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What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. AA groups meet regularly to help members achieve sobriety through following the 12-step program.
Little Rock
1300 John Barrow Rd, Little Rock, AR 72204
- Monday Closed Discussion Group: 8 pm
- Tuesday Open Speaker Meeting: 8 pm
- Saturday Open Speaker Meeting: 10 am
Fort Smith
2801 Armour St, Fort Smith, AR 72904
- Monday Open Discussion Meeting: 8 pm
- Wednesday Open Discussion Meeting: 6 pm
- Friday Closed Discussion Meeting: 8 pm
Fayetteville
176 W Glass Ave #104, Fayetteville, AR 72701
- Sunday Morning Reflections Group: 10 am
- Tuesday Noon Group: 12 pm
- Thursday Night Group: 8 pm
The 12 Steps of AA
The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a process to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. Here is a brief overview of each step:
- We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
- We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
- We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The 12 steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Arkansas.
Getting Started with AA in Arkansas
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across Arkansas.
Attending Your First Local AA Meeting
AA meetings in Arkansas can be either “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism. Closed meetings are for individuals who have a desire to stop drinking.
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Anyone interested in the AA program of recovery |
| Closed | For those with a desire to stop drinking |
When attending your first local AA meeting:
- Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member.
- Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.
- Receive welcome keychain tags marking your sobriety milestones.
Keychain tags mark periods of sobriety, such as:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year