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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global, peer-led mutual-aid fellowship dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually inclined twelve-step program. [1] AA’s Twelve Traditions stress anonymity and the lack of a governing hierarchy, and establish AA as free to all, non-promotional, non-professional, unaffiliated ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the first twelve-step fellowship, was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith, known to AA members as "Bill W." and "Dr. Bob", in Akron, Ohio. In 1946 they formally established the twelve traditions to help deal with the issues of how various groups could relate and function as membership grew.
The Twelve Traditions of twelve-step programs provide guidelines for relationships between the twelve-step groups, members, other groups, the global fellowship, and society at large. Questions of finance, public relations, donations, and purpose are addressed in the traditions. They were originally written by Bill Wilson after the founding of ...
The Big Book was written by William G. "Bill W." Wilson, one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA or A.A.), with the help of various editors. The composition process was not collaborative other than editing. Bill wrote all of the chapters except for "To Employers" which was written by Bill's right-hand man, Hank Parkhurst.
Sex Addicts Anonymous. addictive sexual behavior. other sex addicts. [16] Steps 3, 7, and 11 replace "Him" with "God" and "His" with "God's" for gender neutrality. Step 12 replaces "in all our affairs" with "in our lives" due to multiple meanings of "affairs". Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous.
Known for. co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Spouse. Anne Smith. . (m. 1915) . Robert Holbrook Smith (August 8, 1879 – November 16, 1950), also known as Dr. Bob, was an American physician and surgeon who cofounded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson (more commonly known as Bill W.).
The interview was a success, and Hank P. arranged for 20,000 postcards to be mailed to doctors announcing the Heatter broadcast and encouraging them to buy a copy of Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story Of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism [71] Book sales and AA popularity also increased after positive articles in Liberty ...
FAA – Food Addicts Anonymous. GA – Gamblers Anonymous. Gam-Anon / Gam-A-Teen, for friends and family members of problem gamblers. HA – Heroin Anonymous. LAA – Love Addicts Anonymous. MA – Marijuana Anonymous. NA – Narcotics Anonymous. N/A – Neurotics Anonymous, for recovery from mental and emotional illness.