Alcoholics Anonymous
By Nic Sheff
The first rule of AA is that you don’t talk about AA. But AA is no Fight Club. So why can’t we just come out and stop being anonymous? MORE
Before AA, I couldn’t be honest in my writing. Who knew that a memoir writing class would help me get sober? MORE
New evidence suggests that working a 12-step program can offer substance abusing teens a better chance. MORE
The AA founder penned two versions of the 12 Steps, separated by 15 years and a lifetime of troubles. Their differences will surprise you. MORE
A fledgling program modeled on AA helps people who have a compulsion to kill themselves. MORE
Sometimes just being sober is good enough, but sometimes it's not. What do you do when recovery is driving you crazy? MORE
The longer I’m in AA, the more it tends to annoy me. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to be there. Can’t I be a member without being a zealot? MORE
By Tracey Logan
New findings in neuroscience help clarify why spirituality improves success with sobriety. MORE
By Bryan Le
An article in the Huffington Post slams the 12 Steps, arguing that people with addictive behaviors are hurt by self-identifying as addicts. MORE
AA's most famous touchstone was composed by a Nazi-hating German who was fighting an evil that he couldn't control. MORE
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