Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was established in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, American men who were significantly influenced by a Christian organization called the Oxford Group. Central to AA ...

Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people struggling with alcohol use disorder, according to a ...

Anthony B. used to get to his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings early enough to set up the folding chairs synonymous with the gatherings. For Anthony it was a small way to contribute and also spend extra ...

Nearly everyone has heard of Alcoholics Anonymous, the support groups available around the world, and the famous Twelve Steps. While Alcoholics Anonymous isn’t a sure bet, if you are aiming for ...

Meetings have always been a path to sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. But instead of hunting for a gathering in a church basement, these days, most seekers have to find the right Zoom password.

J.G. is a lawyer in his early 30s. He’s a fast talker and has the lean, sinewy build of a distance runner. His choice of profession seems preordained, as he speaks in fully formed paragraphs, his ...

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA’s basic text, says, “We have ceased fighting anything or anyone.” Fighting is bad for alkies, because outrage often leads to alcohol. Maybe the people running ...

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have moved from musty church basements to laptop screens in quarantine. Do they still work? By Virginia Heffernan See more of our coverage in your search ...

Alcoholics Anonymous is a part of our nation’s fabric. In the seventy-six years since AA was created, 12-step programs have expanded to include over three hundred different organizations, focusing on ...

The Tuesday-morning Alcoholics Anonymous meeting was going as planned. Members of the New York Inter-Group Association, the regional hub for the recovery group, had been signing on to AA meetings ...