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 ...

Alcoholics Anonymous is a lifeline for thousands and thousands of people struggling to keep their addiction in check ... and the org is adapting to the drastic changes brought on by the coronavirus ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Alcoholics Anonymous is, by far, the largest and most venerable addiction recovery group in the world ...

Yet for many, Alcoholics Anonymous still remains shrouded in mystery. Now a new play called “Bill W. and Dr. Bob” on stage in ...

Journalist and person in recovery, Shayla Martin, speaks to various AA members about the growing need for recovery meetings specifically catered to people of color. She speaks with L*, a Black woman ...

Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, ...

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have moved from musty church basements to laptop screens in quarantine. Do they still work? By Virginia Heffernan See more of our coverage in your search ...

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings simply don’t get canceled, not during a snowstorm or a heatwave or on holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving (in fact the holidays are when an AA meeting may be most ...