AA’s First Step is, “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.”
This is a hard step to take. Many people new to AA have difficulty with it and struggle with the idea that AA can help them. The good news is that AA has Literature that can help them. For those new to AA, literature packets can be made to help them understand our program of recovery. The Area 26 Literature Committee has compiled a list of suggested AA literature for use in creating newcomer packets.
The program of Alcoholics Anonymous is explained in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and it is best to use this book as the main source of information. More information is given in the book Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions and can be used as a supplementary to the Big Book.
This list provides basic information to help newcomers understand different aspects of the AA program. This list is not definitive; the Area 26 Literature Committee suggests that each sponsor, group, and district use it as a guide and add or subtract pamphlets to fit the demographics of their members.
P-3: Is AA for You?
P-1: This Is AA
P-13: Do You Think You Are Different
P-87: AA for Alcoholics with Mental Health Issues
F-2: Information on AA
P-35: Problems Other Than Alcohol
F-8: Problems Other Than Alcohol (Excerpts)
P-15: Questions & Answers on Sponsorship
P-84: Many Paths to Spirituality
P-86: The “God” Word
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