Anthony B. used to get to his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings early enough to set up the folding chairs synonymous with the gatherings. For Anthony it was a small way to contribute and also spend extra ...

An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive. By Austin Frakt and Aaron E. Carroll For a long time, medical researchers were unsure whether ...

Each Thursday, a group gathers around a candle at a church in Iselin, New Jersey, to talk about their struggles with alcoholism. Like many other Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups, members share stories ...

The founding members of Alcoholics Anonymous wanted to help others suffering from severe alcoholism find the relief and freedom they had achieved. They decided to record a description of the path to ...

Step two of Alcoholics Anonymous rescued people entering recovery from the demoralizing hopelessness of step one’s admission of powerlessness over alcohol and other drugs’ destructive effects, but the ...

Nicole Lee works as a consultant in the alcohol and other drug sector and a psychologist in private practice. She has previously been awarded funding by Australian and state governments, NHMRC and ...

Instead of fight for her mother's inheritance—and risk exposing her sexuality—Felicia Gizycka dropped a lawsuit to protect a developing AA. Editor's Note: This is the third in a three-part series from ...

A new study published by the Cochrane Library scientifically proves that Alcoholics Anonymous' (AA) and 12-step programs are effective in treating alcohol use disorder. The study partially funded by ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In 1960 Bill Wilson, the co-founder of ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Conrado Arvizu lost his marriage, neglected his three children and had the rest of his life turned upside down because of alcoholism and drug use. For more than a decade, he plunged ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo Bills fan is proving Bills Mafia is more than just football. It’s about finding a community. Andy Borden is using his journey to sobriety to inspire others by ...