About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
July 1983
By:
Louis T. Hagopian
That Legendary Adman
Doing just fine
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, New York
As the battering rams pummel his little slice of the world, he’ll be OK today because he’s sober
Trick or Treat
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Mary W.
| Oswego, Illinois
Thanks to AA, a mom learns to laugh and let go so the future is no longer spooky
In the right place
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Why should he put the cart back where it belongs? It’s raining and no one will notice
Learning, Not Running
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.R.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
Acceptance and gratitude are the keys to her sobriety
Midnight to Midnight
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill K.
| Albans, Vt.
Twenty four hours a day, forty years later, happy, joyous and free
Ride share
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Eliza D.
| West Hollywood, California
How an uncomfortable trip across L.A. became a wonderful chance to reach out
All Greek to me
June 2018
By:
George M.
| Camden, Maine
How a smartphone came to the rescue for some alcoholics in Greece who really needed a meeting
Where Have The Years Gone?
October 2017
By:
Jeanne R.
| Monaca, Pa.
She may be an “amateur at life,” but she’s a veteran at sobriety, and she finds that doing the best she can works out well in both
The Big Stare Down
May 2014
By:
Juls M.
| Enumclaw, Washington
She couldn’t fool her furry BFF. When she got sloshed, it was the doghouse for her
Out of a Living Hell
May 2014
By:
Nancy B.
| Enola, Pennsylvania
Sober four years, she can now enjoy being alive
Keeping Our Focus
May 2012
By:
Jon C.
| Sacramento, California
Tradition Five reminds him that he's uniquely qualified to do one thing well
A mother's nightmare
November 2010
By:
JENNIFER S.
| Huntley, Ill.
She never wanted a drink more than when doctors said her son might have a brain tumor
Rare and elusive
January 2010
By:
JOE H.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Until he takes the First Step, a collector misses the real value of the Big Book
A Letter to My Son
February 2004
By:
Gerald H.
| Fullerton, California
Sometimes it's a process of "slowbriety," rather than sobriety
