About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
August 1984
By:
Mark Worden
'Lapses' and Relapses Studied
Synopsis
December 1973
By:
M. S.
| Londonderry, New Hampshire
An abbreviated story of a "normal" life
So far yet so close
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Peter K.
| Kincolith, British Columbia
A remote teacher at a First Nations community two hours from the nearest grocery store shares how he stays sober and connected
Resentment Removed
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
PBN
| Pawleys Island, S.C.
A fervent Third Step prayer erased a resentment and launched one man into long-term sobriety
Deep cleaning
April 2017
By:
Ann F.
| Rochester, New York
How several years of self-examination and inventories gave her peace and set her free to help others
The Magic Jug
March 2017
Alcohol used to provide all the magic she needed, but a sudden, profound spiritual experience showed her the magic to be found in home, family and AA
Long Days Past
July 2011
By:
Rusty R.
| Abilene, Texas
Confined to a prison without meetings, an inmate recalls when he, too, used to be “too busy”
Yarn on My Toothbrush
May 1967
By:
N. G.
| Abilene, Texas
She forgot. . .and soon got drunk. She decided to remember at all costs.
Me and God
August 1974
By:
K. G.
| Potts Camp, Mississipi
Always life was up and down until she found that sharing made it balance
Suit-Up and Show-Up!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Just “not drinking” turns this AA into a dry drunk. It takes the Steps and Service to bring him back to life
There's More Than One Way to Reach Bottom
December 2011
By:
Kevin 0.
| Massachusetts
After nearly two decades in the program, a member experiences a new bottom
You've Got to Be Kidding!
December 1972
By:
M. L. B., RN
| Havre de Grace, Maryland
If you think you have it so rough, follow this nurse on her rounds
First Steps Out of Agnosticism
April 1968
By:
D. B.
| Texas
He had failed himself as his own god; now where should he look for meaning?
Ham on Wry
February 1996
Three Graces
December 2005
By:
Melody V.
| Boulder, Colorado
A family in the throes of this deadly disease