Detox, DT’s, Despair—And Sobriety
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By:
J.S.
| Whitehall, Pa.
A journey from hospital and rehab to a new life in AA
Out of Insanity - up to Love
February 1966
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys
An AA, now five years old, takes a hard look at the violent brat he was for forty-five years
A Talk With One Of AA'S Longest Long-timers
September 2006
Why Did We Stop with the Two-step?
March 1975
By:
S. P.
| Rogers City, Minnesota
Others had something to teach us but we just couldn't be bothered to learn
Los Angeles
January 1952
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE "BIG BOOK" AND OPEN MINDED AS A BARN DOOR--THAT'S L.A.'s AA
My Love Affair With Booze
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By:
Bill C.
| Okeechobee, Fla.
It was his first love, but not his last, thanks to AA
What Is Progression?
October 1978
By:
P. B.
| Lindenhurst, New York
A look at some old photographs gave her the answer
Landon
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Landon C.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
This trans member drank to feel OK. Then one day, with outside help and AA, he discovered a whole new life
Help
April 2011
By:
Marcia J.
| Phoenix, Arizona
It can feel like the dirtiest four-letter word in the English language
How Welcome Are Newcomers?
November 1964
By:
B. L.
| Greenwich Village, New York
Has your group been tested for friendliness lately? Maybe you are reported on here
When The Moment Came
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Judy K.
| Newport BEach, California
It took a little time, but after watching her son’s and father’s lives change, she realized the truth
A Gentle Hand
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Kurt K.
| Lockport, N.Y.
A member shares a little advice he got long ago that just might have saved his life
Intellect and the Disease of Alcoholism
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By:
Bart H.
| Reno, Nev.
Floundering after 15 dry years, he decided to stop thinking and start believing
Sobriety or Sudden Death
October 1961
By:
E.
| Tunbridge Wells
For this British AA fighting the terrorists in the jungles of Malaya it was
Hints On Avoiding the First Drink
November 1959
The eighth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
Where Attraction Happens
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Pat R.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A place where sobriety is infectious, honesty happens and love and hope rule. My home group—it’s a beautiful thing
How sweet the sound
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Joseph F.
| Budd Lake, N.J.
Peter set out on a search for Dr. Bob’s house. Amazed, he ascended the stairs of the house up to the porch where he cried uncontrollably.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
July 1986
By:
Phillip Oliver-Diaz
Still Walking on Eggshells?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
November 1981
By:
Dr. Guy L. Osborne, Dr. Arthur C. B
Early Start