Recovery Resources

Tools for the Journey

Literature, the 12 Steps, and links to support — everything you need to take the next step.

The Program

The 12 Steps

The 12 Steps are the heart of the AA program — a path walked by millions toward lasting sobriety and a new way of life.

1
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.
2
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Reading

The foundational text of AA, containing the 12 Steps, personal stories, and the program of recovery.

A deeper exploration of each of the 12 Steps and the 12 Traditions that guide AA as a whole.

A book of daily meditations written by AA members, offering a thought for each day of the year.

Practical suggestions for staying sober, written in plain language for newcomers and old-timers alike.

Help & Support

The official Alcoholics Anonymous website — find meetings, literature, and service information worldwide.

Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service. Call 1-800-662-4357.

Support for friends and family members of people with a drinking problem.

A science-based alternative or complement to AA, offering self-management tools for recovery.

"The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking."
Third Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous