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The second part of the book (whose content varies from edition to edition) is a collection of personal stories, in which alcoholics tell their stories of addiction and recovery. Frequently mentioned sections are: the "Twelve Steps", at the beginning of Chapter 5, "How It Works" the "Twelve Traditions", in the Appendix
Though AA usually avoids the term disease [citation needed], 1973 conference-approved literature said "we had the disease of alcoholism", [137] while Living Sober, published in 1975, contains several references to alcoholism as a disease, [138]: 23, 32, 40 including a chapter urging the reader to "Remember that alcoholism is an incurable ...
Twelve-step methods have been adapted to address a wide range of alcoholism, substance abuse, and dependency problems. Over 200 mutual aid organizations—often known as fellowships—with a worldwide membership of millions have adopted and adapted AA’s 12 Steps and 12 Traditions for recovery.
LifeRing Secular Recovery (LifeRing or LSR) is a secular, non-profit organization providing peer-run addiction recovery groups. The organization provides support and assistance to people seeking to recover from alcohol and drug addiction , and also assists partners, family members and friends of addicts or alcoholics.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism
Alcoholics Anonymous: the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism (PDF) (4th ed.). New York, New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services. 2002. ISBN 1-893007-16-2. OCLC 408888189 "Anne Ripley Smith". Recovery Universe
Experts have backed the call, saying the ‘simple step’ would help the public make healthier choices.
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about specific twelve-step recovery programs and fellowships. These programs, and the groups of people who follow them, are based on the set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive , compulsive , or other behavioral problems originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous . [ 1 ]