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 ...

Seventy-five times a week at assorted locations in Saratoga County, men and women of all ages and backgrounds gather to help one another find, and retain, the strength to not drink. They are meetings ...

Alcoholics Anonymous is, by far, the largest and most venerable addiction recovery group in the world. Founded nearly 80 years ago, AA now boasts 2.1 million worldwide members, many of whom attribute ...

Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective. J.G. is a ...

With the fervor of a tent revival, the Cherry Fellowship Hall rocked with cheers and applause. “I’m Amy … I’m Jeffrey … I’m Miranda, and I’m an alcoholic.” Some had been sober 24 hours. Some more than ...

MANHATTAN (CN) — Breaking with its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous went to court in New York Monday to prevent a draft of its founding manuscript by AA co-founder Bill Wilson from being sold at ...

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Alcoholics Anonymous has long been known for the anonymity of its members. But there are two key figures in AA's history whose names are well known. One is co-founder Bill Wilson, known as "Bill W." ...

There is an organisation that has been around longer than the Queen and is almost as popular, with millions of members worldwide. It is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The first UK meeting of AA can be ...

WHILE few children have tried alcohol, let alone liked it, for recovering alcoholic Seth Rosen, tasting wine for the first ...