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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 ...

Virtually everything has gone virtual during the pandemic, and that includes AA meetings. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are now on Zoom, and it sounds like that will most likely remain an option even ...

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 ...

It’s the simple, casual interaction — the chats, the hugs, the certainty of seeing a friend — that Jane misses most. Jane has been a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for almost 33 years. She last went ...

By: Lee Holley, LMSW, LCDC, PRSS and Breslyn McCrory, BA Source: northlight/Shutterstock Alcohol consumption and sales in America skyrocketed in 2020. With many restaurants and bars closed or their ...

It was time for the coveted sobriety chips, so Grace snapped on a pair of plastic gloves and kept a bit of distance as she doled out medallions to members who had gone 30, 60 and 90 days without a ...

One of many reasons that attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings helps people with alcohol use disorders stay sober appears to be alleviation of depression. Researchers found that study ...

The Tuesday-morning Alcoholics Anonymous meeting was going as planned. Members of the New York Inter-Group Association, the regional hub for the recovery group, had been signing on to AA meetings ...

In the June 23 episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Brad Pitt opened up about attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings—which is where he actually met Shepard. Pitt also shared that, ...