About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
December 1966
By:
American Journal of Psychiatry
Alcoholism and Recidivism
The Anecdote Bin
December 1962
Good Reading
July 1948
A stronger group
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Bob P.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Substantial unanimity helps the majority slow down and hear the voice of the minority opinion. Sometimes the voice of a loving God is trying to speak through others.
Getting back out
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Jack N.
| New Canaan, Conn.
After two years of COVID, a member wonders what the new normal will look like and what challenges lie ahead
Tough Love
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Pat K.
| Sunland, Calif.
A member shares her thoughts about applauding when people come back from multiple relapses
I Knew I Was Done
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.G.
| Toledo, Ohio
When even joy made him angry, he knew it was time to find AA
Wouldn’t be anywhere else
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tim P.
| Longville, Minn.
Kindness, love, large-print books and donuts. You can’t ask for anything more
Wrapped in Fellowship
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
J.D.
| Big Lake, Minn.
Being a sober AA member doesn’t mean I will have a life free of trials and tribulations, but what it does give me is a Fellowship I can rely on.
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Duncan M.
| Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
Truly Living One Day At A time
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rachel M.
| Duluth, Minn.
All her geographic taught her was that she was an alcoholic in a different state. That’s when she learned to take things one sunrise at a time
A sparkling eve
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Laura B.
| Hot Springs, Ark.
It was her first sober New Year’s Eve and all she wanted was a nice night out with her husband
My Texas pen pal
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Tom Z.
| Coles Point, Va.
For 17 years, they shared everything—all the joys, challenges and pain. Now they’ll get to meet
In need of care
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Dottie C.
| San Diego, Calif.
Helping others all day was this nurse’s job. Now it was her turn to ask for help
Sounds of Silence
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Jean C.
| Eugene, Ore.
No need to wait for the “right” time or place. There are many ways to pause for quiet
Surrender
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Trisha C.
| Ventura, Calif.
Letting go of character defects, it turns out, is hard work
Hope And Purpose From Defeat And Despair
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark S.
| Zillah, Wash.
In exchange for a bottle and a hangover—a life truly worth living
A Purpose in Life
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie M.
| Youngstown, Ohio
The Responsibility Pledge helps her overcome her fear of taking meetings into jail
