This is a fellowship of problem drinkers, both men and women, who voluntarily join in a mutual effort to remain sober. It was started in the United States in the 1930s and has been maintained by alcohol-troubledpeople who hadthemselves "hit...

Drug and alcohol abuse are age-old problems, but the development of treatment programs occurred fairly recently. Most formal treatment programs were founded in the second half of the twentieth century. Many came about because of an increased focus on...

Alcoholics Anonymousﾀ is a fellowship of problem drinkers, both men and women, who voluntarily join because they want to stop drinking and remain sober. It was started in the United States in the 1930s. Since then, it has been maintained by...

By 1934 alcoholic Bill Wilson had ruined a promising Wall Street career with his constant drunkenness. He was introduced to the idea of a spiritual cure by old drinking buddy Ebby Thacher who had become a member of a Christian movement called the Oxford...

GETTING BETTER Inside Alcoholics Anonymous By Nan Robertson Morrow. 298 pp. $17.95 IN THE penultimate chapter of her new book, Getting Better: Inside Alcoholics Anonymous, Nan Robertson tells the story of her own struggle to stay sober. A prize-winning reporter for The New...

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At least once a year, Bill T. gathers up a few of his fellow Alcoholics Anonymous members and makes a pilgrimage from Florida to honor those who saved him from a life of drunkenness.The 56-year-old stopped drinking in 1990 and he likes to visit the...

At least once a year, Bill T. gathers up a few of his fellow Alcoholics Anonymous members and makes a pilgrimage from Florida to honor those who saved him from a life of drunkenness.The 56-year-old stopped drinking in 1990 and he likes to visit the...

Explores the life of a sober high school student, his daily life, and the category of people like him. Describes the descent into alcoholism and drug abuse. Details the importance of comraderie and inspiration that comes from attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.