Drawing on his 20 years of experience as a certified alcoholism and drug-abuse counselor, Terry Gorski presents an indepth interpretation of the principles behind the Twelve Steps of the Alcohol Anonymous program. Gorski offers not only his wise counsel, insights, and support, but the strength and hope of other recovering people.

CONTENTS



Introduction



1. What Is a Twelve Step Program?



2. The "Twelve Step Plus" Approach



3. What Happens at Twelve Step Meetings?



4. An Overview of the Twelve Steps



5. Step One: I Can't



6. Step Two: Somebody Else Can



7. Step Three: I'll Let Them Help Me



8. Step Four: Taking Inventory



9. Step Five: Sharing



10. Step Six: The Willingness to Change



11. Step Seven: Asking



12. Step Eight: Identifying Those We Have Harmed



13. Step Nine: Making Amends



14. Step Ten: Daily Review



15. Step Eleven: Growth



16. Step Twelve: Carrying the Message



17. The Promises



18. Getting Ready to Act



The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous



The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous