This is a new area wide [Alaskan] calendar of sober events and activities from groups or individuals.

Page 152…”But am I to be consigned to a life where I shall be stupid, boring and glum”…..”Have you a sufficient substitute?”

Let’s get a fellowship going in this town like no other. What do you or your group like to do for fun? If every group were to sponsor one event a month with individuals filling in here and there, we would have all sorts of things going on here.

Page 132 “…But we aren’t a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn’t want it.”

Listen to recovery music in the baground as you surf this and other Internet sites. Interesting. Check it out. Just click on the microphone at the top center of the page.

Treatment centers find that their 'graduates' who move into Oxford Houses are MUCH more likely to recover from alcoholism and drug problems. Experience shows that people in the early stages of recovery will find that Oxford House provides a great solution for their housing needs...a bargain at twice the price!

We need more good Oxford Houses everywhere!

Here's a great source of essays, speaker tapes, and other treasures for A.A. members.

Be sure to check out all the nooks and crannies because treasures abound!

To visit the site, click on the word "visit" below:

You can download a great set of speaker tapes from this page, including:
o A complete set of Joe & Charlie tapes circa 1998
o Myers R. in Iceland
o Chris R. & Co. at the PPG 15th Anniversary meeting
o Joe McQ (of Joe and Charlie) in a solo presentation on the 12 Steps.
o Dara of the PPG

These are in "RM" format; you can freely download RealPlayer from www.real.com or from the website of the Primary Purpose Group of SC at www.aaprimarypurpose.org (see their weblink on this site).

To download and save copies of these files, put your cursor on the desired "RM" file (not the "RAM" version), right-click your mouse button, and select "save link as" - then select where you wish to save your copy and enter an appropriate filename.

With Realplayer, you can not only play audios in RM and MP3 format, you can also "burn" audio CDs for use on your stereo - or give them to those who need to hear really good speaker tapes.

A website for those interested in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous.

To visit the site, click here: http://silkworth.net/index1024.html

This new website offers valuable insights and tools for those interested in learning more about Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-Step Program of Recovery.

To visit the site, click on the word "visit" below:

Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope with one another, in order to solve their common problems and help others do the same.

The only requirement for membership is that there be a relative or friend with a drinking problem.

With all the earnestness at my command, I urge you to visit the website of the The Hindsfoot Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1993 for the publication of materials on the history and theory of alcoholism treatment and the moral and spiritual dimensions of recovery.

My initial impression: awesome!

There are reports that "THIQ" plays a role in alcoholism. An "Essay on The THIQ Hypothesis" by Dennis McClain-Furmanski can be found by clicking on the phrase "visit The THIQ Hypothesis" below.

On the other hand, a contradictory note is found on a web page titled "EXPLODING DRUG MYTHS" where the authors respond to various myths:

"36. THIQs are a cause of alcoholism. This is an old theory, which was very attractive in the early 1970s. It suggested that alcoholics, when they drink, form opiate-like THIQs (abbreviation for several artificially-formed chemicals) in the brain, to which they become dependent. Later research was not able to consistently find THIQs in the tissues of alcoholics compared to those of non-alcoholics. Thus, the "THIQ theory" is no longer popular among most scientists."

Found in December of 2006 at www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/myths.html published by the Addiction Science and Research Center of the University of Texas at Austin.

Here's a website addressing some of the problems confronting Alaska Natives and potential solutions for those problems.

This site has been maintained since 1995 as part of one man's service commitment to the fellowship that saved his life.

"Many generous visitors have asked to make contributions to help "Bob Y." maintain this site." In the past, he was very reluctant to accept any direct donations. However, economic times change and it is rapidly becoming a financial burden for him to continue. The expense to maintain this site is over $700 per year. The site will remain operational with or without donations for as long as Bob can afford to do so. His sponsor advises him that, when people offer to help, he is obliged to allow them to do so.

In that spirit, if you would like to visit the site, download some very good speaker audios, and make a donation, go to http://www.elmoware.com/spktapes.htm now. You'll find a host of audios and the name & address of a man whose mission deserves your support.