Alcoholics Anonymous Auxiliary (AAA)

2° tirage, 1954 (50 pages)

Années 1940 : réunion de proches d'alcooliques à domicile

“The wives’ group just kind of evolved – there was nothing really planned about it. At that time, to the best of our knowledge, there was no group anywhere for the [non-alcoholics] of the family. The men would drop their wives off at our place, just for company, and the conversation most naturally was about our men, their problems with the bottle, and all that went with it. We gradually found ourselves awakening to the fact that WE had problems, too. So we decided to have our own meeting every week. We . . . used the A. A.. 12 Steps for ourselves – just changing that 1st step. We had to admit we were powerless over an alcoholic! At that time, our group was known as Triple A – Alcoholics Anonymous Auxiliary.”

1948 : réunions AAA, à l'hôtel Adams, Phoenix (même adresse que le groupe AA)

Avril 1948 : Bill et Loïs en visite dans les groupes de Phoenix

1949 :  Le groupe de Phoenix décide de s'appeler Pioneer Triple A Group

1951 : Loïs W. et Anne B. coordonnent les groupes de proches d'alcooliques et, après enquête, le nom de Al-Anon Family Groups fut choisi

1951 : Publication de ce fascicule par les groupes de Tucson

1955 : première publication officielle de Al-Anon (The Al-Anon Family Groups, A Guide for the Families of Problem Drinkers)

1956 : 7 groupes répertoriés en Arizona

21 janvier 1962 : au Desert Hills Hotel, Phoenix, première convention Al-Anon d'Arizona, 28 membres représentant 13 groupes

2014 : plus de 300 groupes Al-Anon et Alateen en Arizona