Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people 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.
Reprinted with permission of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.
For more information on Alcoholics Anonymous please visit the official AA website: www.aa.org
Is AA for you?
Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A. a try whether you think it can help you.
We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease of alcoholism.
Read more on the official AA website page: Is AA for You?
Digital Newcomer Packet
We have assembled a collection of materials that new members to AA may find helpful to their recovery. Click here to review and download them.
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
Click here to read Big Book online
The fourth edition of the book Alcoholics Anonymous is now available online in English, Espanol and Francais.