day was almost more than she could bear
How to Survive Cocktail Hour at 30,000 Feet
August 2015
Facing a stressful trip to see the family on a plane without drinking booze? One guy has some tips
THE BROTHERHOOD
October 2009
By:
LUIS JOSE R.
| Lake Oswego, Ore.
Loud, Vulgar and joyous, a band of AA friends keeps a loner from slipping away
The Courage of Friends
May 2005
By:
John Q.
| New York, New York
A curmudgeon draws on an inexhaustible amount of AA power
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 3
July 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as <emphasis type="italic">we understood Him</emphasis>
Don’t Drink The Wine
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Corky S.
| Quitman, Texas
God usually speaks to me through other alcoholics. The proof of his existence is the peace and serenity in my life. So far, that has kept me sober for more than 46 years.
All It Takes Is One
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Jennifer T.
| Raleigh, N.C.
Finding within herself the “tiny key of willingness,” a woman who had drifted away from the program discovers that she, too, can carry the message
Blast from the Past
October 2014
By:
R.R.
| Dunedin, Florida
At an AA dance, she looked up and got the surprise of her life
There Will Be Blood
January 2014
By:
Deborah G.
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
She thought she wasn’t an alcoholic until the unmanageability got a whole lot scarier