The General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) has announced three new Class A (nonalcoholic) trustees have joined the board: Tom Ivester, M.D., of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Kelly Parsley ...

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was established in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, American men who were significantly influenced by a Christian organization called the Oxford Group. Central to AA ...

(CNN) --Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people struggling with alcohol use disorder, according to ...

Dry January has become increasingly popular, practiced by a quarter of Americans last year, and provides individuals a ...

Alcoholics Anonymous is, by far, the largest and most venerable addiction recovery group in the world. Founded nearly 80 years ago, AA now boasts 2.1 million worldwide members, many of whom attribute ...

Johnelle Berlin went to her first Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting six years ago, at the age of 22. “Everyone was going around the room, introducing themselves," she recalls. "‘Hi, I’m so-and-so, and ...

Dealing with addiction can be a lifelong struggle -- but it’s not a battle you have to fight alone. For many people dealing with alcohol addiction, they turn to Alcoholics Anonymous as a first step in ...

Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective. J.G. is a ...

The JWRA District 4 Alcoholics Anonymous Rally will be held on February 21 at Bracken Park Hall, offering support, ...

Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people struggling with alcohol use disorder, according to a ...