About Us
Alcoholic's Anonymous
Alcoholic's Anonymous
Alcoholic's Anonymous
Alcoholic's Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self supporting th
Alcoholic's Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
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AA's Legacies
Alcoholic's Anonymous
Alcoholic's Anonymous
The Three Legacies of AA are: recovery, unity and service.
- The suggestions for recovery are the Twelve Steps;
- The suggestions for achieving unity are the Twelve Traditions;
- The suggestions for service are described in Twelve Concepts for World Service, The AA Service Manual and Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age.
20 Questions...
Alcoholic's Anonymous
20 Questions...
ARE YOU AN ALCOHOLIC? The list of questions, which follows, has helped a lot of people find where they stood with booze. But remember, you are the only one who can say if you have a problem or not. Even if you’ve been told you do, the important thing is that you decide for yourself. All we ask is that you try to be honest.
1. Do you lose
ARE YOU AN ALCOHOLIC? The list of questions, which follows, has helped a lot of people find where they stood with booze. But remember, you are the only one who can say if you have a problem or not. Even if you’ve been told you do, the important thing is that you decide for yourself. All we ask is that you try to be honest.
1. Do you lose time from work due to drinking?
2. Did drinking make your home life unhappy?
3. Did you drink because you were shy with people?
4. Has drinking affected your reputation?
5. Have you gotten in trouble with money because of your drinking?
6. Did you associate with people you didn't respect and hang out in places you didn't want to be in when drinking?
7. Did your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?
8. Has your drinking decreased your ambition?
9. Did you want to drink "the morning after"?
10. Did you have a hard time sleeping because of your drinking?
11. Has your ability to work decreased since drinking?
12. Did drinking get you into trouble on the job or in business?
13. Did you drink to escape from problems or worries?
14. Did you drink alone?
15. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?
16. Has a doctor ever treated you for drinking?
17. Did you drink to build up self confidence?
18. Have you ever been arrested, locked up or hospitalized on account of your drinking?
19. Have you ever felt guilty after drinking?
20. Did you have to have a drink at a certain time each day?
If you answered "yes" to three or more questions, you may be an alcoholic. But remember, we in A.A. follow the program voluntarily. No one forces us to admit we are alcoholics. No one forces us to stay sober in A.A. We do it because we like what A.A. has to offer.