GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Three days before Thanksgiving I had the privilege of attending an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Never have I ever met such a high percentage of truly thankful and joyful people.

My name is Paul, and I’m an alcoholic. I’ve said that hundreds of times behind closed doors — some in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, but mostly in secular recovery groups. Truth be told, I haven’t ...

Step two of Alcoholics Anonymous rescued people entering recovery from the demoralizing hopelessness of step one’s admission of powerlessness over alcohol and other drugs’ destructive effects, but the ...

Alcoholics Anonymous was born 90 years ago this month, in June 1935, when two men struggling with alcohol addiction came together to help each other. The 12-step recovery program is built on free, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As 2023 ends and 2024 begins, plenty of people celebrate the New Year across Kansas City. Many New Year’s parties involve champagne and other alcohol, but many people fight ...

The founding members of Alcoholics Anonymous wanted to help others suffering from severe alcoholism find the relief and freedom they had achieved. They decided to record a description of the path to ...

Two-thirds of Americans are affected by drug abuse (including alcohol) and related behavioral problems. In Mississippi, 12-step programs for addicts are readily available; however, 12-step groups for ...

It’s considered a taboo subject, an effective way to squelch a conversation, a powerful reason to look the other way. But addiction and alcholism affect millions of people in the United States. As ...

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in Springs celebrated its 78th anniversary on November 13. AA is considered the oldest support group for alcoholism in South Africa and potentially Africa. The local ...

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