The substance abuse recovery and support group, Alcoholics Anonymous, is responsible for more successful rehabilitations than any other treatment organization in the world. From its birth in 1935 in Akron, Ohio to the thousands of chapters around the world today, AA has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that sobriety can be mass produced, even in the most hopeless-seeming cases, by following the Twelve Steps. Find out more about the incredible success of Alcoholics Anonymous and learn how AA, combined with inpatient rehabilitation, can provide a path to freedom from the damage caused by alcoholism.
Early History
Bill W., a stockbroker in New York, and Dr. Bob S., a surgeon in Akron Ohio, were “hopeless alcoholics,” according to AA. They met one another through the Oxford Group, a fellowship that eschewed alcohol and emphasized sound values. Bill W. achieved and maintained sobriety by working with the Oxford Group and other people working to achieve sobriety.
