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What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism.
AA meetings in New Mexico provide a supportive group setting for those struggling with alcohol addiction. Attendance at meetings is voluntary and free of charge.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Meetings:
- Monday – Friday at noon (open discussion)
- Tuesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm (closed meetings)
Manhattan Club
Meetings:
- Sunday at 5:30 pm (closed meeting)
- Wednesday at noon (open meeting)
Central Christian Church
Meetings:
- Monday & Friday at noon (open discussion)
- Friday at 7 pm (closed meeting for women)
The 12 Steps of AA
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across New Mexico.
- We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
- Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
- Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- 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 help members take responsibility for their addiction, seek support, make amends, and dedicate themselves to helping others in their recovery. The program provides a structured path to sobriety.
Getting Started with AA in New Mexico
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in your area of New Mexico. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.
Attending Your First Local AA Meeting
There are two main types of AA meetings in New Mexico:
- Open meetings – Anyone is welcome to attend, including friends, family and allies.
- Closed meetings – Only those who self-identify as having a desire to stop drinking may attend.
When attending your first local AA meeting:
- Arrive early and introduce yourself to others as a new local member.
- Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.
You may receive welcome keychain tags marking periods of sobriety:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Years 2 through 50