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In the 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), we learn that A.A. is not formally associated with any particular organization or corporation. However, there are several non-profit organizations and government agencies (A.A. included) that are dedicated to providing crucial information and resources that you may not find at your local meeting. The following are just a few of the organizations dedicated to providing information and resources on alcohol abuse and alcoholism:

Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) World Services, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212-870-3400
Email: Via the AA website
Website: www.Alcoholics-Anonymous.org

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
Phone: 757-563-1600
Email: WSO@al-anon.org
Website:  www.Al-Anon.Alateen.org

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-269-7797
Email: national@ncadd.org
Website: www.NCADD.org

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Scientific Communications Branch
6000 Executive Boulevard, Willco Building, Suite 409
Bethesda, MD 20892-7003
Phone: 301-443-3860
Email: NIAAAWeb-R@Exchange.NIH.Gov
Website: www.NIAAA.NIH.gov

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It isn’t often that we post “traditional” aspects of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). However, taking the time to display the more traditional side of A.A. is just as important as covering current media, website reviews and everything else we do here at The AA Blog. The following is a slightly compressed version of the twelve traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.).

1. Personal recovery and lasting sobriety depends on A.A. unity. The common welfare of the group should come first.

2. There is one ultimate authority, a loving God (as we see him).

3. The only requirement for an individual to join Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is the desire to stop drinking.

4. All groups should operate independently except in matters affecting other Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) groups.

5. The primary purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is to carry its message to other people suffering from alcohol abuse.

6. An Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) group should never endorse, finance or lend its name to any outside corporation as it may divert attention for the fellowship’s ultimate purpose.

7. Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) groups should be self supporting and decline any contributions.

8. Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) should remain non-professional. However, an A.A. service center may employ workers for special purposes.

9. Although Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) should remain non-professional, an A.A. center may create service boards or committees responsible for the people they serve.

10. Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), as a group, has no opinions on outside issues and should never be drawn into public controversy over such opinions.

11. Public Relations for Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A) should be based for attraction rather than promotion.

12. All members of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) should place principles before personalities. Anonymity is the foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous

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We don’t discriminate here at The AA Blog and although we consider ourselves the premier Alcoholics Anonymous blog, we’ll always feature and recommend other AA Blogs that we think you’ll find interesting and helpful. However, according to Google, the top 5 AA Blogs aren’t very helpful at all (with one exception). 
 
Here are the top ranking websites (in order) for the term “AA Blog” from Google on this day, April 30, 2009. 
 

1. DickB’s AA Blog
This is a stagnant website that hasn’t been updated since 2005. However, the site is one of the top ranking web pages for the term “AA Blog”.  
http://dickb-blog.com
 

2. SoberGreetings.com (AA Blog)
Another stagnant blog, it’s a wonder why this website ranks so high for the term “AA Blog”. The website does nothing more than bombard visitors with Google ads and really doesn’t deserve such a high ranking for the AA Blog term.
http://www.sobergreetings.com/

 
3. SoberGreetings.com/Blog
This regularly updated AA blog is undoubtedly the reason for the popularity of the number 2 AA Blog position for the website of the same name.
http://sobergreetings.com/blog/

 
4. AA Live Chat at Blog Spot
Okay, it’s redundant at this point but true. The AA live Chat is another stagnant AA website that hasn’t been updated since June of 2007. Aside from that, the AA Live Chat is not live and it doesn’t have a chat. Instead, the site is a blog on blogspot.com that ranks as 2 in Google’s page rank.
http://aalivechatdotcom.blogspot.com/

 
5. The Dry Blog
The Dry Blog is a great example of what any blog should be; a regularly updated website with compelling information and plenty of links. In fact, The Dry Blog may have one of the largest recovery blogrolls on the Web!
http://dryblog.blogspot.com/

Make sure to keep visiting us here at The AA Blog for Alcoholics Anonymous  news, information, web reviews and more.

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Although we are a relatively new site here at the AA Blog (TheAABlog.com), we are working hard everyday to bring our readers the latest in Alcoholics Anonymous news, updates on medications for alcoholism, the 12 steps of AA and much, much more.

Unlike other AA Blogs dealing with issues in the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship, here at TheAABlog.com, we never push any singular treatment, fellowship or recovery point of review. Rather, we focus on displaying clinics from around the world, new medications, resources online and basically anything that we think would be helpful or interesting to the AA community, as well as the blogging community.

Similar to AA, blogs work together and support each other to refer readers and gain strength as a website. TheAABlog works with several other online recovery blogs, many of which also deal with Alcoholics Anonymous as a major topic of discussion. To see a list of other blogs dealing with AA and several other fellowships, simply look thru our blogroll. Our mission at theAABlog is not to have our readers confined to our blog. In fact, we encourage our readers to check out the other AA Blogs that link to us and pick up as much information as they need.

Blogging about a matter as serious as AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) isn’t something that TheAABlog.com takes lightly. However, we also understand that reaching sobriety through AA can only come when individuals take a true interest in the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship and embrace the 12 steps that come with AA entirely.

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