Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. Since then, AA has grown into a worldwide fellowship with members in more than 180 countries.
AA is a nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical organization. It is not affiliated with any public or private institution, and accepts no outside contributions.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for membership. AA members are encouraged to remain anonymous at the public level.
"Alcoholics Anonymous is not a religious organization. Neither does it set forth any specific beliefs that a person must accept in order to join."
— The Big Book
Accept that alcohol has become unmanageable in your life.
Attend meetings regularly—many are available in-person or online.
Use the 12 Steps as a guide for personal transformation.
Find someone who has recovered to guide you through the program.
Help another alcoholic who still suffers.
AA meetings are available worldwide. There are meetings for everyone—in-person, virtual, and by phone. Find one that fits your life.
Face-to-face support in your local community. Find open and closed meetings that welcome you.
Search by LocationJoin meetings from anywhere via video. AA has many online meetings running 24/7.
Join Online MeetingCan't get online? Many AA meetings are available by phone, available 24/7 across the US.
AA General Service OfficeJust listen at first—you don't have to share anything
You're already welcome—there's no "application" to fill out
"Open" meetings welcome everyone; "Closed" are for alcoholics only
Anonymity is protected—what's said in the room stays there
The Twelve Steps are the heart of the AA program. They provide a practical guide to recovery and a new way of living.
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable."
"We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
"We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."
"We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."
"We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."
"We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."
"We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
"We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."
"We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."
"We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."
"We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
"Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."
Read more in the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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