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Welcome, Professionals
The AA Grapevine is an effective tool for members of the professional community who are working with recovering alcoholics. It is also a source of information on the foundation, history, and growth of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
The Grapevine paints a picture of the Fellowship in action through members' stories and letters. It is a place to gain a deeper understanding of the disease of alcoholism and the alcoholic's suffering,
and to see how Alcoholics Anonymous can help someone get and then stay sober.
Know what it is like to be an alcoholic, both in the active phase and in recovery:
Under the El
"As we left the restaurant, he asked how long I had been sober.
'Over six years, now. It's the best thing that ever happened to me. I wouldn't be in college now if I wasn't sober."
I reminded him that I still lived in the same place and still had the
same phone number. "If you ever want to stop drinking, I'll take you to some meetings,'
I said." Read more >
AAs doing service in Cooperation with the Professional Community's:
It Matters
"As medical professionals, they were presented with the opportunity to help many who suffer from alcoholism.
I tried to impress upon them the great effect they could have on countless lives ...."
Read more >
Stay current on AA issues and recent issues in recovery; an updated report on AA cooperating with the professional community:
On The Alcoholism Front
"Whenever AAs reveal their membership to their doctors or drop a quiet word in the ear of a pastor, priest, rabbi, or
imam that an AA member is available to the congregation, CPC work begins."
Read more >
Every year, usually in July, the Grapevine dedicates a special issue
(staplefree) with many stories by AAs in correctional facilities or after they have gotten out. Below are samples
from July 2007:
Change Is Possible
[Listen; MP3, 2.7MB]
Outside Freedomville
[Listen; MP3, 3.7MB]
We also have La Viña, a Spanish language
magazine of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Some other resources:
- Still Coming of Age: A Trustee Looks at AA [PDF]
An interview with Jim Estelle, a former Class A (nonalcoholic) Trustee Emeritus of the Alcoholics Anonymous
General Service Board who has worked in the corrections field for his career.
- Keynote address by Alan Ault [PDF]
The Keynote of the 2007 AA General Service Conference. Alan Ault is also a former Class A (nonalcoholic)
Trustee Emeritus of the Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Board.
Learn more about alcoholism and the family, women in AA, alcoholism and mental illness, AA in prison,
young people, newcomers, and old-timers by visiting the AA Grapevine’s Digital Archive.
Also learn more from Alcoholics Anonymous World Service Office.
Resources from the AA World Service website:
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Learn how AAs are helping physicians help alcoholics:
Dinner with Doctors
"Sober alcoholics act as 'buddies' to primary care resident physicians and help the doctors understand the disease of alcoholism by talking about their experience and recovery.
The relationship between the recovering alcoholic and the doctor is the key to the success of this program." Read more
Want to find an AA meeting?
Professionals who want to refer someone to a meeting can find local AA meetings in their area by visiting www.aa.org and clicking on the tab "How to Find A.A. Meetings." Local AA intergroups and central offices are also listed in telephone directories.
Or go to: Contact Local AA . In addition, professionals wishing to learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous can visit www.aa.org, and click on "Information for the Professional."
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