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Please check out any of the following categories for additional information to aid in your recovery or if you're interested in some of AA's rich history!
AA's General Service Office plan for protecting anonymity and other issues when dealing with all forms of media in an evolving digital age. One of many agenda items at the 2023 General Service Conference.
The following are downloadable audio files from several presentations called Demystifying the Comprehensive Media Plan held in late 2022.
AA World Services provides videos to find out more about AA via their website at aa.org.
| Young & Sober in A.A.: From Drinking to Recovery | Video: Young and drinking too much? Through A.A., these young people got sober and found recovery. |
| A Group of People Just Like Me | Video: Hear stories from A.A. members who got sober when they were young, and how young people's meetings helped them to quit drinking and to find a community of sober friends. |
| Young People's Animation Video | Video: Too young to be an alcoholic? There is no such thing as being too young to get sober. |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | Video: A member tells how Alcoholics Anonymous helped her to quit drinking at 17 and to find a community of sober friends at young people's meetings. |
| 25 and Under | Video: Listen to stories from A.A. members who got sober before they turned 25 as they tell what happened when they drank alcohol, and how Alcoholics Anonymous has changed their lives. |
| A.A. Video for Legal and Corrections Professionals | Video: Three legal and corrections professionals describe the benefits of A.A. for clients and inmates, and how it can also serve as a vital resource for those in their field. |
| A New Freedom | Video: A.A. in jails and prisons: even in correctional facilities, they found freedom from alcoholism through A.A. |
| On the Beach | Video: These Alcoholics Anonymous members quit drinking young and found recovery through the 12 Steps. |
| Sobriety in A.A.: We made changes to stop drinking | Video: Drinking problem? If you want to get sober, A.A. offers a solution. Alcoholics Anonymous helps alcoholics stop drinking - and live a better life - one day at a time. |
| Hope: Alcoholics Anonymous | Video: Can A.A. help me stop drinking? Members explain how Alcoholics Anonymous works and what to expect in meetings. |
| Why Anonymous? | Video: Why is anonymity important in A.A.? Learn how the principle of anonymity can offer a path to recovery for someone with a drinking problem. |
| A.A. Video for Employment/Human Resources Professionals | Video: Three helping professionals describe how A.A. can benefit employees and also serve as a vital resource for those in the employment/HR/EAP field. |
| Sobriety in A.A.: Since getting sober, I have hope | Video: Listen to one woman's story of how Alcoholics Anonymous gave her hope and helped her to live without drinking. (PI PSA) |
| A.A. Video for Healthcare Professionals | Video: Three medical professionals describe how A.A. can help patients and also serve as a vital resource for those in the healthcare field. |
| Sobriety in A.A.: Opening doors to a life without drinking | Video: Members talk about their experiences with alcohol and how A.A. helped them change their lives. |
AA World Services provides a number of books online via their website at aa.org. (Note: Some books are available in PDF format.)
| The Big Book | The basic text of A.A. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. |
| The 12 & 12 | Bill W.'s 24 essays on the Steps and the Traditions |
| A.A. Service Manual | All of the basic service principles and procedures are outlined. |
AA World Services provides over 100 other articles via their website at aa.org.
| A.A. Answering Services | Guidelines for operating a telephone and email answering service. |
| Archives | Guidelines for collecting, preserving, and sharing the rich and meaningful heritage of our Fellowship |
| Central or Intergroup Offices | Guidelines for operating central or intergroup offices |
| Conferences, Conventions and Roundups | Guidelines planning and running conferences, conventions and roundups |
| Cooperating with Court, D.W.I. and Similar Programs | Guidelines for cooperating with court, D.W.I. and similar programs |
| Cooperation with the Professional Community | Guidelines for cooperating with the health care professionals, lawyers, clergy and other professionals |
| Corrections Committees | Guidelines for working with corrections facilities |
| Finance | Guidelines for how to manage finances in A.A. |
| Internet | Guidelines for A.A. on the internet |
| Literature Committees | Guidelines literature committees |
| Public Information | Guidelines for carrying the message by getting information about AA to the public |
| Treatment Committees | Guidelines for working with treatment facilities |
| Accessibilities Workbook | Workbook on making the A.A. message more accessible |
| Archives Workbook | Workbook to help make the history of the organization accessible to A.A. members and other researchers |
| Cooperation with the Professional Community Workbook | Workbook for cooperating with the health care professionals, lawyers, clergy and other professionals |
| Corrections Workbook | Workbook for working with corrections facilities |
| Public Information Workbook | Workbook for carrying the message by getting information about AA to the public |
| Treatment Committee Workbook | Workbook for working with treatment facilities |
| A.A. at a Glance | Ten facts about A.A. |
| A Brief Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous | A brief introduction to A.A. |
| A.A. and the Armed Services | Personal stories tell how men or women in the military - any rank, any age - can beat a drinking problem through A.A. |
| A.A. for the Black and African American Alcoholic | Personal stories of finding sobriety and a new way of life in Alcoholics Anonymous. |
| A.A. for the Native North American | Addressed to Native American A.A. members; also contains some of their stories. |
| A.A. for the Older Alcoholic - Never Too Late | The stories of eight men and women who came to A.A. after 60 |
| A.A. Group Treasurer | Description of the role and responsibilities of a group treasurer. |
| A.A. Group | Informal guide tells how a group works most effectively, how a new group can be started, and how each group can be linked to A.A. as a whole. |
| A.A. in Correctional Facilities | Experience based on the functioning of A.A. groups in prisons, with institutional opinions recommending A.A. as a helpful ally. |
| A.A. in Treatment Settings | Shares experience of treatment facility administrators and of A.A.s who have carried the message into these facilities. |
| A.A. in Your Community | Help groups, central offices, and P.I. committees interpret A.A. to the community. |
| A.A. Member - Medications and Other Drugs | Report from a group of doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous. A.A. members share their experience with medications and other drugs. |
| A.A. Membership Survey | Summarizes the latest survey of membership in the U.S. and Canada |
| A.A. Temporary Contact/Bridging the Gap Request | Requesting a temporary A.A. contact upon your release from treament or prison |
| A.A. Temporary Contact/Bridging the Gap Volunteer | Requesting to volunteer for the Bridging the Gap program |
| A.A. Tradition - How It Developed | Bill W.'s 1946-47 Grapevine articles on the Traditions trace the evolution of principles for A.A. unity and growth. |
| A.A.'s Legacy of Service | Bill W. describes the beginnings of group and general services, the origin of the Traditions, and the birth of the Conference. |
| A.A. as a Resource for the Health Care Professional | Information about the Fellowship and describes some approaches that health care professionals use in referring problem drinkers to A.A. |
| Access to A.A.: Members Share on Overcoming Barriers | The experience of A.A. members who are hearing and visually impaired, housebound chronically ill or disabled due to brain damage or stroke. |
| A.A. as a Resource For Drug & Alcohol Court Professionals | How A.A. can be a resource. What A.A. does. What A.A. does not do. |
| Bridging the Gap Between Treatment and A.A. Through Contact Programs | A program to help alcoholics transition from treatment to life on the outside. |
| Carrying the Message into Correctional Facilities | Basic information for A.A.s who speak in correctional facilities. |
| Circles of Love and Service | Outlines our service structure in full-color diagrams. |
| Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous | Brief biographical sketches of Bill W. and Dr. Bob, together with their last major talks. |
| Do You Think You're Different? | Speaks to newcomers who may wonder how A.A. can work for someone "different" - black or Jewish, teenager or nearing 80, plus nine other people who tell how the A.A. program has worked for them. |
| Frequently Asked Questions About A.A. - (Formerly 44 Questions) | Answers the questions most frequently asked about A.A. by alcoholics seeking help, as well as by their families and friends. |
| G.S.R. Your group's link to A.A. as a whole | Outlines responsibilities and useful sources of information |
| General Service Offices, Central Offices, Intergroups, and Answering Services Overseas | International A.A. contact information |
| How A.A. Members Cooperate With Professionals | Answers specific queries on working within A.A. Traditions. |
| How It Works | An excerpt from Chapter 5 of the Big Book |
| A.A. Preamble | Traditional introduction at A.A. meetings |
| If You Are a Professional... | Information for professionals of all types who deal with alcoholics; explains how A.A.s and non-A.A.s can work together |
| Information and sign-up for "Outside" A.A. members | Information about the Corrections Correspondence Service |
| Information on Alcoholics Anonymous | Basic information about A.A. meetings |
| Inside A.A. - Understanding the Fellowship and its Services | Explains the A.A. service structure in the U.S. and Canada |
| Is A.A. for Me? | An illustrated, easy-to-read version of the 12 questions in "Is A.A. for You?" |
| Is A.A. for You? | Symptoms of alcoholism are summed up in 12 questions |
| Is There an Alcoholic in Your Life? | Explains the A.A. program as it affects anyone close to an alcoholic - spouse, family member, friend. |
| It Happened to Alice - How she faced a drinking problem | Easy-to-read "comic book" style pamphlet for women alcoholics. |
| It Sure Beats Sitting in a Cell | Presents the experience of seven inmates who found A.A. while in prison |
| Let's Be Friendly With Our Friends | Bill explains the importance of cooperating with doctors, social workers, etc. |
| LGBTQ Alcoholics in A.A. | Excerpts from the experience, strength and hope of sober LGBTQ alcoholics point out that the tie that binds us all together is freedom from alcohol. |
| Many Paths to Spirituality | A.A. is not religious. Everyone chooses their own spirituality |
| Member's-Eye View of Alcoholics Anonymous | Explains the A.A. program to social workers, counselors, physicians, and others in the alcoholism field. |
| Members of the Clergy Ask About Alcoholics Anonymous | Introduction to A.A. for members of the clergy unfamiliar with the Fellowship |
| Memo to an Inmate Who May Be an Alcoholic | A message from A.A.s who have themselves been inmates. |
| Message to Corrections Professionals | Information about what A.A. is and can do and how groups function in a correctional facility. |
| Message to Teenagers | How to tell when drinking is becoming a problem. |
| Newcomer Asks | Answers 15 commonly asked questions about A.A. |
| Problems Other Than Alcohol | Bill's thoughts on the status of drug addicts within A.A. |
| Questions and Answers on Sponsorship | Answers 34 questions likely to be asked by persons seeking sponsors, persons wanting to be sponsors, and groups planning sponsorship activity |
| Self-Support: Where Money and Spirituality Mix | Suggests ways of apportioning group contributions to support various service entities |
| Speaking at Non-A.A. Meetings | Suggests what to say and how to say it when asked to speak to organizations outside the Fellowship of A.A. |
| The "God" Word: Agnostic and Atheist Members in A.A. | A.A. is not a religious organization. There is room in A.A. for people of all shades of belief and non-belief. |
| Is There a Problem Drinker in the Workplace? | Gives a concise description of the help A.A. can offer to the alcoholic employee |
| This Is A.A. - An introduction to the A.A. recovery program | Information for anyone who thinks he or she may have a problem with alcohol. |
| Too Young? | Speaks directly to teenagers telling the varied drinking stories of six young people (13 to 18) and showing their welcome to A.A. |
| Twelve Concepts Illustrated | Brief, easy-to-read text and clever illustrations make the Twelve Concepts for World Service clear and understandable. |
| Twelve Steps Illustrated | An easy-to-read version of A.A.'s Twelve Steps. |
| Twelve Traditions Illustrated | Presents both the spirit and the practical application of our 12 Traditions. |
| Understanding Anonymity | Explains clearly what anonymity means both within and outside A.A. |
| What Happened to Joe | Dramatic story of a young construction worker and his drinking problem |
| Where Do I Go From Here? | We alcoholics stick together to overcome the disease of alcoholism. |
| Women in A.A. | Relates the experiences of 12 women, all of whom are alcoholics who have found sobriety and a new way of life in A.A. |
| Young People and A.A. | Ten Young A.A.'s - 16 to 27 - tell how the program works for them. |
| Your A.A. General Service Office | Describes the services provided by your G.S.O. |
| Your D.C.M. - District Committee Member | Outlines the responsibilities of the district committee member. |
| A.A. for Alcoholics with Mental Health Issues | Relates the experiences of 12 women and men alcoholics coping with serious mental health issues who have found sobriety and a new way of life in A.A. |
| Concepts Checklist | A starting point for discussion by groups, districts or areas about how effective they are |
| A.A. Fact Sheet | Public information about A.A. |
| Frequently Asked Questions About A.A. Websites | Answers to 14 questions about A.A. websites |
| Is Your Group Linked To A.A. As A Whole? | Information about listing an A.A. group with A.A. worldwide |
| How To Conduct A Sharing Session | Information about how to conduct a sharing session |
| The General Service Conference Structure (U.S. and Canada) | A diagram of the structure of the A.A. organizaton in Canada and the US |
| Anonymity Online And Digital Media | Guidelines for maintaining anonymity online |
| For Volunteers Staffing an A.A. Exhibit | Guidelines for volunteers staffing an A.A. exhibit |
| Frequently Asked Questions on Practicing The Seventh Tradition At Virtual Meetings | Answers 6 questions about the 7th Tradition at online meetings |