My name is Paul, and I’m an alcoholic. I’ve said that hundreds of times behind closed doors — some in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, but mostly in secular recovery groups. Truth be told, I haven’t ...

The holiday season — a time brimming with joy, festivities and cherished gatherings — can present distinct hurdles for those journeying through alcohol addiction recovery. Amidst the merry atmosphere, ...

(RNS) — The book gives daily reflection exercises, drawing on AA's famous 12-step method and portions of Jewish Scripture. (RNS) — At one of the first Alcoholics Anonymous meetings Boruch Binyamin ...

Throughout my life, I have been a reliable friend, a good student, a driven worker, a consistent athlete, and an adventurous person. I come from a loving home and consider myself fortunate to have the ...

It’s lunchtime in the 1960s, and you’re out with co-workers enjoying not one, not two, but three cocktails with your meal.

Many people wonder how they can be happy. The answer is simple: acceptance. Just ask recovering alcoholics and many will tell you that is the solution. It has worked for Alcoholics, Buddhists and the ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A man who received a second chance at life is reaching back out to help others. “I literally was a dead flower, all but dead, and brought back for whatever reason and bloomed now,” ...

Annette thought she only drank socially — but she realized there was a problem after she lost track of her three daughters during Mardi Gras in New Orleans because she was drinking beer at a bar. She ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a recovering alcoholic who wanted to host a dry holiday party, but received pushback from their family.

At one of the first Alcoholics Anonymous meetings Boruch Binyamin attended, a Christian man opened up about how the Bible was of very little help to people struggling with substance abuse, adding that ...