Recovery Programs and Issues

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• Alcoholics Anonymous
  It's more than a book. It's a way of life. Alcoholics Anonymous -- or the Big Book -- has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. First published in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. With publication of the second edition in 1955, the third edition in 1976, and now the fourth edition in 2001, the essential recovery text has remained unchanged while personal stories have been added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship. The long-awaited fourth edition features 24 new personal stories of recovery. Key features and benefits ·the most widely used resource for millions of individuals in recovery ·contains full, original text describing AA program ·updated with 24 new personal stories.
• As Bill Sees It: The AA Way of Life
• Bill W.: My First 40 Years
  I was born, to be exact, in a hotel then known as Wilson House.
  I was born, perhaps rightly, in a room just back of the old bar.
  
  It was the beginning of a life that would change the lives of millions. Told here for the first time in his own words is the story of the man who would come to be known as Bill W. -- a man who, for his part in founding the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, would be celebrated as one of the important figures of the twentieth century.
  
  The terrifying darkness had become complete. In agony of spirit, I again thought of the cancer of alcoholism which had now consumed me in mind and spirit, and soon the body. But what of the Great Physician? For a brief moment, I suppose, the last trace of my obstinacy was crushed out as the abyss yawned.
  
  I remember saying to myself,  "I'll do anything, anything at all. If there be a Great Physician, I'll call on him." Then, with neither faith nor hope I cried out, "If there be a God, let him show himself.
• Came to Believe
• Living Sober
• Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
  This classic book, used by A.A. members and groups around the world, lays out the principles by which A.A. members recover and by which the fellowship functions. The basic text clarifies the Steps which constitute the A.A. way of life and the Traditions, by which A.A. maintains its unity.

The following sites are NON-CONFERENCE APPROVED sites.

• AA History
  • This site includes AA trivia, an alcohol-related webcam ("barcam"), sobriety calculator, sobriety anniversary calendar, AA concordances, an online treatment facility locator, and a link to Stepping Stones -- homepage for one of the original homes of Bill and Louis Wilson.  (These pages are neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous Inc. or the AA Grapevine)
• Getting Them Sober
  This site addresses the crazy-making issues and events that happen in tens of millions of alcohol and/or other drug-addicted families every day and every night ... as it says in the book, Getting Them Sober: You Can Help! by Toby Rice Drews

• Eating Disorders Anonymous
• Emotions Anonymous
• Gamblers Anonymous
• Grant Me The Serenity
• Marijuana Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Overeaters Anonymous
• Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous