Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (known commonly as "A.A." or "AA") is a world-wide fellowship of alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and carry the message of recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. A.A. is the original twelve-step program and has been the source and model for all subsequent and separate ones, such as Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Sexaholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Al-Anon/Alateen.

External links

Official A.A. links -

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• A.A. home page
• The A.A. Grapevine

There are many unofficial A.A. sites on the internet -

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• The Unofficial Website for AA Related Information
• Example of Regional Unofficial Site
• Staying Cyber: An AA Meeting for the WWW
• AA Big Book
• The Washing Machine
• AA History and Trivia

Critical links

• More Revealed
• The Orange Papers
• A.A. as Cult
• Allegations of "Mind Control" in A.A.
• Is A.A. a Cult?
• Triple A Comix--AA In Satire

Links to AA alternatives

Abstinence based programs

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• SMART Recovery
• SOS - Secular Organizations for Sobriety
• Lifering
• WFS - Women For Sobriety
• RR - Rational Recovery

Moderation/harm reduction based programs

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• MM - Moderation Management
• My Way Out