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'''Alcoholics Anonymous''' is an organization created to help alcoholics on the path to recovery from [[alcoholism]].  Founded on June 10th, 1935 in Akron Ohio, it utilizes a [[twelve step program]] to help those suffering from [[alcohol]] [[addiction]] to overcome their addiction, drawing heavily from [[faith]] in a "higher power".  Per their literature, "A.A. is not a religious organization. All members are free to decide on their own personal ideas about the meaning of life." The non-denominational nature of A.A. has been one of the keys to its success.

'''Alcoholics Anonymous''' is an organization created to help alcoholics on the path to recovery from [[alcoholism]].  Founded on June 10th, 1935 in Akron Ohio by William (Bill W.)Wilson and Dr. Robert (Dr. Bob) Smith, it utilizes a [[twelve step program]] to help those suffering from [[alcohol]] [[addiction]] to overcome their addiction, drawing heavily from [[faith]] in a "higher power".  Both Wilson and Smith were members of the [[Oxford Group]], a Christian reform movement started by Lutheran minister [[Frank Buchman]], until about 1939 when the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" was published.  The organization itself takes its name from the title of the book.

== The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ==

== The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ==