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 ...

“Let it begin with me” will be the focus of an all-day workshop on Saturday sponsored by Al-Anon, the organization that ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since its founding in the mid-1980s, State College’s Rule 62 Recovery and Wellness organization has helped facilitate ...

The late Ozzy Osbourne revealed in his posthumous memoir, “Last Rites,” that “Friends” star Matthew Perry once attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings inside the rocker’s home. The Black Sabbath ...