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Why the Pandemic Made Some People Leave Alcoholics Anonymous
Without in-person meetings, members have found recovery beyond AA.
How Alcoholics Anonymous Survived a Pandemic-Induced Existential Crisis
At first, online-only AA meetings seemed like an impossible challenge for the program’s structure. A year later, some members are hesitant to go back to the way it was.
How Alcoholics Are Coping with AA Meetings Over Zoom
Face-to-face meetings are a fundamental part of AA, but now they're happening virtually. Does it work?
Coronavirus Is Forcing AA Meetings to Close, and People Are Worried About Relapse
“It’s one thing to be socially isolated, but it’s another thing to be socially isolated and trying to get sober."
Research Finally Supports the Effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous
For decades, critics have questioned the lack of clinical evidence behind AA's faith-based 12-step method.
Inside Marijuana Anonymous, the group for people addicted to weed
As weed legalization spreads, more people are talking about addiction.
An Open Letter to My Parents, Who Didn't Handle My Addiction Well
When I was at my ugliest, I wished you would hold me.
The Culture of Alcoholics Anonymous Perpetuates Sexual Abuse
Women are encouraged to “look for their part” in what's happened to them.
The Culture of Alcoholics Anonymous Perpetuates Sexual Abuse
Women are encouraged to “look for their part” in what's happened to them.
Dating as a Woman in Recovery Means Always Being Judged
"I wasn’t seen as a survivor, but as a ticking time bomb, a woman with an unsavory past that haunted me like a lengthy criminal record."
America Has Been Trying to Get Sober for Over 300 Years
The new book 'Drunks' is a colorful history of America's attempts to lay off the sauce, from radical prohibitionists attacking frontier bars to modern rehab programs like AA.