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"Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. It is a step in the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. Yet it is only a step. We will want to go further. ...nothing much can grow in the dark; meditation is our step out into the sun."
– AA's 12 and 12 book, page 98
"It is your responsibility to give this message to others as you have received it. Not changed, watered down, or how others may
want it in their lives. If they want what you have, they must do what you did. It is now your legacy to hand down, AS IT WAS GIVEN
TO YOU -- NO OTHER WAY!!!! It is recommended that two people work with the newcomer through the steps whenever possible,
so that both may learn as well as give.
There is no easier, softer way -- this is it. This is the PROGRAM OF RECOVERY as it was in the 1930's in Ohio, as Dr. Bob gave it.
You can and DO recover, you don't have to stay sick -- you can and do get WELL!!! This is the solution; this is HOW IT WORKS.
Don't trudge the Happy Road to Recovery; walk with your head high, knowing that through you, God will help others to RECOVER
as you have. May God bless and be with you."
Clarence Snyder, Cleveland AA, 1941
"The most elusive knowledge of all is self-knowledge."
- Mirra Komarovsky
"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"
- C. S. Lewis
"I walk down the street. There is a hole.
I don't see it.
I fall in. It isn't my fault. It takes a very long time to get out.I walk down the same street. There is still a deep hole. I pretend not to see it. I fall in.
I pretend it's still not my fault. It takes a long time to get out.I walk down the same street. There is still the same deep hole.
I see it. I fall in anyway. It's a habit. I get out quicker this time.I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole. I see it. I walk around it. I don't fall in.I walk down a different street."
- Portia Nelson
"There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles."
– Stephen R. Covey
"Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress."
– Alfred A. Montapert
"A healed mind does not plan. It carries out the plans it receives by listening to Wisdom that is not it's own.
It waits until it has been taught what should be done and then proceeds to do it.
- from: A Course in Miracles
"Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt."
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."
– Mark Twain
"To ignore evi is to become an accomplice to it."
- Rev. Martin Luther King,Jr.
"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."
- Chinese Proverb
"When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
- Abraham Maslow
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
– Dalai Lama
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These are links to AA and other organizations that have adopted AA's basic 12-step and 12-tradition model. Follow these links to find out more specifics on each of these organizations: the 'who, what, when, where, how, and why.'
The early AAs recognized that people had other areas of addiction [including Bill W] and so "lent" the AA 12-step model to other groups. This allowed for wider recovery, but kept AA for alcoholics' singularness of purpose. NA meetings began in California in the early 1950s.
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Alcoholics Anonymous®
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 Official A.A. Website
"Is A.A. for You? Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A. try —whether you think it can help you. We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease of alcoholism.
We decided to try and face up to what alcohol had done to us. Here are some of the questions we tried to answer honestly. If we answered YES to four or more questions, we were in deep trouble with our drinking. See how you do. Remember, there is no disgrace in facing up to the fact that you have a problem. "
Alcoholics Anonymous Oregon Area 58 —A.A. Information and Service for Oregon
Portland Area Intergroup
1212 SE Division St. Portland, Oregon 97202 — Phone: 503-223-8569"
Intergroup is a committee of volunteers made up of representatives from A.A. groups all over the greater Portland area. Intergroup encourages mutual support and cooperation between A.A. groups. It provides services for all groups that would be too much for the individual groups to handle by themselves. "
Salem Area District 4 — Willamette Valley Intergroup Inc
The Greater Seattle Intergroup of AA
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 Check out Al-Anon if your life is affected by someone else's drinking (or other addicive behavior).
Alateen Website Alateen is for young people whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking. They have 20 questions to help you decide whether Alateen is for you.
"For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. It is estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people... alcoholism is truly a family disease. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon/Alateen fellowship. "
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 Narcotics Anonymous World Services
"NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We meet regularly to help each other stay clean. ... We are not interested in what or how much you used ... but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help."
World Service Office — PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, California 91409
Greater Willamette Valley Area of NA
Portland Area Narcotics Anonymous
"Problems. . . are they drug related? You are not alone. There is hope. We care."
HOTLINE: 503-727-3733
Daily area meetings link
Pacific Cascade Region -- for Western Oregon and Northern California
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 AAA Upstate Group Website— All Addicts Anonymous is simply old-fashioned AA, as adapted for all addicts and all addictions. The recovery Program of All Addicts Anonymous is based on the Twelve Steps of the original Program of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is a fellowship of addicts who help each other to stay abstinent and who offer to share their recovery experience freely with others who may have an addiction problem. AAA members are distinctive in their acceptance of a suggested program of Four Absolutes, Twelve Steps, and Ten Points, designed for personal recovery from addiction.
Link to the OREGON/NORTHWEST AAA Website
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 Gamblers Anonymous®
International Service Office — P.O. Box 17173, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Portland HOTLINE Number: 503-233-5888
Southern Oregon HOTLINE Number: 866-335-9192 — 213-386-8789
Oregon GA meetings page
"GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem....Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real problem gamblers. No one likes to think they are different from their fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our gambling careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could gamble like other people. The idea that somehow, some day, we will control our gambling is the great obsession of every compulsive gambler. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of prison, insanity or death."
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 OLGA — On-Line Gamers Anonymous is a fellowship of people sharing their experience, strengths and hope to help each other recover and heal from the problems caused by compulsive game playing.
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous have been adapted for OLGA/OLG-Anon with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
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 CAWSO • 3740 Overland Ave. Suite C • Los Angeles, CA 90034 • 310-559-5833
CA of Oregon and SW Washington
In Oregon call (503) 256-1666
In SW Washington, call toll-free 1-800-NOCAINE (1-800-662-2463)"Cocaine Anonymous is open to all persons who state a desire to stop using cocaine, including "crack" cocaine, as well as all other mind-altering substances. There are no dues or fees for membership. Our expenses are supported by the voluntary contributions of our members..."
"We use the Twelve Step Recovery Program, because it has already been proven that the Twelve Step Recovery Program works..."
"C.A. is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual drug addicts who turn to our Fellowship for help. We do not engage in the fields of drug addiction research, medical or psychiatric treatment, drug education, or propaganda in any form — although members may participate in such activities as individuals."
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 ACA World Service Organization, Inc.
ACA WSO -- P.O. Box 3216, Torrance CA 90510 USA
Phone: 310-534-1815
"Adult Children of Alcoholics is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. We meet with each other in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge our common experiences. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present ("The Problem"). We take positive action. By practicing the Twelve Steps, focusing on "The Solution", and accepting a loving Higher Power of our understanding, we find freedom from the past and a way to improve our lives today. "
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 Marijuana Anonymous World Services -- P.O. Box 2912, Van Nuys, CA 91404
Toll Free: 1-800-766-6779
DISTRICT 11: Portland -- P.O. Box 2012, Portland, OR 97208-2012 -- (503) 221-7007
MA World Services "Who is a Marijuana Addict? We who are marijuana addicts know the answer to this question. Marijuana controls our lives! We lose interest in all else; our dreams go up in smoke. Ours is a progressive illness often leading us to addictions to other drugs, including alcohol. Our lives, our thinking, and our desires center around marijuana---scoring it, dealing it, and finding ways to stay high."
There are Twelve Questions to help you determine if marijuana is a problem in your life. . . .
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 Nar-Anon Website "The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction. As a Twelve-Step Program, we offer our help by sharing our experience, strength, and hope."
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 CMA – "Crystal Meth Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship for those in recovery from addiction to crystal meth. There are no dues or fees for membership. Membership in crystal meth anonymous is open to anyone with a desire to stop using crystal meth ."
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 OA Website OA World Service Office
P.O. Box 44020, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020 USA
Telephone: (505) 891-2664
Region ONE Website
OA Oregon Intergroup Website
There is a monthly Newcomers Meeting held the last Saturday of every month from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m.at this address: Easter Seals Building, 5757 SW Macadam, Portland, Oregon
"OA is not just about weight loss, obesity or diets; it addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. To address weight loss, OA encourages members to develop a food plan with a health care professional and a sponsor. If you want to stop your compulsive eating, welcome to Overeaters Anonymous."
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 MA World Service – A 12-step and medication assisted recovery program "We, of Methadone Anonymous, believe that methadone is a therapeutic tool of recovery that may or may not be discontinued in time, dependent upon the needs of the individual.
We believe that continued abstinence from opiates and other chemicals, including alcohol, is the foremost goal of recovery. It is the purpose of this fellowship to learn to develop a positive lifestyle, live in harmony with ourselves and the rest of the world, and to help those of us who still suffer from chemical dependency of any kind to achieve and maintain sobriety.
We are a fellowship of men and women who are current and former methadone patients. Together we have formed a 12-step recovery organization to help each other recover from addiction. "
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 Dual Diagnosis Anonymous of Oregon
DDA is a peer support group based on an authorized version of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous plus an additional 5 Steps that focus on Dual Diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse). DDA's unique 12 Steps Plus 5 Program offers hope for achieving the promise of recovery. Embracing the 12 Steps of Recovery, DDA puts a special emphasis on mental illness and the importance of clinical/medical management.
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Western Area Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous
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 The purpose of WACYPAA is to build and strengthen unity in Young Peoples Groups in Alcoholics Anonymous in the western area of North America and Hawaii.
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 Nicotine Anonymous -- "Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine. "
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 CoDependents Anonymous — The CoDA World Fellowship Website
What Is Codependency? If you are new to CoDA you may be wondering, 'Am I codependent?'
"At CoDA, we offer no definition or diagnostic criterion for codependence. What we do offer is a list of patterns and characteristics as a tool to aid in self evaluation."
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Sexaholics Anonymous
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Sexaholics Anonymous — "The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop lusting and become sexually sober. ... Our primary purpose is to stay sexually sober and help others to achieve sexual sobriety."
Portland area SA meetings link
S-ANON — If you have been affected by someone else's sexual behavior, you can find help in S-Anon, whether or not that person seeks recovery from sexual addiction.
"...we apply the Twelve Steps of S-Anon to our lives and by welcoming and giving comfort to families of sexaholics." about S-Anon meetings
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