One day at a time. That's one of the main mottos for those recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous, (A.A.) an organization which can trace its roots back to the parlor of a modest hotel in Vermont. That ...

For many in recovery for substance use, the best part of a meeting isn’t the group discussion. It’s the feeling of being together with others who support and understand them.

Born in Co Mayo in 1889, Della Mary Gavin entered the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine in Ohio in 1914 and became Sister Mary Ignatia. Sr. Ignatia worked in the admissions office of St. Thomas ...

In celebration of Red Ribbon Week, Genesee County Drug Free Communities Coalition, a program of GCASA, presents the North American tour of the new hit stage play “Pass It On ... An Evening with Bill W ...

This is a historic year as thousands expected to gather in Akron for Founders' Day weekend.

The Wilson House, birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson, operates as a lodging site and meeting place for those in recovery. Volunteers restored the dilapidated building in the ...

Alcoholics Anonymous just turned 90 years old A.A. started booming in popularity after a 1941 article in The Saturday Evening Post Typically, A.A. meetings are held at churches and other local meeting ...

Last week one of the best-known teetotalers in the U. S., John D. Rockefeller, had 60 people to dinner. No cocktails were served, for several of Mr. Rockefeller’s guests were members of “Alcoholics ...